Imperative Sentences- Direct & Indirect Speech

An Imperative Sentence is a type of Sentence that expresses some kind of command or an entreaty. It means that an Imperative sentence is about a command that is given by somebody to do something or not. The command may be about fulfilling a specific task or it may have some type of advice.

1. Leave my room at once.
2. Be very kind to animals.
3. Never tell a lie.
4. Do not spoil your clothes.

The Imperative Sentence has no subject, instead, it begins with a verb and ends with a full stop (.) at the end just like Assertive Sentence.

Imperative Sentence- Direct & Indirect Narration

To form the Indirect Narration of the Imperative Sentences, induced the words” requested, ordered, advised, forbade, asked, directed, urged, or suggested” in the Reporting Speech instead of “said to” according to the command. And then add “to” before the “first verb” of the Reported Speech to make the “infinitive” and make the sentence Simple Assertive Sentence.

The rest of the changes can be done by following the following rules:

• General Rules for Changing Direct Speech into Indirect Speech
• Pronouns Changing Rules
• Other Words Changing Rules
• Rule # 1, Rule # 2, and Rule # 3 of Changes in the Tenses

” That” is not used to make the Indirect Narration of the Imperative Sentences. Instead, “to” is used with “the first verb” of the Imperative Sentences to make the infinitive. You must visit for ExamLabs to get experties on different subject.

Imperative Sentences with Order Command

The sentences that start with “verbs”, have the Order Command in general as follows:

1. The manager said to the peon,” Get out of my office.”
   • The manager ordered the peon to get out of his office.
2. She said to us,” Keep quiet over here.”
   • She ordered us to keep quiet over there.
3. The policeman said to the driver,” Show me your license.”
   • The policeman ordered the driver to show him his license.
4. The magistrate said to the policeman,” Arrest this pickpocket.”
   • The magistrate ordered the policeman to arrest that pickpocket.
5. She said to her servant,” Polish my shoes at once.”
   • She ordered her servant to polish her shoes at once.
6. The teacher said to the peon,” Turn on the fan now.”
   • The teacher ordered the peon to turn on the fan then.
7. “Open the door,” said the policeman to my neighbor.
   • The policeman ordered my neighbor to open the door.
8. The headmaster said to the teacher,” Send these boys home to bring back their progress reports.”
   • The headmaster ordered the teacher to send those boys home to bring back their progress reports.
9. He said to his servant,” Go and bring a taxi for me.”
   • He ordered his servant to go and bring a taxi for him.
10. Father said to him,” Make it a point to return home before sunset.”
    • Father ordered him to make it a point to return home before sunset.
11. The policeman said to me,” Show me your identity card.”
    • The policeman ordered me to show him my identity card.
12. The master said to the peon,” Shut the gate and do not let anybody go out.”
    • The master ordered the peon to shut the gate and did not let anybody go out.
13. He said to us,” Let the ladies pass first.”
    • He ordered us to let the ladies pass first.
14. The superintendent said to him,” Hand over your answer book to me.”
    • The superintendent ordered him to hand over his answer book to him.
15. He said to me,” Leave for Quetta at once.”
    • He ordered me to leave for Quetta at once.
16. She said to them,” See me in my office tomorrow.”
    • She ordered them to see her in her office the next day.
17. She said to the servant,” Iron my clothes.”
    • She ordered the servant to iron her clothes.
18. “Fire at the mob,” said the magistrate to the policemen.
    • The magistrate ordered the policemen to fire at the mob.
19. He said to me,” Go away from here.”
    • He ordered me to go away from there.
20. I said to him,” Go away at once.”
    • I ordered him to go away at once.
21. The minister said to the D.S.P,” Arrest all bad characters tonight.”
    • The minister ordered the D.S.P to arrest all bad characters that night.
22. You said to him,” Get out of my house now and never show me your face again.”
    • You ordered him to get out of your house then and never show you his face again.
23. I said to him,” Polish my shoes immediately.”
    • I ordered him to polish my shoes immediately.

Imperative Sentences with Request Entreaty

Words like” please, kindly, etc.” show the request entreaty. So, these sentences may take the word “requested” in the Reporting Speech in place of “said to”.

