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Reported Requests With Ask

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Reported requests with ‘ask’

Let's look at when someone asks you to do something in a polite way.

• Direct speech: Pass the salt, please


• Or: Could you pass the salt, please?
• Or: Would you mind passing the salt, please?

All of these requests mean the same thing, so we don't need to report every word when we tell
another person about it. We use 'ask me + to + infinitive':

• Reported speech: She asked me to pass the salt.

(It's also possible to say 'she asked me if I could pass the salt', but we most often use 'she asked
me to pass the salt', because it's shorter and simpler!)

To report a negative request, use 'not':

• Direct speech: Please don't forget.


• Reported speech: She asked us not to forget.

Here are some more examples.

• Direct speech: Could you lend me your car, please?


• Reported speech: She asked me to lend her my car.

• Direct speech: Please hand me that book.


• Reported speech: She asked me to hand her that book.

• Direct speech: Would you mind opening the window?


• Reported speech: She asked me to open the window.

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