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Mum asked Jane to give her the face cream. (La mamma chiese a Jane di darle la crema per il viso)
A client (to Jane, the receptionist): Could I make an appointment for a waxing? (Una cliente [a Jane,
I'addetta alla reception]: Potrei fissare un appuntamento per una ceretta? x?
A client asked Jane for an appointment for a waxing. (Una cliente chiese a Jane di fissare un ap-
puntamento per una ceretta) M

Per riportare con il discorso indiretto un ordine dato da qualcuno, la costruzione è la seguente: A
Soggetto + Verbo to tell coniugato + Complemento oggetto + Infinito K

e.g. Mum (to Jane): Give me that face cream, please! (La mamma [a Jane]: Dammi la crema per il viso, E
per favore!)
Mum told Jane to give her the face cream. (La mamma disse a Jane di darle la crema per il viso)
Mum (to Jane): Don't use my face cream, please! (La mamma [a Jane]: Non usare la mia crema per u
il viso, per favore!) P
Mum told Jane not to use her face cream. (La mamma disse a Jane di non usare la sua crema per
il viso)

î Volgi le seguentifrasi in discorso indiretto. ffi 'If you really don't like this brush set, we
can give it back and buy another one', the
fI 'Can you come to the beauty centre with me
salon manager told to the bèauty therapist.
this afternoon?' Jane asked.
IH 'How are you, Mrs Smith?', Jane asked, ' I
E 'Your cellulite problem will improve very
hope you are a bit better!'
quickly', the beauty therapist said.
t! 'If I hadn't married Mary', Tom said to
El 'I met her at the beauty salon yesterday',
his friend, 'I would have made the biggest
Anne said.
mistake of my life!'
B Are you going to the party tomorrow?'
Tom asked them. IE 'Can you tell us what you have been doing
since this morning?' the salon manager
FI 'I don't like this lipstick', Jane said.
asked the trainees.
&t 'Have you finished the massage, Jenny?' the
salon manager asked. m Actually, I haven't applied a face pack for
a 'Don't use my cosmetics, Jane!', Mum said. ages', Lisa said.
E 'Why did you take my make-up tools?' E 'I'll come this afternoon after 3', the client
Marv asked Anne. said.
El 'I don't think you've heard a word I said, ÍE 'I would take you to the airport', Tom said.
children. How about listening when I speak lIJ 'We sometimes invited Jessica, but we
to you?', their mother said. would have invited her sister too with
iD 'Don't make any mistakes in this test or pleasure', Mum said.
you will have to take this exam again!', the sli 'I'm going to give up using this face cream!
teacher said. My skin gets too oily', Jane said.
III I'm free tomorrow evening. Will anyone m 'I tried this face cream this morning but I
else come as well?'. Jane said. don't like it. Do you want it?' Mum asked.