Commands--> Direct to reported
The teacher took one look at the figures and told the student.... ("Check the list again.")
The teacher took one look at the figures and told the student to check the list again
Mom warned me not to spend too much money on clothes.
Mom told me, "Don't spend too much money on clothes".
Denny to me) "When are you leaving?"
Denny asked me when I was leaving.
Mom asked her, "How often do you look at your phone?"
Mom wanted to know how often she looked at her phone.
Bill to Joan: "Don't worry."
Bill told Joan to not worry
The teacher ordered us not to leave the room.
The teacher said, "You can't leave the room!"
(Linda to her teacher) "When will you give us the results?"
Linda asked her teacher when she/he would give them the results.
He asked me, "How many people have you invited to the party?"
He wanted to know how many people I had invited to the party.
George to Joan: "Please don't spend all the money."
George told Joan to please not spend all the money
I told her to speak more slowly.
I said to her, "Speak more slowly!"
(Joanne to me) "Where did you buy that dress?"
Joanne asked me where I had bought that dress.
John asked him, "Where should we put the new equipment?"
John asked him where they should put the new equipment.
Ann to Bill: "Please don't have your hair cut too short."
Ann told Harry to please not have his hair cut too short.
The doctor forbade me to eat any sweets.
The doctor said, "You mustn't eat any sweets."
(He to me) "Can I take a photo?"
He wondered if he could take a photo.
I asked Dad, "Are you going to the U.S.?"
I wanted to know if Dad was going to the U.S.
Harry: "Don't tie the knots too tight, John."
Harry told Jonh to not tie the knots too tight.
Don promised not to tell anyone.
Don said, "I won't tell anyone."
(I want to know)… Where is the IT department?
I wanted to know where the IT department was.
Ashley asked me, "Who are you going to the ball with?"
Ashley asked me who I was going to the ball with.