PRACTICE Reported speech: Commands and Requests

Mr Jones calls Ann into his office and gives her
some instructions. She then returns to the main
office and tells a colleague what she has been asked
to do.
A: Would you please file these letters?
B: He asked/told me to file them.
Use a for this, some for these and his for my.
Would you please . . .
1 copy this contract?
2 correct this spelling mistake?
3 add something to this letter?
4 pin up these notices in the canteen?
5 look up our main provider’s address?
6 order some more paperclips?
7 contact our American branch?
8 send this report to our head office?
9 check these figures?
10 bring your recorder to the meeting?
11 type out a full report?
12 put these documents in my case?
13 lock my dispatch case?
14 leave the key on my desk?
15 take these books back to the library?

1. We had it installed, and we no longer need to go to the neighbors. 2. You don't have to go outside: my neighbor has a telephone. 3. We have now built a stadium and kids not have to travel far. 4. They do not need to travel as far to do in our reading room. 5. Can not answer this question if you don't want. 6. No need for you to visit. I can send someone. 7. He had no reason to worry. Everything will be fine. 8. We didn't need to go to the library. We had all the necessary books. 9. By evening, the tooth ceased to ache, and he decided that he doesn't have to go to the doctor. 10. Many of you had to spend time on this work? 11. It turned out that I have this dictionary, so I don't have to buy a new one. 12. You don't need to buy this dictionary, I have an extra copy, and I would love to give it to you if you'd only asked. 13. Our conversation did not last long, it was pretty clear, and we don't need to go into too much detail. 14. He had nowhere to go into details: it still did not help. 15. All the words in the text were familiar, and they had no reason to use the dictionary; it just took them more time. 16. All the words in the text were so familiar that I even didn't need to use a dictionary.

1. we have put phone and we don't need to go to the neighbors. 2. you don't have to go out on the street: the neighbors have a telephone. 3. we have now built a stadium, and children do not have to travel far. 4. they don't ride so far, you can indulge in our reading room. 5. Can not answer this question unless you want to. 6. Not necessarily you come by yourself. Can send someone. 7. he need not worry. Everything will be OK. 8. we do not need to go to the library. We had all the necessary books. 9. By the evening of the tooth root and stopped he decided that he didn't need to go to the doctor. 10. How much do you have to spend time on this job? 11. The teacher said that we don't have to do this job in writing. 12. It turned out that I have this dictionary, so I didn't have to buy a new one. 13. you don't need to buy this dictionary, I have an extra copy, and I'll gladly give it to you, if only you have asked. 14. Our conversation lasted for a short time, everything was clear enough, and we had to go into too much detail. 15. It was to go into the details; It still did not help. 16. All the words in the text were familiar, and they don't have to use a dictionary; It only took them more time. 17. All the words in the text were so familiar that I don't even use a dictionary.