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infinitives She told me to get out.

We use ask or tell + object + infinitive (with to), to say what people want(ed) us to do.

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
'Please close the door.' She asked me to close the door.

'Could you phone Angela?' 1asked John to phone Angela.
‘Get out!' She told me to get out.
'Don't worry.' The doctor always tells her not to worry.

^ Write past indirect speech sentences.
► MARK Peter, could you close the window? {ask)
M arie asteed Peter to close the
► THE TEACHER: Andrew, don't talk so loud, [tell)
The teacher to ld A n d re w vcot to talfe so lou-ot.^

1 DAVE: Sandra, please give me your phone number, {ask)

2 THE BOSS: James, I'd like you to work late, {tell)

3 JUDY: Kim, please don't tell Karen about Ryan, [ask)

4 MR SANDERS: Fred, please don't smoke in my car. (ask)

5 THE GENERAL: Colonel Walker, take 100 men and cross the river, (tell)

6 ANNA: Polly, you mustn't study so hard, (tell)

@ Joe left home for university. His family gave him
lots of advice. Look at the picture and complete
the sentences.

► His mother every week.

► His grandmother . to forget _to brush his teeth.
1 His girlfriend to ld ......................................................... every day.

2 His mother..........................................................................clean.

3 His father............................................................................. hard.
4 His sister...........................................................................parties.
5 His brother..................................................................... exercise.
6 His mother...................................................................every day.
7 His father...............................................................................late.
8 His brother............................................................... with money.
9 His sister..................................................................................for money.
10 His grandmother........................................................... properly.

We can use infinitives after how, what, when etc.
I don't know how to cook fish. She asked me what to write. Tell me when to pay.

Write two sentences about yourself.
1 I know how to ....................................................................................................

2 I don't know how to ...........................................................................................

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full INDIRECT SPEECH 269
forms (for example I am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.