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Reported speech

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Laporkan pernyataan, pertanyaan, dan permintaan orang lain, dan ketahui kapan tense berubah.

Pilih bentuk laporannya

Pilih pilihan yang benar untuk melengkapi setiap kalimat laporan.

Hana ___ me that she was feeling better.
- a) told
- b) said
- c) asked
"I'm tired," said Leo. Leo said that he ___ tired.
- a) has been
- b) were
- c) was
"Where do you live?" She asked me where ___.
- a) did I live
- b) I lived
- c) do I live
"Can you help me?" Omar asked me ___ help him.
- a) that I can
- b) could I
- c) if I could
"Don't touch the oven." My dad told me ___ the oven.
- a) not to touch
- b) not touching
- c) don't touch
"We'll finish the project tomorrow." They said they ___ finish the project the next day.
- a) will
- b) would
- c) had
"I bought a new laptop last week." Ana said she ___ a new laptop the week before.
- a) has bought
- b) had bought
- c) buys
Which sentence is correct?
- a) He said me that he was busy.
- b) He told that he was busy.
- c) He told me that he was busy.

Baca direct speech dan lengkapi kalimat laporannya. Ketik satu sampai tiga kata.

"I'm cooking dinner," Jo said when I phoned her yesterday. Jo said she ___ dinner.
"I've lost my wallet," said Kemal. Kemal said he ___ his wallet, but he found it an hour later.
"Do you like spicy food?" Priya asked me ___ spicy food.
"Please close the window." The teacher asked us ___ the window.
"I'll send you the photos tomorrow." Sam said he ___ me the photos the next day.
"We're leaving tomorrow," Ali said on Sunday. On Sunday, Ali said they were leaving the ___ day.
The guide ___ (say / tell) us that the castle was closed.
"Where did you buy that jacket?" Nina asked me where I ___ that jacket.

a) toldTell diikuti orang (me). Say tidak.
c) wasAm mundur menjadi was dalam reported speech setelah said.
b) I livedPertanyaan yang dilaporkan memakai urutan kata kalimat pernyataan (subjek + kata kerja), tanpa do atau did.
c) if I couldPertanyaan ya/tidak dilaporkan dengan if atau whether, dan can mundur menjadi could.
a) not to touchPerintah negatif dilaporkan dengan tell + orang + not to + infinitive.
b) wouldWill mundur menjadi would, dan tomorrow menjadi the next day.
b) had boughtPast simple sering mundur menjadi past perfect, dan last week menjadi the week before.
c) He told me that he was busy.Tell membutuhkan orang sebagai objeknya. Say tidak langsung diikuti orang.

was cookingPercakapannya kemarin, jadi present continuous mundur menjadi past continuous: was cooking.
had lost / 'd lostSituasinya sudah tidak benar lagi, jadi present perfect mundur menjadi past perfect: had lost.
if I liked / whether I liked / if I like / whether I likePertanyaan ya/tidak dilaporkan dengan if atau whether dan urutan kata kalimat pernyataan. Like boleh tetap dalam bentuk sekarang jika masih benar.
to closePermintaan dilaporkan dengan ask + orang + to + infinitive.
would send / 'd sendWaktunya sudah berubah menjadi hari berikutnya, jadi will mundur menjadi would.
next / followingDalam reported speech, tomorrow biasanya menjadi the next day atau the following day.
toldAda orang setelah bagian kosong (us), jadi kita butuh tell. Dalam bentuk lampau menjadi told.
had bought / 'd bought / boughtPertanyaan yang dilaporkan memakai urutan kata kalimat pernyataan. Past simple bisa mundur menjadi had bought atau tetap bought.