1. Reported Orders, Requests &
Suggestions
Commands
• "Go to bed!“ [Affirmative]
• REPORTED SPEECH: He told me to go to
bed.
• "Don't go to bed!“ [Negative]
• REPORTED SPEECH: He told me not to go
to bed.

2. Reported speech.
Commands-1
1. Teacher: "Do your homework."
The teacher told me to do my homework.
2. Andrew: "Clean the blue bike."
Andrew told me to clean the blue bike.
3. Jessica: "Write a letter."
Jessica told me to write a letter
4. Nelly: "Help Peter's sister."
Nelly told me to help Peter's sister
5. Anna: "Open the window.“
Anna told me to open the window.
6. Ben: "Come home at 8."
Ben told me to come home at 8.
7. Tom: "Dance with me.“
Tom told me to dance with him.
8. Sabine: "Meet Sandy at the station."
Sabine told me to meet Sandy at the station.

3. Reported speech.
Commands-2
1. Karen: "Don't play football in the garden."
Karen told me not to play football in the garden.
2. Teacher: "Don't forget your homework."
The teacher told me not to forget my homework.
3. Mike: "Don't shout at Peter."
Mike told me not to shout at Peter.
4. Yvonne: "Don't talk to your neighbour."
Yvonne told me not to talk to my neighbour.
5. Denise: "Don't open this door.“
Denise told me not to open this door.
6. Marcel: "Don't sing that song.“
Marcel told me not to sing that song.
7. Jana: "Don't go to the cinema."
Jana told me not to go to the cinema.
8. Dominique: "Don't ring Romy on Sunday.“
Dominique told me not to ring Romy on Sunday.

4. Reported Orders, Requests &
Suggestions
Requests-1
"Could you buy some eggs?” [Affirmative]
REPORTED SPEECH: She asked me to buy some
eggs.
"Don't buy any eggs, please”. [Negative]
REPORTED SPEECH: She asked me not to buy any
eggs.

5. Reported Orders, Requests &
Suggestions
Requests -2
Requests for objects are reported using the pattern
ask + for + object:
Examples:
a. "Can I have an apple?", she asked. She asked for an apple.
b. "Can I have the newspaper, please?" He asked for the newspaper.
c. "May I have a glass of water?”, he said. He asked for a glass of
water.
d. "Sugar, please." She asked for the sugar.
e. "Could I have three kilos of onions?" He asked for three kilos of
onions.

6. Reported Orders, Requests &
Suggestions
Suggestions
Suggestions are usually reported with a that-clause. 'That' and
'should' are optional in these clauses:
She said: "Why don't you get a mechanic to look at the car?"
She suggested that I should get a mechanic to look at the car.
OR
She suggested I get a mechanic to look at the car.
OR
She suggested getting a mechanic to look at the car