Essential Rules for Reported Speech, Conditionals, and Verbals
Reported Speech: Commands, Requests, and Suggestions
1. Reported Commands
When reporting a command, we typically use the verbs “tell” or “order,” followed by the infinitive form of the verb.
Structure for Commands
- Direct Speech: Imperative + Object
- Reported Speech: Subject + told / ordered + Object + to + Verb
Examples
- Direct Speech: “Close the door!”
- Reported Speech: He told me to close the door.
2. Reported Requests
For requests, we often use “ask” or “request,” and the structure remains similar to that
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Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar Patterns
Relationships and Personal Life
Dating and Breakups Expressions
- Ask someone out
- Be on the rebound
- Be seeing someone
- Be through (finished)
- Break off a relationship
- Cheat on someone
- Dump a boyfriend/girlfriend
- Fancy someone
- Have a crush on someone
- Have a date with someone
- Have a row with someone (argument)
- Hurt
- On the rocks (in trouble)
- Split up with someone
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Commitment and Relationship Challenges
- Change your mind
- Go stale (become