1. MATA KULIAH : BAHASA INGGRIS
SEMESTER : II ( GENAP)
T.A : 2019/2020
DOSEN : MAYA HANDAYANI SINAGA, SS.,M.Pd
PERTEMUAN KE : 14 (1 KALI PERTEMUAN)
MATERI : REPORTED SPEECH
Reported speech is how we represent the speech of other people or what we ourselves
say. There are two main types of reported speech: direct speech and indirect speech.
Direct speech repeats the exact words the person used, or how we remember their words:
Barbara said, “I didn’t realise it was midnight.”
In indirect speech, the original speaker’s words are changed.
Barbara said she hadn’t realised it was midnight.
In this example, I becomes she and the verb tense reflects the fact that time has passed
since the words were spoken: didn’t realise becomes hadn’t realised.
Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact
words:
“I’m sorry,” said Mark. (direct)
Mark apologised. (indirect: report of a speech act)
In a similar way, we can report what people wrote or thought:
‘I will love you forever,’ he wrote, and then posted the note through Alice’s door. (direct
report of what someone wrote)
He wrote that he would love her forever, and then posted the note through Alice’s
door. (indirect report of what someone wrote)
I need a new direction in life, she thought. (direct report of someone’s thoughts)
She thought that she needed a new direction in life. (indirect report of someone’s
thoughts)
Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech
present simple I like ice cream She said (that) she liked ice cream.
present
continuous
I am living in London She said (that) she was living in London.
past simple I bought a car
She said (that) she had bought a car OR She said
(that) she bought a car.
past
continuous
I was walking along
the street
She said (that) she had been walking along the
street.
present
perfect
I haven't seen Julie She said (that) she hadn't seen Julie.
past perfect*
I had taken English
lessons before
She said (that) she had taken English lessons
before.
will I'll see you later She said (that) she would see me later.
would* I would help, but..” She said (that) she would help but...
can
I can speak perfect
English
She said (that) she could speak perfect English.
could*
I could swim when I
was four
She said (that) she could swim when she was four.
shall I shall come later She said (that) she would come later.
should*
I should call my
mother
She said (that) she should call her mother
might* I might be late She said (that) she might be late
must
I must study at the
weekend
She said (that) she must study at the weekend OR
She said she had to study at the weekend
2. Exercise :
Choose reported speech for each direct speech below.
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.
