Reported Speech 1 - Reporting commands

Peter: "Stop criticising my speech."

Peter told me...

• to stop criticising his speech.

• to stop criticising my speech.

• not to stop his speech.

The teacher:"Don't forget to do your homework!"

The teacher told her students....

• to do the homework.

• not to forget to do their homework.

• to forget to do her homework.

The doctor: "Stay in bed for a few days."

The doctor told me...

• to stay in bed for a few days.

• not to saty in bed for a few days.

• to say outside for a few days.

"Don't shout", I said to Jim.

• I told Jim to shout.

• I told Jim not to shout.

• I didn't tell Jim anything.

"Don't tell anyone." Ann told me.

• Ann told me not to tell anyone.

• Ann told me to tell everyone.

• She told me not to tell someone.

"Can you open the door for me, Tom?" Mary requested.

• Mary asked Tom to open the door for her.

• Mary asked Tom not to open the door for her.

• Mary asked Tom to open the door for him.

He suggested: "Let's invent a creative story!"

• He suggested not to invent a creative story.

• He didn't suggest to invent anything.

• He suggested inventing a creative story.

The teacher suggested: "Why don't you go to the zoo?"

• The teacher suggested to go to the zoo.

• The teacher suggested going to the zoo.

• The teacher didn't suggest anything.