Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using 'might' for requests in indirect speech. Drop the relative 'that' if possible.
'You might help me with those heavy bags tomorrow,' Julie said.
Julie asked me ...... .
'You might carry those bags for me,' Sarah asked.
Sarah asked us ...... .
Sandra said, 'You might come and help us with the cleaning up this week.'
Sandra asked me ...... .
The chair said, 'You might take the documents to the CEO now.'
The chair asked me ...... .
Eric said, 'You might throw away those old shoes of mine this weekend.'
Eric asked us ...... .
Lucy asked, 'You might report the incident to Mr Brown today.'
Lucy asked me ...... .
Tino said, 'She might want to reconsider her decision.'
Tino asked her ...... .
Laura said, 'He might get a new pair of gloves this winter.'
Laura asked him ...... .
The photographer said, 'They might stand a metre further away from the tree.'
The photographer asked them ...... .
Denise said, 'She might make a phone call to Mr Davidson today.'
Denise asked her ...... .