- 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: Dont answer the phone.
Reported speech: She told me not to answer the phone.
Direct speech: Dont 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, Dont lie to me.
Reported speech:He told me not to lie to him.
Direct speech: Turn the music down! Im 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. Its very late.
Reported speech:She ordered us to leave as it was very late.
