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Reported speech

Direct speech: Can you turn off the light ?

Reported speech: He asked me to turn off the light.

FORMS:

* Asked and told are followed by indirect object + to  infinitive.

The indirect object is often a pronoun: me, you, him, her, etc.

Example: I asked her to help me.

*We report a negative request or command by putting not before to  infinitive.

Example:

Direct speech: Please don't turn around .

Reported speech: He asked/told me not to turn around.

- Other changes may be necessary when requests or commands are reported.

Example: Can you help me ? => He asked me to help him.

Time/place markers:

Examples:

Can you help me tomorrow ? => He asked me to help him the day after.

Leave your bag here => She told me to leave my bag there.

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1. She askedtoldI don't know him it was going to rain because of the dark clouds.

2. My teacher toldaskedI don't know me to tidy her desk for her.

3. He used to tellaskI don't know me what I had to do a few years ago.

4. The teacher toldaskedI don't know the student to write an essay.

5. If she doesn't tellaskI don't know you what happened at home we will have to ask her mother.

6. I toldaskedI don't know Sam to take me home. I wasn't feeling well.

7. He toldaskedI don't know me what my favourite film was, but I told him I didn't know.

8. tellaskI don't know her not to speak Spanish here.

9. He was askedtoldI don't know off at school for stealing a pen.

10. I ordered him to tellaskI don't know the truth. I can't stand lies.