Language Structure ■ Example sentences a I Miss Wood told her pupils to be quiet/not to talk. (a simple past verb reporting a command a 2 Miss green often asks her students to turn the cassette recorder on/off(a simple present verb reporting a request)Language Structure ◼ Example sentences : ◼ 1 Miss Wood told her pupils to be quiet/not to talk. (a simple past verb reporting a command) ◼ 2 Miss Green often asks her students to turn the cassette recorder on/off. (a simple present verb reporting a request)