masbla Exercises

Reported speech - commands

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Change these sentences into reported speech. Example: Jim ... Alice: "Could you please wash these glasses while I clear the table?" Jim asked Alice to wash the glasses while he cleared the table. Alice ... Jim: "Wash them yourself!" Alice told Jim to wash them himself. 1. You ... the waiter: "Would you please ask the people at the next table to stop smoking?" 2. Alan ... we: "Forget your personal differences and concentrate on making the project a success." 3. My neighbour ... my son: "Tell your father I want to talk to him." 4. I ... they: "Please do something about the leak before it gets worse." 5. Mary ... I: "Would you move over a bit so I don't have to sit in the sun?" 6. Peter ... you: "Be careful with that chain-saw." 7. We ... our parents: "Could you please stop worrying and try to enjoy yourselves."

1.	You ... the waiter: "Would you please ask the people at the next table to stop smoking?"

2.	Alan ... we: "Forget your personal differences and concentrate on making the project a success."

3.	My neighbour ... my son: "Tell your father I want to talk to him."

4.	I ... they: "Please do something about the leak before it gets worse."

5.	Mary ... I: "Would you move over a bit so I don't have to sit in the sun?"

6.	Peter ... you: "Be careful with that chain-saw."

7.	We ... our parents: "Could you please stop worrying and try to enjoy yourselves."