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Imperative Reported Speech with Examples & Practise Exercises

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• January 9, 2024

Imperative Reported Speech: When studying English grammar , the candidate needs to have all the knowledge about imperative reported speech. By doing so, they will be able to construct sentences in a much better way. Imperative sentences in reported speech are used to give commands. In this blog, you will read about imperative reported speech which will help you learn about this concept. 

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What is an imperative sentence, what is imperative reported speech, imperative reported speech with verb from direct to indirect speech, imperative reported speech exercise 1, imperative reported speech exercise 2.

An imperative sentence is a type of sentence that gives commands or makes requests. These sentences usually take the form of the subjectless verb. The tone is often forceful, commanding and direct. 

Also Read: Imperative Sentence Passive Voice

Imperative in reported speech is a little bit different from regular sentences. They are generally used when one gives orders and we can also use them to make requests. 

In imperatives, we use “ask/tell somebody to do something.”

Reported speech imperatives differ in structure from other reported speech sentences. Some imperatives including examples are given here:  

Commands : Keep low!

Requests : Please close the gate

Advice : Move and lie down

Suggestions : Take the pill the next day instead

Below given examples below show how imperative is used in reported speech.

Imperative: “Come here.”

Reported Speech: She told me to come here.

Also Read: Active and Passive Voice: Rules, Examples & Exercise

An imperative sentence always indicates a command, advice or a request. Therefore, we must use appropriate verbs according to advice, command or request. Here is a list of verbs used to change direct speech into indirect speech as provided in the table below:

Another main key point in ‘tell’ is often used to express a ‘command’, ‘order’ or ‘request’. Therefore, it is safe to use ‘tell’ in the indirect form when there is doubt about a proper word to introduce a reported speech. 

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

• My brother said, “Would you like to have tea with me?”
• He said to his teacher, “Please explain this poem to me.”
• “Come quickly”, he shouted, “and help me as I am in grave danger.”
• The saint said to the pupils, “Be quiet and listen to me carefully.”
• “Be punctual from tomorrow,” my teacher said, “otherwise I will complain to the Principal.”

Also Read: Tenses Rules: Charts, Examples, Types [PDF Available]

Rewrite each sentence into reported speech.

• Grandma said to me, “Please fetch my glasses.”
• The librarian said to us, “Return the books in a month.”
•  I said to the agent, ”Please book two tickets for America.”
•  Andrew said, ”I’ll have a chicken sandwich and some coffee.”
• He said, ”Fasten your seat belts.”

Check Your Answers:

• Grandma asked me to kindly fetch her glasses.
• The librarian told us to return the books in a month.
• I requested the agent to book two tickets for America.
• Andrew asked for a chicken sandwich and some coffee.
• He asked us to fasten our seat belts.

Also Read: Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises For Class 8 

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An example of an imperative in a reported speech are: He instructed me to keep quiet. The driver asked me to close the window of the bus.

To report an imperative, one can do so by using an infinitive along with a reporting verb. These will include tell, order instruct, win or direct.

In imperative speech, the sentence that expresses an advice, request or order is called an imperative speech.

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Malvika Chawla

Malvika is a content writer cum news freak who comes with a strong background in Journalism and has worked with renowned news websites such as News 9 and The Financial Express to name a few. When not writing, she can be found bringing life to the canvasses by painting on them.

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Reported Imperatives Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers

Looking for an easy way to Learning of new elementary english grammar and composition for class 7 answers, Solutions. You have to learn basic  English Grammar  topics like Tenses Verbs, Nouns, etc… In this article, we will review the best English Grammer Topics and compare them against each other

Reported Imperatives Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers Pdf

Fundamental: Imperative sentences are those which contain the sense of Request, Command, etc and always begin with the main verb. Examples:

• I said to him, “Please, go to the market.”

Rules for Simple Imperative Statements:

• The Reporting verb will be changed as per the sense contained in the Reported Speech.
• If there is the sense of Request, we will change said to into – requested
• If there is the sense of Order – said to into – ordered
• If the sense is not clear, then we shall convert said into – told or asked etc.
• I requested him ….

Inverted commas are replaced by ‘to’. ,

• I requested him to …

The rest of the reported speech will come as it is.

• I requested him to go to the market.

More Examples:

• Direct: He said to me, “Help him in settling the accounts”. Indirect: He requested me to help him in settling the accounts.
• Direct: My friend said to me, “Please accept this invitation”. Indirect: My friend entreated me to accept that invitation.
• Direct: The doctor said to the patient, “Give up smoking”. Indirect: The doctor advised the patient to give up smoking.
• Direct: The Commander said to his men, “March further”. Indirect: The Commander urged his men to march further.

