Commands
Dad warned us , "Don't touch the fresh paint !"
Dad warned us not to touch the fresh paint.
The policeman asked me , "What were you wearing last Sunday" ?
The policeman asked me what I was wearing the previous Sunday / the Sunday before.
He said, " I found the money in the garden yesterday."
He said that he had found the money in the garden the day before.
He wanted to know, "Will you go to the concert next week ?"
He wanted to know if/whether I wanted to go to the concert the following week.
He asked us ," Don't make so much noise!"
He asked us not to make so much noise.
The tourist guide warned us, “Don’t drink tap water in this city.”
The tourist guide warned us not to drink tap water in that city
He asked me, “Can you come to the meeting tomorrow?”
He asked me if/whether I could come to the meeting the next day.
My mum complained, "I have been trying to phone you all day !"
My mum complained that she had been trying to phone me all day.
Mother asked me, "Did he lend you the money ?"
Mother asked me if/whether he lent me the money.
Mr Jackson said, "I wouldn’t go there if I were you.”
Mr Jackson advised me not to go there.
He said, "I'm sorry I lost the ring you gave me."
He apologized for losing the ring he/she gave her/him.
The reporter asked, “Where is the president staying?”
The reporter wanted to know where the president was staying
The woman complained, "The clock I bought yesterday doesn’t work.”
The woman complained that the clock she had bought the day before didn’t work
“Let’s go to the cinema today, shall we?
She suggested going to the cinema that day.
Mr Cook told us, "Clean your shoes and come in!"
Mr Cook told us to clean our shoes and come in.
"Please, prepare for the exam," she said
She urged me to prepare for the exam.
The shop assistant asked me, "What size are your shoes?"
The shop assistant wanted to know what size my shoes were
Dad explained, “I will be leaving this house next week
Dad explained to us that he would be leaving that house the following week
My husband asked , “ What should I wear for the party?”
My husband asked her what he should wear for the party
I advised Mike, “You should eat healthy food”.
I advised Mike to eat healthy food.
The dentist said, "I think you should use a different toothbrush".
The dentist recommended using a different toothbrush.
'Have you met Angela?' She asked us
She asked us if/whether we had met Angela.
The teacher said, “If I knew the answer, I would tell you.”
The teacher said that if he had known the answer he would have told us
'How much did the concert tickets cost?' They said.
They said how much the concerts tickets had cost.
"Must I do the shopping?" Anne asked.
Anne asked if/whether she had to do the shopping.