1. He said to us,” Please, do not make a noise in front of my house.”
   • He requested us to not make a noise in front of his house.
2. He said to my father,” Please forgive me this time.”
   • He requested my father to forgive him that time.
3. He said to his teacher,” Sir, kindly excuse me now.”
   • He requested his teacher respectfully to excuse him then.
4. She said to her,” Kindly, forgive me this time.”
   • She requested her to forgive her that time.
5. He said to me,” Please switch on the fan.”
   • He requested I switch on the fan.
6. I said to the visitor,” Please wait for a few minutes.”
   • I requested the visitor to wait for a few minutes.
7. The old woman said to me,” Please help me to cross this road.”
   • The old woman requested me to help her to cross that road.
8. They said to him,” Please, lend us a hundred rupee.”
   • They requested him to lend them a hundred rupee.
9. “Kindly grant me leave for two days,” said he to me.
   • He requested I grant him leave for two days.
10. She said to him,” Kindly, help me in this case.”
    • She requested him to help her in that case.
11. He said to her,” Please send a telegram to my father tomorrow.”
    • He requested her to send a telegram to his father the next day.
12. He said to her,” Please, forgive me.”
    • He requested her to forgive him.
13. You said to him,” Lend me your wristwatch for a day.”
    • You requested him to lend you his wristwatch for a day.
14. He said to us,” Please, accompany me to the airport.”
    • He requested us to accompany him to the airport.
15. She said to the policeman,” Help me to hire a taxi.”
    • She requested the policeman to help her to hire a taxi.
16. He said to us,” Please, take me to the hospital.”
    • He requested we take him to the hospital.
17. Saulat said to me,” Lend me your pen.”
    • Saulet requested me to lend him my pen.

Imperative Sentences with Advice

1. She said to her brother,” Work very hard from today.”
   • She advised her brother to work very hard from that day.
2. They said to him,” Take a bath very early in the morning.”
   • They advised him to take a bath very early in the morning.
3. She said to her children,” Pray five times a day.”
   • She advised her children to pray five times a day.
4. They said to him,” Trust in God and do the right.”
   • They advised him to trust in God and did the right.
5. I said to him,” Respect those who respect you.”
   • I advised him to respect those who respect him.
6. She said to me,” Pray five times a day.”
   • She advised me to pray five times a day.
7. You said to them,” Be quiet at home over here.”
   • You advised them to be quiet at home over there.
8. I said to them,” Play a fair game like true Muslims.”
   • I advised them to play a fair game like true Muslims.
9. She said to him,” Respect your elders.”
   • She advised him to respect his elders.
10. I said to him,” Be very careful in the future.”
    • I advised him to be very careful in the future.
11. The old man said to him,” Pray to God for seeking His help and guidance.”
    • The old man advised him to pray to God for seeking His help and guidance.
12. She said to her sons,” Live to serve your country.”
    • She advised her sons to live to serve their country.
13. He said to us,” Treat your younger brothers and sisters with kindness.”
    • He advised us to treat our younger brothers and sisters with kindness.
14. He said to his friends,” Go on working as hard as you can.”
    • He advised his friends to go on working as hard as they could.
15. She said to us,” Be very sincere to your friends.”
    • She advised us to be very sincere to our friends.
16. She said to me,” Be on your guard against pickpockets in this town.”
    • She advised me to be on my guard against pickpockets in that town.
17. I said to him,” Help the poor.”
    • I advised him to help the poor.
18. He said to me,” Be honest in your dealings with everybody.”
    • He advised me to be honest in my dealings with everybody.
19. He said to us,” Be very kind to your servants.”
    • He advised us to be very kind to our servants.
20. He said to me,” Trust in God in this hour of your trial.”
    • He advised me to trust in God in that hour of my trial.
21. She said to him,” Get up very early in the morning and go out for a walk every day.”
    • She advised him to get up very early in the morning and went out for a walk every day.

Imperative Sentences with Direction Command

1. He said to me,” Knock at this door again.”
   • He directed me to knock at that door again.
2. I said to them,” Go on doing your duty.”
   • I directed them to go on doing their duty.
3. I said to the visitor,” Go away from here.”
   • I directed the visitor to go away from there.
4. The postman said to me,” Sign this receipt.”
   • The postman directed me to sign that receipt.
5. “Ring the bell in case of danger,” said the clerk to the watchman.
   • The clerk directed the watchman to ring the bell in case of danger.
6. The teacher said to the students,” Keep quiet.”
   • The teacher directed the students to keep quiet.
7. I said to my brother,” Show these strangers the way to the nears police station.”
   • I directed my brother to show those strangers the way to the nears police station.

Imperative Sentences with Urging Command

1. He said to me,” Try your luck again.”
   • He urged me to try my luck again.
2. The teacher said to us,” Try your best to win this match.”
   • The teacher urged us to try our best to win that match. 

