... 25/2/2016 Indirect and reported Speech 2. Reported commands Commands are reported using the infinitive (to do sth.) Eg. "Stop doing that!" He told me to stop doing it ... Note! The verb 'tell' can be used for both statements and commands. Compare the two examples given for 'tell' used in statements and 'tell' used in commands Other reporting verbs for commands are: advise, ask, order, persuade, remind, urge and warn ... advise, ask, order, persuade, remind, urge and warn 3. Reported questions When reporting questions in English, you have to remember TWO THINGS 1. The word order and pronoun changes in indirect speech (see rules 1 4 on page 1)...