2.1. She reminded him not to miss the beaches

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Revise imperatives and learn more about reported commands by having a look at this video:

1- What are the most common reporting verbs?

2- Are there many other reporting verbs? How can we decide on the best reporting verb?

3- We have seen in the video that some reporting verbs must be followed by an object before the infinitive, as the common ones 'tell' and 'ask':
WHO (SUBJECT) + TELL/ASK + WHOM (OBJECT) + INFINITIVE

 

I told him to open the window.

 

But some verbs must not be followed by an object and others can be used in both ways. Try to put the following verbs in their appropriate place: advise, beg, agree, offer, encourage, invite, demand, refuse, order, remind, claim, promise, request, warn, decide.

OBJECT BEFORE THE INFINITIVE BOTH
NO OBJECT BEFORE THE INFINITIVE
 

 

 

 

Self-Assessment activity

Choose the most appropriate option for each situation:

1. Please come with me.

a) Sarah offered to come with her.
b) Sarah asked Mary to come with her.



2. Would you like to come to the cinema with us?
a) He asked Tom to go to the cinema with them.
b) He invited Tom to go to the cinema with them.



3. Don't forget your books.
a) The teacher reminded them not to forget their books.
b) The teacher promised not to forget their books.



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Practice affirmative reported commands on this site, and negative reported commands by clicking here.

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It's very important to remember the personal pronouns because they are common in reported speech.

SUBJECT OBJECT
POSSESSIVE

I

you

he

she

it

we

you

they

me

you

him

her

it

us

you

them

my

your

his

her

its

our

your

their

Other changes (references to time or place):

DIRECT INDIRECT

this/these

here

today

tonight

tomorrow

yesterday

next week

last week

two weeks ago

etc.

that/those

there

that day

that night

the following day

the day before

the following week

the week before

two weeks before

etc.

 


Icono IDevice Curiosity
By Barnaby Jeans, C. Commons

Do you know the last Governor of California prior to Jerry Brown, the current one?

Sure! It is the famous Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican who was elected in 2003 for the first time. He starred popular films such as Conan the Barbarian or The Terminator.

 

And do you know the original name of Los Angeles?

It was 'El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles' but, obviously, the name had to be shortened.


Let's learn two English diphthongs in the next section!
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