Reporting speech that used the imperative
Est-ce que vous irez à l’anniversaire de Victor ? → Je vous demande si vous irez à l’anniversaire de Victor. Will you go to Victor's birthday? → I'm asking whether you will go to Victor's birthday.
J’ai perdu mes clés. → Gérard dit qu’il a perdu ses clés. I've lost my keys. → Gérard says he's lost his keys.
Laissez-moi tranquille ! → Il nous demande de le laisser tranquille. Leave me alone! → He is asking us to leave him alone.
Ne reviens jamais ! → Il m’a prié de ne jamais revenir. Never come back! → He asked me never to come back.
Asseyez-vous ! → Il vous dit de vous asseoir. Sit down! → He is telling you to sit down.
Je suis malade. → Il affirme être malade/qu'il est malade. I'm sick. → He maintains that he is sick.
J’ai attendu trois heures. → Elle dit avoir attendu/qu'elle a attendu trois heures. I'm sick. → He maintains that he is sick.
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