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?