Imperative Sentences to Ask

1. We said to them,” Go away from this place.”
   • We asked them to go away from that place.
2. The doctor said to me,” Show me your tongue.”
   • The doctor asked me to show him my tongue.
3. He said to his brother,” Sit down on this chair.”
   • He asked his brother to sit down on that chair.
4. You said to him,” Forgive and forget.”
   • You asked him to forgive and forget.
5. I said to the booking clerk,” Give me a second-class ticket for Peshawar.”
   • I asked the booking clerk to give me a second-class ticket for Peshawar.
6. The teacher said to the students,” Open your books on page 45.”
   • The teacher asked the students to open their books on page 45.
7. He said to his elder brother,” Buy me this book today.”
   • He asked his elder brother to buy him that book that day.
8. He said to me,” Mind your own business.”
   • He asked me to mind my own business.
9. I said to him,” Post this letter on your way home.”
   • I asked him to post that letter on his way home.
10. The S.T.E. said to the passengers,” Show me your tickets.”
    • The S.T.E. asked the passengers to show him their tickets.

Imperative Sentences with Suggestion Entreaty

1. I said to her,” Consult a lady doctor.”
   • I suggested she consult a lady doctor.
2. He said to his friend,” Get this pen changed.”
   • He suggested his friend get that pen changed.
3. He said to his wife,” Take a dose after every four hours.”
   • He suggested his wife take a dose after every four hours.
4. The doctor said to the patient,” Come to me tomorrow morning without having your breakfast.”
   • The doctor suggested the patient come to him the next day morning without having his breakfast.

Imperative Sentences with begging

1. The beggar said to me,” Give me food for my children, please.”
   • The beggar begged me to give him food for his children.

Negative Imperative Sentences

The negative Imperative Sentence is usually about the forbidding command. So, “said to” of the Reporting Speech may be replaced by “forbade”.

1. Mother said to me,” Never tell a lie.”
   • Mother forbade me to tell a lie.
2. I said to him,” Do not betray your friends.”
   • I forbade him to betray his friends.
3. She said to her,” Do not tell a lie.”
   • She forbade her to tell a lie.
4. He said to us,” Do not waste my time.”
   • He forbade us to waste his time.
5. He said to me,” Do not mix with bad boys.”
   • He forbade me to mix with bad boys.
6. You said to her,” Do not pluck flowers from the garden.”
   • You forbade her to pluck flowers from the garden.
7. The doctor said to us,” Do not take more than two cups of tea a day.”
   • The doctor forbade us to take more than two cups of tea a day.
8. The mother said to the newcomer,” Do not sit here.”
   • The mother forbade the newcomer to sit there.
9. The policeman said to the driver,” Do not show him your license.”
   • The policeman forbade the driver to show him his license.
10. You said to the hawker,” Do not give me a short measure.”
    • You forbade the hawker to give you a short measure.
11. “Do not copy,” said the Principal to him.
    • The Principal forbade him to copy.
12. The watchmaker said to the customer,” Do not try to threaten me.”
    • The watchmaker forbade the customer to try to threaten him.
13. “Do not enter this house,” said he to his companion.
    • He forbade his companion to enter that room.
14. She said to her sister,” Do not burn the midnight oil.”
    • She forbade her sister to burn the midnight oil.
15. Mother said to us,” Do not tell a lie.”
    • Mother forbade us to tell a lie.
16. Father said to us,” Do not play with these boys.”
    • Father forbade us to play with those boys.
17. She said to me,” Do not play marbles.”
    • She forbade me to play marbles.
18. She said to him,” Do not waste my time.”
    • She forbade him to waste her time.
19. You said to them,” Do not go to the pictures.”
    • You forbade them to go to the pictures.
20. You said to them,” Do not quarrel with your neighbors.”
    • You forbade them to quarrel with their neighbors.
21. He said to them,” Do not call me names.”
    • He forbade them to call him names.
22. I said to my brother,” Do not depend on guess papers for success in the examination.”
    • I forbade my brother to depend on guess papers for success in the examination.
23. He said to me,” Do not cheat anybody.”
    • He forbade me to cheat anybody.
24. He said to the peon,” Do not let anybody enter my office before 11 A.M.”
    • He forbade the peon to let anybody enter his office before 11 A.M.
25. She said,” My son, do not deceive anybody.”
    • She forbade her son to deceive anybody.
26. The doctor said to the patient,” Do not eat sweets.”
    • The doctor forbade the patient to eat sweets.
27. The teacher said to the boys,” Do not copy in the examination hall.”
    • The teacher forbade the boys to copy in the examination hall.