reported+speech+-+commands+and+requests

** COMMANDS: ** orders (“Sit down”, “Be quiet”, “Stand up”, “Don’t smoke”) ** REQUESTS: ** asking people to do things using “please” or a question (“Could you open the window?” “Would you mind turning down the volume?”) - ** tell ** - **// OTHER VERBS //**** : ** demand, order, shout, warn…
 * REPORTED COMMANDS AND REQUESTS **
 * The most common verbs we use in reported commands are:

- ** ask ** - **// OTHER VERBS //**** : ** advise, beg… ** Structure of a reported command or request: ** subject + **asked/told** (+ person) + **//(not) to//** + base form 1 + complement 1 the base form of a verb is its infinitive without //to//. For example, the base form of the verb //to be// is //be//. ** Direct command: ** “**Be** quiet”, the teacher told the class. ** Reported command: ** The teacher told the class **to be** quiet. ** Direct request: ** “**Don’t use** your phones, please”, he asked. ** Reported request: ** He asked us **not to use** our phones. ** ONLINE EXERCISES **  exercise 1  exercise 2  exercise 3  exercise 4  exercise 5
 * The most common verb we use in reported requests are
 * We need to apply the changes in pronouns and expressions of time and place, but **we mustn’t apply the changes in verb tenses**.