INDIRECT REQUESTS WITH

 Statements
 Imperatives
 Yes-No Questions
 Wh-Questions

INDIRECT REQUESTS WITH STATEMENTS

STATEMENT INDIRECT REQUESTS INTRODUCED BY “THAT”

Mary, you left your phone in my car
Mary, You should hand in the reports by tomorrow
Mary, You don’t have to hand in the reports in a
USB.
Could you tell Mary (that) she left her phone in my
car?
Can you tell Mary (that) she should hand in the
reports by tomorrow?
Could you tell Mary (that) she doesn’t have to hand
in the reports in a USB?
 INDIRECT REQUESTS WITH IMPERATIVES
(Direct orders)

IMPERATIVE INDIRECT REQUESTS USING INFINITIVES

Mary, open the window
Mary, don’t come to class on Saturday.
Mary, make the presentation now.
Mary, don’t assign a lot of activities to the students
Can you/Could you tell Mary to open the window?
Can you/ Could tell Mary not to come to class on
Saturday?
Can you/ Could tell Mary to make the presentation
now?
Can you / Could you tell Mary not to assign a lot of
activities to the students?

INDIRECT REQUESTS WITH YES-NO QUESTIONS

YES-NO QUESTION INDIRECT REQUESTS INTRODUCED BY “IF” OR

Mrs Martin, have you graded our tests yet?
Mrs Martin, when are we going to finish our class?
Mrs Martin, Are we going to have an exam
tomorrow?
Mrs Martin, can we have a welfare party at the end
“WHETHER”
Could you ask Mrs. Martin if/whether she has
graded the tests yet?
Could you/Can you ask her when we are going to
finish our class?
Could you ask her whether we are going to have an
exam tomorrow?
Could you ask the teacher if /whether we can have
 of the semester? a welfare party at the end of the semester?

INDIRECT REQUESTS WITH WH-QUESTIONS

WH-QUESTION INDIRECT REQUESTS INTRODUCED BY A QUESTION

Mary, When are you having lunch?
Teacher, When can I talk to you about the exam?
Teacher, Why did I fail the test?
WORD
Can you/ Could you/ Would you ask her when she
is having lunch?
Could you/ Can you/ Would you ask the teacher
when she can talk to me about the exam?
Could you ask/ Can you ask/ Would you ask the
teacher why he/she/ failed the test?

Could you ask Mary if she will give me a ride to school tomorrow?