Reported speech commands

Reported speech commands Reporting Tell (told) to report strong

verbs: commands
(orders, requests, rules) Ask (asked) for more polite
requests.
 
 
The teacher told me to pay attention.
My classmate asked me not to distract her during the lesson.
 
Direct speech Reported speech
Positive commands To + infinitive
   
“Pay attention!” the teacher told me. The teacher told me to pay attention.
 
Negative commands Not to + infinitive
   
“ Please, don´t distract me during the lesson! ” My classmate asked me not to distract her during
My classmate asked me the lesson.
To + infinitive
• “Please help me carry this” Elena asked me.
To + infinitive
• “Please help me carry this” Elena asked me.

• Elena asked me to help her carry this.

To + infinitive
• “Could you please open the window?” the teacher asked him.
To + infinitive
• “Could you please open the window?” the teacher asked him.

• The teacher asked him to open the window.

Not to + infinitive
• “Don’t do that!” They told her.
Not to + infinitive
• “Don’t do that!” They told her.

• They told her not to do that.

• “Eat your dinner, please!” She told the boy.

•
• “Eat your dinner, please!” She told the boy.

• She told the boy to eat his dinner.

• “Don’t smoke here!” She told me.
• “Don’t smoke here!” She told me.

• She told me not to smoke there.

• “Please buy some milk” She asked me.
• “Please buy some milk” She asked me.

• She asked me to buy some milk

• “Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?” She asked me.

• She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee.