reported speech

“Please don’t shout.”

• She told him not to shout.

• She asked him not to shout.

“Can you show me the way?”

• He told her to show him the way.

• He asked her to show him the way.

“Turn right at the next corner.”

• She told him to turn right at the next corner.

• She asked him to turn right at the next corner.

“Don’t worry!”

• She told him not to worry.

• She asked him not to worry.

“What’s your name?”

• She told him what his name was.

• She asked him what his name was.

“Stop!”

• She told him to stop.

• She asked him to stop.

“What are you doing?”

• She asked me what I was doing.

• She told me what I was doing.

We use______________________ when the sentence is a command or instruction.

• tell / told

• ask /asked

We use when the sentence is a request

• tell /t old

• ask / asked

“Don’t do that!”

• She asked him not to do that.

• She told him not to do that.