Lesson 50: Reported Speech – Commands and Requests
Reported Speech – Commands and Requests
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Hello Welcome to Lesson 50 of LingTrio Today we will learn how to report commands and requests in indirect speech
Hola, bienvenido a la lección 50 de LingTrio. Hoy aprenderemos cómo reportar órdenes y solicitudes en estilo indirecto.
This is an important skill for sharing instructions or polite asks when talking about what someone told or asked you to do
Esta es una habilidad importante para transmitir instrucciones o peticiones educadas cuando cuentas lo que alguien te dijo o te pidió hacer.
What are Commands and Requests
Qué son las órdenes y las solicitudes
Commands are orders or instructions given by someone
Las órdenes son mandatos o instrucciones que alguien da.
Requests are polite asks or pleas
Las solicitudes son peticiones educadas o ruegos.
"Close the door." — command
"Cierra la puerta." — orden
"Please help me." — request
"Por favor, ayúdame." — solicitud
How to Report Commands and Requests in Indirect Speech
Cómo reportar órdenes y solicitudes en estilo indirecto
General Structure
Estructura general
Command or Order
Orden o mandato
Subject + told or ordered + to + base verb
Sujeto + dijo u ordenó + que + verbo en infinitivo con "to" (equivalente en inglés)
He told me to sit down
Él me dijo que me sentara.
Request polite ask
Solicitud educada
Subject + asked + to + base verb
Sujeto + pidió + que + verbo en infinitivo
She asked him to help
Ella le pidió que ayudara.
Reporting Commands Orders
Reportar órdenes o mandatos
Usually use tell or order
Normalmente se usan verbos como "decir" u "ordenar".
Followed by to + base verb infinitive
Seguidos de "que" + verbo en infinitivo.
Direct "Sit down."
Directo: "Siéntate."
Indirect He told me to sit down
Indirecto: Él me dijo que me sentara.
Direct "Open the window."
Directo: "Abre la ventana."
Indirect She ordered him to open the window
Indirecto: Ella le ordenó que abriera la ventana.
Reporting Requests
Reportar solicitudes
Usually use ask or sometimes please
Normalmente se usa "pedir" (y a veces "por favor" en la frase directa).
Followed by to + base verb
Seguido de "que" + verbo en infinitivo.
Direct "Please help me."
Directo: "Por favor, ayúdame."
Indirect She asked me to help her
Indirecto: Ella me pidió que la ayudara.
Direct "Can you lend me your book"
Directo: "¿Puedes prestarme tu libro?"
Indirect He asked if I could lend him my book
Indirecto: Él preguntó si yo podía prestarle mi libro.
Tips and Notes
Consejos y notas
Direct "Bring me the book."
Cuando se reporta una orden con objeto, se usa "que" + verbo en infinitivo:
Indirect He told me to bring the book
Directo: "Tráeme el libro."
Direct "Please help me."
Indirecto: Él me dijo que trajera el libro.
Indirect She asked me to help her
Para solicitudes educadas, "por favor" aparece en la frase directa, pero en estilo indirecto normalmente se omite:
Direct "Can you help"
Directo: "Por favor, ayúdame."
Indirect He asked if I could help
Indirecto: Ella me pidió que la ayudara.
Final Summary
Cuando se pide permiso o posibilidad, se usan verbos modales como could, would, can, will:
Command or order
Directo: "¿Puedes ayudar?"
Subject + told or ordered + to + base verb
Indirecto: Él preguntó si yo podía ayudar.
Polite request
Resumen final
Subject + asked + to + base verb
Tipo de frase
Permission or possibility question
Estructura
Subject + asked if or whether + could or would + base verb
Orden o mandato
Direct "I am hungry."
Sujeto + dijo u ordenó + que + verbo en infinitivo
Reported He said that he was hungry
Solicitud educada
Direct "She has finished."
Sujeto + pidió + que + verbo en infinitivo
Reported He said that she had finished
Pregunta de permiso o posibilidad
Direct "I will go."
Sujeto + preguntó si o whether + could o would + verbo base
Reported He said that he would go
Ejemplos
Great job
Directo: "Tengo hambre."
Use verbs like tell ask or order
Indirecto: Él dijo que tenía hambre.
Follow with to and the base form of the verb
Directo: "Ella ha terminado."
For permission or possibility questions use modal verbs like could would etc
Indirecto: Él dijo que ella había terminado.
Remember the tense changes when necessary
Directo: "Iré."
Great job Keep practicing reporting commands and requests — it will make your English sound more natural and polite
Indirecto: Él dijo que iría.
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