Reported Speech commands & requests
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teacher Denise Moraes Reported Commands & Requests Verbs used to report orders, commands, advice, requests and instructions are followed by an object (noun or object pronoun) and an infinitive. There’s no tense changing. direct commmand
Open your book! imperative
reported commmand
She told me to open my book reporting verb
noun to infinitive pronoun
direct commmand
Don't open your book! imperative imperative
reported commmand
She told me not to open my book reporting noun not, instead verb pronoun of don’t
to infinitive
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Reported Commands & Requests direct commmand
Can you pick me up at school? request
reported commmand
I asked my dad to pick me up at school reporting verb
noun pronoun
to infinitive
direct request
request
reported request
She asked him to walk home with her reporting verb
noun pronoun
to infinitive
direct request
You should stop smoking request
reported request
He told me to stop smoking reporting verb
noun pronoun
to infinitive
AFFIRMATIVE reporting verb
+
noun + pronoun
to infinitive
NEGATIVE reporting + noun + verb pronoun
not
+
to infinitive
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Please walk home with me
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