Reported Commands and Requests! Learn how to use Reported Commands and Requests in English with examples.
Reported Commands and Requests
- Reported Orders, Commands and Requests are formed using the to-infinitive and not to-infinitive.
- The reporting verbs for the orders/ commands/ requests are: order, shout, demand, warn, beg, command, tell, insist, beseech, threaten, implore, ask, propose, forbid…
- When we change from direct to indirect speech, the pronoun and tense changes that are also needed.
Examples:
Direct speech: “Open the door!”
Reported speech: He ordered me to open the door.
Direct speech: “Don’t answer the phone.”
Reported speech: She told me not to answer the phone.
Direct speech: “Don’t be back late.”
Reported speech: He ordered me not to be back late.
Direct speech: He said to me “Come with me.”
Reported speech:He told me to go with him.
Direct speech: He said to me, “Don’t lie to me.”
Reported speech:He told me not to lie to him.
Direct speech: “Turn the music down! I’m trying to get to sleep.“
Reported speech:He told us to turn the music down as he was trying to get to sleep.
Direct speech: “I think you should leave now. It’s very late.”
Reported speech:She ordered us to leave as it was very late.
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Reported Speech: Useful Rules & Examples
- Verb Tense Changes in Reported Speech
- No Change in Verb Tenses in Indirect Speech
- Changes in Time and Place in Reported Speech
- Introductory Verbs List
- Pronouns in Reported Speech
- Reported Questions
- Reported Commands & Requests
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