Solutions for App 299

Reported Speech - Commands (2)

Practise how to report commands!

When we want to talk about someone's command, we have to use a to-clause: She told me to ask him. He told me not to be upset.
How to do it: For a positive command use to + infinitive. For a negative command use: not + to + infinitive
When reporting a command, you do not have to change the tenses!

Look left! He told me ______ left.

Solution:
to look

Don't ride too fast! Mum told me ______ ride too fast.

Solution:
not to

Tidy your room! Mum asked me ______ my room.

Solution:
to tidy

Quick! Norah told me ______ quick.

Solution:
to be

Go out of the way! Kian asked me ______ out of the way.

Solution:
to go

Watch out! Linda told me ______ out.

Solution:
to watch

Maria: Close the door! Maria asked me ______ the door.

Solution:
to close

Violet: Give that book to Louis, please! Violet asked me to give that book to ______.

Solution:
him

Please do the shopping! Dad asked me ______ the shopping.

Solution:
to do

Don't open the door! She asked me __________ open the door.

Solution:
not to

He told us: "Don't forget to learn for the exam!" He asked us not to __________ learn for the exam.

Solution:
forget to

Dad: "Please take your lunch box with you today". Dad told me __________ my lunch box that day.

Solution:
to take

"Children, write up your stories now!" She told ______ to write up our stories.

Solution:
us