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Reported Requests with Infinitive: ask and request

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a) Peter asked her to call him as soon as she arrived. b) My parents asked me not to go out without an umbrella. c) My brother asked me to help him with his homework. d) They requested me not to tell anyone about that. e) Mary asked me to lend her my book. f) John asked me not to forget to send the email. g) Sandy asked me to turn down the music. h) Martin asked me to make sure the door was locked.

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Uérakua anapu uantakua. Projects and Readings. Libro de Educación Telesecundaria Grado 3° Ciclo Escolar 2025 - 2026

Ejercicio 1

Change the direct requests into indirect requests using ask or request.

Parte 1.a

"Please call me as soon as you arrive," Peter said.

Identifico el verbo introductorio: said → asked (petición con please).
El imperativo call me pasa a infinitivo: to call him.
Ajusto pronombres: me (hablante) → him (Peter); you (oyente) → her (la persona a quien se dirige).
Añado la expresión temporal: as soon as you arrive → as soon as she arrived.

Respuesta

Peter asked her to call him as soon as she arrived.

Parte 1.b

"Don't go out without an umbrella, it might rain," my parents said.

said → asked (petición negativa).
Imperativo negativo don't go out → not to go out.
Pronombres: my → their; el oyente pasa a me.
might → might (modal que no cambia) y se mantiene la advertencia.

Respuesta

My parents asked me not to go out without an umbrella because it might rain.

Parte 1.c

"Can you help me with my homework?" my brother asked.

Can you...? es una petición cortés → asked.
Can you help → to help.
Pronombres: me → him; my homework → his homework.

Respuesta

My brother asked me to help him with his homework.

Parte 1.d

"Please don't tell anyone about this," they said.

said → requested (petición formal con please).
Imperativo negativo → not to tell.
anyone se mantiene; this → that.

Respuesta

They requested me not to tell anyone about that.

Parte 1.e

"Can you lend me your book?" Mary asked.

Can you...? → asked.
lend me → to lend her.
your book → my book (perspectiva del hablante reportado).

Respuesta

Mary asked me to lend her my book.

Parte 1.f

"Don't forget to send the email," John said.

said → asked.
Imperativo negativo → not to forget to send.
the email se mantiene.

Respuesta

John asked me not to forget to send the email.

Parte 1.g

"Could you possibly turn down the music?" Sandy asked.

Could you...? es petición cortés → asked.
turn down → to turn down.
the music se mantiene.

Respuesta

Sandy asked me to turn down the music.

Parte 1.h

"Please make sure the door is locked," Martin said.

said → asked.
make sure → to make sure.
is locked → was locked (backshift al pasado).

Respuesta

Martin asked me to make sure the door was locked.

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Direct Request vs. Reported Request with Infinitive

Direct Request	Reported Request with Infinitive
"Please don't forget to bring your camera," my teacher said.	She requested me not to forget my camera.
"Can you come tomorrow?" they asked.	They asked her to come the next day.
"Could you get the photos for the poster?" we asked.	We asked you to get the photos for the poster.
"Would you stay until we finish the project?" you asked.	You asked him to stay until we finished the project.

Remember that, in reported speech, the tense is usually changed to the past and that time expressions such as tomorrow or next week can change as well. Also keep in mind that pronouns can change according to the shift in perspective.

In community, complete the following exercise. Change the direct requests into indirect requests using ask or request. Use these examples as a guide:

Direct: "Could you please open the window?" Laura asked.
Indirect: She asked me to open the window.
Direct: "Please don't be late," said my father.
Indirect: He requested me not to be late.

a) "Please call me as soon as you arrive," Peter said.

b) "Don't go out without an umbrella, it might rain," my parents said.

c) "Can you help me with my homework?" my brother asked.

d) "Please don't tell anyone about this," they said.

e) "Can you lend me your book?" Mary asked.

f) "Don't forget to send the email," John said.

g) "Could you possibly turn down the music?" Sandy asked.

h) "Please make sure the door is locked," Martin said.

Ejemplos resueltos

"Could you please open the window?" Laura asked.

Laura asked me to open the window.

"Please don't be late," said my father.

He requested me not to be late.

Tabla

Direct Request	Reported Request with Infinitive
"Please don't forget to bring your camera," my teacher said.	She requested me not to forget my camera.
"Can you come tomorrow?" they asked.	They asked her to come the next day.
"Could you get the photos for the poster?" we asked.	We asked you to get the photos for the poster.
"Would you stay until we finish the project?" you asked.	You asked him to stay until we finished the project.

Fórmulas y ecuaciones

ask + somebody + to + infinitive

request + somebody + not + to + infinitive

Glosario (5)

Direct request: Petición expresada con las palabras exactas del hablante, generalmente con please, can o could.
Reported request: Petición que se transmite con nuestras propias palabras usando ask o request + infinitivo.
Backshift: Cambio del tiempo verbal hacia el pasado al pasar a estilo indirecto.
Infinitive: Forma verbal con to (to go, to help) que sigue a ask y request.
Pronoun shift: Cambio de pronombres según la perspectiva de quien reporta.

Temas y conceptos clave

Reported requestsDirect and indirect speechInfinitive structuresDirect requestReported request with infinitiveask somebody to do somethingrequest somebody not to do somethingbackshiftpronoun shifttime expression shift

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• Uso del presente simple y pasado simple en inglés
• Pronombres personales y posesivos
• Formación del infinitivo con to
• Verbos modales can, could, might

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Remember that, in reported speech, the tense is usually changed to the past and that time expressions such as tomorrow or next week can change as well. Also keep in mind that pronouns can change according to the shift in perspective.

In community, complete the following exercise. Change the direct requests into indirect requests using ask or request. Use these examples as a guide:

Dinect:'Could you please open the window?"Laura asked.

Indinect: She asked me to open the window.

Direct:Please don't be late,"said my father

Indinect: He requested me not to be late.

a)Please call me as soon as you arrive,"Peter said.

b)'Don't go out without an umbrella, it might rain," my parents said.

c)'Can you help me with my homework?"my brother asked.

d)Please don't tellanyone about this," they said.

e)'Can you lend me your book?"Mary asked.

f)"Don't forget to send the email," John said.

g)"Could you possibly turn down the music?" Sandy asked.

h)Please make sure the door is locked,"Martin said.

a a

Direct Request "Please don't forget to bring your camena," my teacher said.	Reported Request with Infinitive She requested me not to forget my camera.
'Can you come tomorrow?"they asked.	They asked her to come the next day.
Could you get the photos for the posten?"we asked.	We asked you to get the photos for the poster
"Would you stay until we finish the pro ject?"you asked.	You asked him to stay until we finished the project.

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