Form
(Reporting Verb) + Object + to + Infinitive.
Command: “Do your homework!” → She told me to do my homework.
Request: “Please help me.” → He asked me to help him.
Meanings
No Backshifting!
When we report commands and requests, we do not backshift the tense. Instead, we use a simple and consistent structure: Reporting Verb + Object + (not) to + Infinitive.
Direct: “Sit down.”
Reported: The teacher told the students to sit down.