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Reported (Commands, Requests, Suggestions)

The document provides examples of rewriting sentences into reported commands, speech, requests and suggestions. It contains multiple tasks that demonstrate converting direct sentences into indirect reported versions by changing the tense and sometimes the introductory verb. The tasks cover a range of sentence types including positive and negative commands, indirect commands in the past and using different introductory verbs.

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Reported (Commands, Requests, Suggestions)

The document provides examples of rewriting sentences into reported commands, speech, requests and suggestions. It contains multiple tasks that demonstrate converting direct sentences into indirect reported versions by changing the tense and sometimes the introductory verb. The tasks cover a range of sentence types including positive and negative commands, indirect commands in the past and using different introductory verbs.

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Step 5 – Reported commands / suggestions / requests

Task 1 - Rewrite the sentences into Task 2 - Rewrite the sentences into
reported commands in the present. Look at reported commands in the present.
the example. Look at the example.
POSITIVE COMMANDS NEGATIVE COMMANDS
e.g.: Leave the room. Peter tells Mary to e.g.: Don’t drink any water. Peter tells
leave the room. Mary not to drink any water.
1) “Take the children to the zoo.” Dad to mum 1) “Don’t open this box, please.” Greg to Rob
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
2) “Let me have a look at these frogs.” The 2) “Don’t wait for me after school.” Sally to
professor to the students Frank
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
3) “Go to the dentist.” Tina to me 3) “Don’t sit on my chair.” Barbara to John
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
4) “Pay your instalment.” The financier to the 4) “Don’t forget to learn the new words.” The
Smiths teacher to the students
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
5) “Wash your hands before breakfast.” Mum to 5) “Don’t eat fatty food.” The doctor to Mrs
the children Gris
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
6) “Brush your teeth at least twice a day.” The 6) “Don’t be lavish in spending.” Tom to
dentist to Jim Rebecca
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
7) “Give up smoking.” Mary to Peter 7) “Don’t be rude to your parents.” Mr Hole to
______________________________________ Chris
______________________________________ ___________________________________
8) “Stop before the street-crossing.” The driving ___________________________________
instructor to Ken 8) “Don’t answer back to your teacher.” Lucy
______________________________________ to Nick
______________________________________ ___________________________________
9) “Do your maths homework.” Dad to Linda ___________________________________
______________________________________ 9) “Don’t be late from school.” The teacher to
______________________________________ Luke
10) “Pick up the litter in your room.” Mum to Sam ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ 10) “Don’t buy this terrible coat.” Mum to Dana
___________________________________
___________________________________

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Task 3 - Make indirect commands in the Task 4 – Make indirect commands in the
past. Look at the examples. past. Now the receiver (Y) is given in
e.g.: Leave the room. Peter told Mary to
the direct sentence. Be careful!
leave the room. Sometimes you have to use “ask”
instead of “tell”.
Don’t drink any water. Peter told Mary
1) Mum: “Hurry up, children.”
not to drink any water. ___________________________________
1) “Eat a hamburger.” Frank to me ___________________________________
______________________________________ 2) Dad: “Don’t listen to silly music, Kenny.”
______________________________________ ___________________________________
2) “Take my pen.” Anne to me ___________________________________
______________________________________ 3) Mum: “Let your sister read that book,
______________________________________ Timmy.”
3) “Don’t leave your mug on the table.” Mum to ___________________________________
Ben ___________________________________
______________________________________ 4) Jack: “Bobby, don’t pay attention to Mary.”
______________________________________ ___________________________________
4) “Enjoy yourselves on my party.” Sally to the ___________________________________
boys 5) Lucy: “Tim, write a letter to granny, please.”
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
5) “Don’t break the rules at school.” The teacher 6) I: “Don’t give up running, Harry.”
to the students ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ 7) Daddy: “Take the dog out for a walk,
6) “Play with your sister.” Mum to Danny Mandy.”
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
7) “Don’t hit your child.” The psychologist to the 8) Kelly: “Mum, bake a big cake for my
parents birthday, please.”
______________________________________ ___________________________________
______________________________________ ___________________________________
8) “Check your e-mails.” Tina to Chloe 9) Gina: “Tony, don’t call me back after 10
______________________________________ p.m.”
______________________________________ ___________________________________
9) “Don’t turn right here.” The driving instructor ___________________________________
to Carla 10) The police officer: “Fasten your seat belts,
______________________________________ Mr Trash.”
______________________________________ ___________________________________
10) “Go ahead as long as you can.” Tim to Noah ___________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________

