Direct and Indirect Speech Exercise

Turn the following sentences into indirect speech.

1.    John said, ‘I am very busy now.’
2.    He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’
3.    ‘I know her name and address,’ said John.
4.    ‘German is easy to learn,’ she said.
5.    He said, ‘I am writing letters.’
6.    ‘It is too late to go out,’ Alice said.
7.    He said to me, ‘I don’t believe you.’
8.    He says, ‘I am glad to be here this evening.’
9.    He said to me, ‘What are you doing?’
10.    ‘Where is the post office?’ asked the stranger.
11.    He said, ‘Will you listen to me?’
12.    John said to Peter, ‘Go away.’
13.    She said to me, ‘Please wait here till I return.’
14.    ‘Call the witness,’ said the judge.
15.    The speaker said, ‘Be quiet and listen to my words.’

Answers
1.    John said that he was very busy then.
2.    He said that the horse had been fed.
3.    John said that he knew/knows her name and address. (Note that the tenses may not
change if the statement is still relevant or if it is a universal truth.)
4.    She said that German is/was easy to learn.
5.    He said that he was writing letters.
6.    Alice said that it was too late to go out.
7.    He told me that he didn’t believe me. OR He said he didn’t believe me.
8.    He says that he is glad to be here this evening. (When the reporting verb is in the present
tense, adverbs of time and place do not normally change in indirect speech.)
9.    He asked me what I was doing.
10.    The stranger asked where the post office is/was.
11.    He asked me if I would listen to him.
12.    John ordered Peter to go away.
13.    She asked me to wait there till she returned.
14.    The judge commanded them to call the first witness.
15.    He urged them to be quiet and listen to them.

oal Latihan dan Kunci Jawaban | Direct and Indirect Speech

SOAL LATIHAN MATERI DIRECT DAN INDIRECT SPEECH.

Ubahlah kalimat direct speech di bawah ini menjadi kalimat indirect speech.

1.      Did they eat out together yesterday?

a.      He asked me if they had eaten out yesterday.
b.      He asked me if they had eaten out together the day before.
c.       He asked me if they has eaten out together the day before.
d.      He asked me if they have eaten out together the day before.
2.      Don’t turn off the light now.
a.      He told me don’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 didn’t turn off the light at that time.
d.      He told me didn’t turn off the light at now.

3.      What’s your passion?

a.      She wanted to know what is my passion.
b.      She wanted to know what was my passion.
c.       She wanted to know what my passion was.
d.      She wanted to know what was my passion.

4.      I begin to understand the concept of biodiversity.

a.      He asked me 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 said that he began to understand the concept of biodiversity.
d.      He said that I began to understand the concept of biodiversity.

5.      Your friend has just left.

a.      He told me that your friend had just left.
b.      He told me that my friend has just left.
c.       He told me that my friend had just left.
d.      He told me that my friend have just left.

6.      Can I borrow your pencil for a moment?

a.      She asked me if she can borrow my pencil for a moment.
b.      She asked me whether she can borrow my pencil for a moment.
c.       She asked me whether she could borrow my pencil for a moment.
d.      She asked me whether I could borrow her pencil for a moment.

7.      Why are you staring at my feet?

a.      He asked her why she is staring at his feet.
b.      He asked her why she was staring at his feet.
c.       He asked her why was she staring at his feet.
d.      He asked her why is she staring at his feet.

8.      The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
a.      He said that the sun rose in the east and sets in the west.
b.      He said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
c.       He asked if the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
d.      He said that the sun rise in the east and set 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.
d.      She said she is going to meet her penpal for the first time the next day.

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.
d.      They said they has been here for a week.

11.  Who is sitting beside Tom?

a.      He asked me who was sitting beside Tom that time.
b.      He asked me was sitting beside Tom that time.
c.       He asked me who is sitting beside Tom.
d.      He asked me who is Tom sitting beside.

12.  Please wait for me at the bus stop.

a.      Endy told me to wating her at the bus stop.
b.      Endy told me waited for her at the bus stop that time.
c.       Endy told me waited for me at the bus stop that time.
d.      Endy told me waits for her at the bus stop that time.

13.  Window-shopping is my favorite hobby.

a.      Septi said that window-shopping is her favorite hobby.
b.      Septi said that if window-shopping was my favorite hobby.
c.       Septi said that window-shopping was my favorite hobby.
d.      Septi said that window-shopping was her favorite hobby.

14.  I ate some beef burgers yesterday.

a.      Jean said that she have eat some beef burgers the day before.
b.      Jean said that she has ate some beef burgers the day before.
c.       Jean said that she had been eaten some beef burgers the day before.
d.      Jean said that she had been eat some beef burgers yesterday.

15.  This is the bag which I bought yesterday.

a.      He said that was the bag which he had been bought the day before.
b.      He said that was the bag which I bought the day before.
c.       He said that the bag was which he had buy the day before.
d.      He said that was the bag which I had been bought the day before.
16.  Who is hiding under the bed?
a.      Mom wanted to know why was hiding under the bed.
b.      Mom said she was hiding under the bed.
c.       Mom wanted to hiding under the bed.
d.      Mom wanted to know who was hiding under the bed.