Rules for Negative Imperative Rules are almost same as in the Imperative except ‘not’ which we insert in the negative imperative before ‘to’ while replacing inverted commas. Examples:

• I said to him, “Don’t open the door, please.”
• I requested him not to open the door.

We also use forbade while replacing said to when there is the sense other than request/advice etc. Forbade is itself a negative word. It will not take the word not after it. More Examples:

• Direct: The old man said to the boys, “Please do not disturb me.” Indirect: The old man requested the boys not to disturb him.
• Direct: The shopkeeper said to the customer, “Please do not eat raw and overripe fruit.” Indirect – The shopkeeper requested the customer not to eat raw and overripe fruit.
• Direct – The host said to the guests, “Please do not stand on any ceremony.” Indirect – The host requested the guests not to stand on any ceremony.

Rules for ‘Let Us’ Imperative statements If the reported speech starts with the words ‘Let us’ the words ‘said to’ in the reporting speech are changed into ‘proposed to’ or ‘suggested to’.

Comma and inverted commas are replaced by the word ‘that’.

The words ‘Let us’ are replaced with the words ‘we should or they should’ according to subject and object in the reporting speech.

If either of subject or object in reporting speech is first person, the words ‘we should’ are used and if these are in third person, the words ‘they should’ are used.

• Direct: She said to me, “Let us go out for a picnic.” Indirect: She proposed to me that we should go out for a picnic.
• Direct: He said to his wife, “Let us go for shopping.” Indirect: He suggested to his wife that they should go for shopping.
• Direct: He said to them,” Let us not quarrel with each other.” Indirect: He suggested to them that they should not quarrel with each other.

The doctor advised the patient to give u smoking. He advisee that continuous smokir was bad for health am

Reported Imperative Exercises Pdf With Answer for Class 7 CBSE

A. Change the following direct imperative sentences into indirect sentences. The first one has been done for you.

1. Direct: The old woman said to the boy, “Please help me.” Indirect: The old woman is requested the boy to help her .

2. Direct: I said to him, “Love and obey your parents.” Indirect: ________________________ 3. Direct: The teacher said to the students, “Work hard.” Indirect: ________________________ 4. Direct: Mahesh said to me, “Please lend me your pen.” Indirect: ________________________ 5. Direct: The doctor said to the patient, “Quit smoking.” Indirect: ________________________ 6. Direct: The officer said to the clerk, “Do this work immediately.” Indirect: ________________________ 7. Direct: The teacher said to the boy, “Come in, please.” Indirect: ________________________ 8. Direct: He said to me, “Post this letter at once.” Indirect: ________________________ 9. Direct: I said to the children, “Do not make any noise.” Indirect: ________________________ 10. Direct: I said to her, “Don’t mention my name.” Indirect: ________________________ 11. Direct: I said to the child, “Do not look down into the well.” Indirect: ________________________ 12. Direct: He said to me, “Wait here till I return.” Indirect: ________________________

B. Convert the following sentences from direct to indirect speech (reported speech).

1. Mother to daughter: “Put on your shoes.” ________________________ 2. The teacher to me: “Open your notebook.” ________________________ 3. Maya to her uncle: “Don’t be mad at me.” ________________________ 4. Coach to Rohit: “Get on your feet!” ________________________ 5. The cashier to Anu: “Give me your receipt.” ________________________ 6. Anand to his mother: “Help me with my homework.” ________________________ 7. The officer to us: “Do not park here.” ________________________ 8. The ambulance driver to pedestrians: ” Move out of the way!” ________________________ 9. Deapak to his mother: “Wait for me.” ________________________ 10. Pooja to her husband: “Stop acting like a child.” ________________________

C. Change the following direct imperative sentences Into indirect speech.

1. Anushka said to Om, “Let us go to watch a movie.” 2. Manjula said to me, “Let us play carom today”. 3. He said, “Let us wait a few minutes and try again later”. 4. Party workers said to the leader, “Let us do some favour to our supporters”.

D. Complete the sentences such that they are in Reported Speech.

1. Kiran: “Don’t play football in the garden!” Kiran told me ________________________ 2. Teacher: “Don’t forget to complete your homework!” The teacher reminded me ________________________ 3. Mohan: “Don’t shout at Pradip!” Mohan told me ________________________ 4. Amit: “Don’t talk to your neighbour!” Amit told me ________________________ 5. Danish: “Don’t open the door!” Danish told me ________________________ 6. Mayank: “Don’t sing that song!” Mayank reminded me ________________________ 7. Julie: “Don’t watch the new film!” Juiie advised me ________________________ 8. Sonu: “Don’t ring Monu on Sunday!” Sonu told me ________________________ 10. Jyoti: “Don’t eat too much junk food!” Jyoti reminded me ________________________

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