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Task 5 - Let’s practise the other Task 6 - This time the verbs are just listed.
introductory verbs. The verbs are given. Use the correct verb to rewrite the
Rewrite the following commands / following commands / requests / suggestions
requests / suggestions into reported into reported speech.
 advise  order
speech.
 agree  remind
1) “Let’s go to the disco.” Tom – suggest
 ask  suggest
_____________________________________
 beg  tell
_____________________________________
 encourage  warn
2) “Give me roasted meat with rice.” Mr Knight
1) “Have your eyes tested.” The teacher to
– order – the waiter
Liam
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
3) “Come on, Danny, write down your novel.”
2) “Draw up the car immediately.” Captain
Angie - encourage
Kingsley to the corporal
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
4) “Don’t meet these criminals, please!” Mum –
3) “Don’t let him do this crazy trick, please.”
beg - Allan
Don to Jim
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
5) “Give me the salt, please” Brad - ask -
4) “Hold my umbrella for a moment, please.” Mrs
Patrick
Marks to Mr Farley
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
6) “Don’t touch this wire!” The electrician –
5) “Give an award to the best student.” Mrs
warn – the children
Simons
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
7) “Remember to put the soup into the fridge.”
6) “Take the children to the museum.” Dad to
Dad – remind - mum
mum
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
8) “Take the second street on the right.” The
7) “Come on, girls, let’s show our courage.” The
officer – advise – the tourist
teacher
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
9) “Punish the wrong behaviour in the class.” Mr
8) “Don’t sit on that fresh painted bench.” The
Hart - agree
park-keeper to Julian
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
10) “Tidy your room.” Mrs Taylor - tell – Susan
9) “Don’t forget to post the letter to grandma.”
_____________________________________
Trina to Kevin
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
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Solution
Task 1
1) Dad tells mum to take the children to the zoo.
2) The professor tells the students to let him have a look at those frogs.
3) Tina tells me to go to the dentist.
4) The financier tells the Smiths to pay their instalment.
5) Mum tells the children to wash their hands before breakfast.
6) The dentist tells Jim to brush his teeth at least twice a day.
7) Mary tells Peter to give up smoking.
8) The driving instructor tells Ken to stop before the street-crossing.
9) Dad tells Linda to do her maths homework.
10) Mum tells Sam to pick up the litter in his room.

Task 2
1) Greg asks Rob not to open that box.
2) Sally tells Frank not to wait for her after school.
3) Barbara tells John not to sit on her chair.
4) The teacher tells the students not to forget to learn the new words.
5) The doctor tells Mrs Gris not to eat fatty food.
6) Tom tells Rebecca not to be lavish in spending.
7) Mr Hole tells Chris not to be rude to his parents.
8) Lucy tells Nick not to answer back to his teacher.
9) The teacher tells Luke not to be late from school.
10) Mum tells Dana not to buy that terrible coat.

Task 3
1) Frank told me to eat a hamburger.
2) Anne told me to take her pen.
3) Mum told Ben not to leave his mug on the table.
4) Sally told the boys to enjoy themselves on her party.
5) The teacher told the students not to break the rules at school.
6) Mum told Danny to play with his sister.
7) The psychologist told the parents not to hit their child.
8) Tina told Chloe to check her e-mails.
9) The driving instructor told Carla not to turn right there.
10) Tim told Noah to go ahead as long as he could.

Task 4
1) Mum told the children to hurry up.
2) Dad told Kenny not to listen to silly music.
3) Mum told Timmy to let his sister read that book.
4) Jack told Bobby not to pay attention to Mary.
5) Lucy asked Tim to write a letter to granny.
6) I told Harry not to give up running.
7) Daddy told Mandy to take the dog out for a walk.
8) Kelly asked Mum to bake a big cake for her birthday.
9) Gina told Tony not to call her back after 10 p.m.
10) The police officer told Mr Trash to fasten his seat belts.

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Changes:
First, we
are going
to learn
how to
Task 5
1) Tom suggested us going to the disco.
2) Mr Knight ordered the waiter to give him roasted meat with rice.
3) Angie encouraged Danny to write down his novel.
4) Mum begged Allan not to meet those criminals.
5) Brad asked Patrick to give him the salt.
6) The electrician warned the children not to touch that wire.
7) Dad reminded mum to put the soup into the fridge.
8) The officer advised the tourist to take the second street on the right.
9) Mr Hart agreed to punish the wrong behaviour in the class.
10) Mrs Taylor told Susan to tidy her room.

Task 6 - There are more possible solutions. Here I give you only one.
1) The teacher suggested Liam having his eyes tested.
2) Captain Kingsley ordered the corporal to draw up the car immediately.
3) Don begged Jim not to let him do that crazy trick.
4) Mrs Marks asked Mr Farley to hold her umbrella for a moment.
5) Mrs Simons agreed to give an award to the best student.
6) Dad told mum to take the children to the museum.
7) The teacher encouraged the girls to show their courage.
8) The park-keeper warned Julian not to sit on that fresh painted bench.
9) Trina reminded Kevin to post the letter to grandma.
10) Mr Glum advised the children to find a better place to play.

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