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10 Contoh Soal Direct and Indirect Speech

The document provides examples of direct speech and the corresponding indirect speech. It shows how the tense changes when changing direct speech into indirect speech, such as present simple becoming past simple, present continuous becoming past continuous, and future forms like "will" becoming "would". Examples are given for several tense conversions like present perfect to past perfect and past continuous to past perfect continuous. The document aims to illustrate how to change direct speech into the reported or indirect speech format based on tense shifts.

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10 Contoh Soal Direct and Indirect Speech

The document provides examples of direct speech and the corresponding indirect speech. It shows how the tense changes when changing direct speech into indirect speech, such as present simple becoming past simple, present continuous becoming past continuous, and future forms like "will" becoming "would". Examples are given for several tense conversions like present perfect to past perfect and past continuous to past perfect continuous. The document aims to illustrate how to change direct speech into the reported or indirect speech format based on tense shifts.

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10 Contoh Soal Direct and Indirect Speech

Pilihlah reported speech untuk setiap direct speech di bawah ini.


1. “Did they eat out together yesterday?”

a. He asked me if they had eaten out together the day before.


b. He asked me if they had eaten out together yesterday.
c. He asked me if they has eaten out together the day before.
2. “Don’t turn off the light now.”

a. He told me didn’t turn off the light at that time.


b. He told me not to turn off the light at that time.
c. He told me don’t turn off the light at that time.
3. “What’s your passion?”

a. She wanted to know what is my passion.


b. She wanted to know what my passion was.
c. She wanted to know what was my passion.
4. “I begin to understand the concept of biodiversity.”

a. He said that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.


b. He wanted to know if he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.
c. He asked me that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.
5. “Your friend has just left.”

a. He told me that my friend has just left.


b. He told me that your friend had just left.
c. He told me that my friend had just left.
6. “Can I borrow your pencil for a moment?”

a. She asked me whether she can borrow my pencil for a moment.


b. She asked me whether she could borrow my pencil for a moment.
c. She asked me if she can borrow my pencil for a moment.
7. “Why are you staring at my feet?”

a. He asked her why was she staring at his feet.


b. He asked her why she is staring at his feet.
c. He asked her why she was staring at his feet.
8. “The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.”

a. He asked if the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
b. He said that the sun rose in the east and set in the west.
c. He said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
9. “I’m going to meet my penpal for the first time tomorrow.”

a. She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time the next day.
b. She said she was going to meet my penpal for the first time tomorrow.
c. She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time tomorrow.
10. “We have been here for a week.”

a. They said they had been there for a week.


b. They said they had been here for a week.
c. They said we had been there for a week.
Jawaban

1. a. He asked me if they had eaten out together the day before. | Direct
speech berupa yes-no question dengan time reference “yesterday”. Time
reference perlu diubah menjadi “the day before” atau” the previous day”.
2. b. He told me not to turn off the light at that time. | Verb
menjadi infinitive pada reporting commands (perintah).
3. b. She wanted to know what my passion was. | Direct speech berupa wh-
question (information request) –> pindahkan verb ke belakang subject (word
order).
4. a. He said that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity. |
Direct speech berupa statement (pernyataan) dengan verb simple present tense.
Verb diubah menjadi simple past tense (penyampai berita fokus pada fakta bahwa
pembicaraan merupakan past conversation).
5. c. He told me that my friend had just left. | Verb present perfect
tense disesuaikan menjadi past perfect tense.
6. b. She asked me whether she could borrow my pencil for a
moment. | Modal verb “can” (present) disesuakan menjadi “could” (past).
7. c. He asked her why she was staring at his feet. | Verb present continuous
tense pada direct speech menjadi past continuous tense pada reported speech.
8. c. He said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. | Verb tidak
berubah (menjadi past) karena pernyataan berupa general truth.
9. a. She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time the next
day. | Time reference “tomorrow” disesuaikan menjadi “the next day” atau “the
following day”.
10. a. They said they had been there for a week. | “Here” pada direct speech
diubah menjadi “there”.
5 Contoh Soal Direct and Indirect Speech
1. Direct Speech : She said, “I will go to the market”.

Indirect Speech : ___________________________

2. Direct Speech : Ray said, “I have completed the series.”

Indirect Speech : _______________________________

3. Direct Speech : He said, “I work from 9 to 10”.

Indirect Speech : _________________________

4. Direct Speech : They said, “We have been living in the forest for 4 years”.

Indirect Speech : _____________________________________________

5. Direct Speech : My brother said, “We were playing at the park”.

Indirect Speech : _____________________________________

Jawaban:
1. She said that she would go to the market.
2. Ray said that he had completed the series.
3. He said that he worked from 9 to 10.
4. They said they had been living in the forest for 4 years.
5. My brother said they had been playing in the park.
Berikut contoh-contohnya:

Direct Speech Indirect Speech


Present Simple to Past Simple
He said, “I study French”. He said that he studied French.
Daddy said, “We work so hard”. Daddy said that they worked so hard.
Present Continuous to Past Continuous
She said, “I’m waiting for my boyfriend”. She said that she was waiting for her boyfriend.
Jimmy said, “They are studying Bahasa”. Jimmy said that they were studying Bahasa.
Present Perfect to Past Perfect
Debora said, “I have completed the task”. Debora said that she had completed the task.
She said, “I have met my prince”. She said that she had met her prince.
Present Perfect Continuous to Past Perfect Continuous
They said, “We have been waiting in the line for 3 They said that they had been waiting in the line for 3
hours”. hours.
She said, “I have been living in Indonesia since born”. She said that she had been living in Indonesia since born.
Past Simple to Past Perfect
He said, “I bought a new book”. He said that he had bought a new book.
They said, “We went for a walk”. They said that they had gone for a walk.
Past Continuous to Past Perfect Continuous
My kids said, “We were swimming in the pool”. My kids said that they had been swimming in the pool.
She said, “I was not making a cake”. She said that she had not been making a cake.
Past Perfect (tidak berubah)
He said, “I had won her heart”. He said that he had won her heart.
They said, “We had not received the paper”. They said that they had not received the paper.
Future Simple Tense (Will) to Would
Gary said, “I will go to New York”. Gary said that he would go to New York.
She said, “I will start a new life”. She said that she would start a new life.
Future Continuous Tense (Will be) to Would be
Jenny said, “I will be feeding my dog”. Jenny said that she would be feeding her dog.
Ray said, “I will be waiting for you at home”. Ray said that he would be waiting for me at home.
Future Perfect Tense (Will Have) to Would Have
Mom said, “I will have cleaned the shirt”. Mom said that she would have cleaned the shirt.
Fifi said, “I will have called my mom”. Fifi said that she would have called her mom.

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