17.  Elisa had been living in Bangok before she moved to Jakarta.
a.      Firmansyah said that Elisa have live in Bangkok before she moved to Jakarta.
b.      Firmansyah said that Elisa had been living in Bangkok before she moved to Jakarta.
c.       Firmansyah said that Elisa is living in Bangkok before she moved to Jakarta.
d.      Firmansyah said that Elisa was in Bangkok before she move to Jakarta.

18.  I have been travelling around the world for over three years.
a.      Grandpa said he had been travelling around the world for over three years.
b.      Grandpa said he have been travel around the world for over three years.
c.       Grandpa said he was travel around the world for over three years.
d.      Grandpa said he is travelling around the world for over three years.

19.  When you pushed me, I was holding my phone.

a.      Keyza said when you push him, he was holding my phone.
b.      Keyza said when I push him, he was holding his phone.
c.       Keyza said when I pushed him, he was holding his phone.
d.      Keyza said when I pushed him, he is holding my phone.

20.  My name is Harry.

a.      He said his name is Harry.
b.      He said his name might Harry.
c.       He said his name will Harry.
d.      He said his name has Harry.

KUNCI JAWABAN DAN PEMBAHASAN

1.      Jawaban Benar          : B

Pembahasan               : Time dalam kalimat direct speech “yesterday” perlu diubah menjadi
“the day before” dalam kalimat indirect/reported speech.

2.      Jawaban Benar          : B

Pembahasan               : Kata kerja (verb) diubah menjadi infinitive (verb 1) pada reporting
command (perintah).
3.      Jawaban Benar          : C
Pembahasan               : Direct speech berupa wh- question (information request) -> pindahkan
verb ke belakang subject (word order).

4.      Jawaban Benar          : C

Pembahasan               : Direct speech berupa pernyataan (statement) dengan pola simple
present, verb diubah ke pola simple past dalam kalimat indirect speech.

5.      Jawaban Benar          : C

Pembahasan               : Pola kalimat present perfect tense pada kalimat direct speech
disesuaikan menjadi past perfect tense pada kalimat indirect speech.

6.      Jawaban Benar          : C

Pembahasan               : Modal verb “can” (present) diubah menjadi “could” (past).

7.      Jawaban Benar          : B

Pembahasan               : Verb present continous tense pada direct speech diubah menjadi past
continous tense pada indirect speech.

8.      Jawaban Benar          : B

Pembahasan               : Verb tidak berubah menjadi past karena pernyataan berupa general
truth.

9.      Jawaban Benar          : A

Pembahasan               : Time reference “tomorrow” disesuaikan menjadi “the next day” atau
“the following day”.

10.  Jawaban Benar          : A

Pembahasan               : “Here” pada direct diubah menjadi “there” di Indirect speech.

11.  Jawaban Benar          : A

Pembahasan               : Pola present continous tense pada direct speech diubah menjadi pola
past continous tense. Ditandai dengan berubahnya tobe dan keterangan waktu.

12.  Jawaban Benar          : B

Pembahasan               : Pola simple present tense pada kalimat direct speech diubah menjadi
simple past tense di kalimat indirect speech.

13.  Jawaban Benar          : D

 Pembahasan               : Pola simple present tense pada kalimat direct speech diubah menjadi
simple past tense di kalimat indirect speech.

14.  Jawaban Benar          : C

Pembahasan               : Pola simple past tense pada kalimat direct speech diubah menjadi past
perfect tense di kalimat indirect speech. Ditandai dengan tobe “had been” dan verb 3 “eaten”.

15.  Jawaban Benar          : A

Pembahasan               : Pola simple present tense pada kalimat direct speech diubah menjadi
simple past tense di kalimat indirect speech. danpola simple past tense pada kalimat direct
speech diubah menjadi past perfect tense di kalimat indirect speech. Ditandai dengan tobe
“is” diubah menjadi “was” dan penambahan tobe “had been” sebelum verb 3 “bought”.

16.  Jawaban Benar          : D

Pembahasan               : Pola present continous tense pada direct speech diubah menjadi pola
past continous tense. Ditandai dengan berubahnya tobe.

17.  Jawaban Benar          : B

Pembahasan               : Karena pada direct speech yang pola kalimatnya past continous tense,
pada kalimat indirect speech-nya, pola kalimat tidak berubah.

18.  Jawaban Benar          : A

Pembahasan               : Pola present perfect tense pada kalimat direct speech diubah menjadi
past perfect tense di kalimat indirect speech.

19.  Jawaban Benar          : C

Pembahasan               : Pola yang dipakai dalam direct speech diatas adalah past continous
tense, jika diubah menjadi indirect speech, maka polanya tidak berubah. Yang perlu diubah
hanya subject-nya saja.

20.  Jawaban Benar          : A

Pembahasan               : Pola kalimat tidak berubah karena pernyataan berupa general truth.