Reported Speech Exercise: Requests And Commands

Reported Speech Exercises: Reporting Requests And Commands


Do the exercises below about the reported speech (requests and commands) and click the button to check your answers.

(Before doing the exercise, you may want to see the lesson on reported speech)

Quiz Time For English Learners: reported speech exercise (Requests and Commands)
Quiz Time For English Learners: Reporting Requests and Commands Exercise

Reporting Requests and Commands Exercise

Transform the following requests and commands into reported speech using "to + verb" or "not to + verb" structures only. Do not use "if" or "whether."

For example:

  • Can you lend me your book? → She asked me to lend her my book.
  • Don't be late. → She warned me not to be late.

  1. Can you lend me your book? → She asked me
  2. Please, help me with my homework → She begged her brother
  3. Could you spell your name, please? → She asked him
  4. Stand up. → The policeman ordered the criminal
  5. Don't be late. → She warned me
  6. Please, park your car away from the factory. → The security agent asked her
  7. Don't call me anymore. → She asked him
  8. Enjoy your stay in Paris → The hotel manager told her
  9. Please, keep quiet. → She asked the kids
  10. Don't leave me alone. → He told his mom
  11. Could you bring your laptops? → The teacher asked the students
  12. Be nice to your sister . → He urged his son
  13. You must not use the calculator.→ The maths teacher told the students
  14. Can you send invitations to all participants? → He asked his secretary
  15. You had better exercise regularly. → The doctor advised him
  16. Don't eat too much red meat. → The doctor advised him
  17. Stop making fool of me. → He asked her
  18. Open the window, please. → The duke ordered his butler
  19. Drop me at the hotel, please. → He asked the taxi driver
  20. Don't put the bag on the table. → She asked her daughter

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