THE USE OF INDIRECT / REPORTED SPEECH

Ignasius Axel Hutomo XI-IPA 1 - 21

INTRODUCTION
Reported Speech or Indirect Speech is used if we want to retell ones opinion or someones talk to another person. Reported Speech is usually started by introducing verbs such as: Say, Tell, Answer, Inform, Explain, Add, Order, and Command. Reported Speech can be formed from: Statement

Command/Imperative
Question

No. 1.

Direct Speech Simple Present S + to be + V1

Indirect Speech Simple Past S + V2 Past Continous S + Was/Were + V1 + ing

2.

Present Contnous S + to be + V1 + ing

3.

Present Perfect
S + Have/Has + V3

Past Perfect
S + Had + V3 Past Perfect Continous S + Had + been + V1 + ing Past Perfect

4.

Present Perfect Continous S + Have/Has + been + V1 + ing

5.

Simple Past

S + V2
6. Future S + Will/Can/Should + V1

S + Had + V3
Conditional S + Would/Could/Might + V1

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. Today Yesterday

Direct Speech That day

Indircet Speech

The day before Two days before Two days later

The day before yesterday The day after tomorrow

5.
6. 7. 8. 9.

Tomorrow
Next week/year Last week/year Now Here

The next day

The following week/year The previous week/year Then There

10.
11.

This
These

That
Those

STATEMENTS
Bila reported words kalimat langsung berupa kalimat berita,

baik positif maupun negatif, maka dalam bentuk laporan

digunakan kata sambung: THAT.

STATEMENTS
Change this sentences into reported speech 1. Tuti said, I have no money.

2. Ani said, Im cooking now.

3. Edi said, Ill see her tomorrow. 4. Ida said, My father went to Bali yesterday.

5. Leo said, Ive taken a bath.

6. Rini said, I love you. 7. Ida said to me, I dont like you.

STATEMENTS
Answer 1. Tuti said that she had no money. 2. Ani had said that she was cooking then. 3. Edi said that he would see her the following day. 4. Ida said that her father had gone to Bali the day before. 5. Leo said that he had taken a bath. 6. Rini said that she loved me. 7. Ida told me that she didnt like me.

IMPERATIVE / COMMAND
Bila reported words berupa kalimat perintah positif, maka dalam bentuk laporan kita tambahkan ka TO do depan kalimat perintah tersebut. Jika kalimat perintah negatif atau larangan maka akan diatambahkan kata NOT TO did depan kalimat perintah tersebut.

IMPERATIVE / COMMAND
Change this sentences into reported speech 1. Ira ordered me, Close the door! 2. Ari said to her, Please, wait for me! 3. Ita said to me, Dont use my car! 4. Rini said to me, Please, dont disturb me! 5. Mother said to Yola, Clean the house! 6. Father said to me, Wash the car! 7. He ordered her, Give me your book!

IMPERATIVE / COMMAND
Answer 1. Ira Ordered me to close the door. 2. Ari told her to wait for him. 3. Ita told me not to use her car 4. Rini told me not to disturb her. 5. Mother told Yola to clean the house. 6. Father told me to wash the car. 7. He ordered her to give him her book.

QUESTION
Bila reported words berupa kalimat tanya dari jenis YES-NO Question, maka dalam bentuk laporan kita gunakan kata sambung IF atau WHETHER

QUESTION
Change this sentences into reported speech 1. Tina asked me, Who are you? 2. Adi asked me, What is your name? 3. Ria asked me, Where do you live? 4. Mother asked me, Where is the plate? 5. Father asked me, Why she is going home? 6. Dea asked me, What is her name? 7. Mother asked me, Where do he live?

QUESTION
Answer 1. Tina asked me who i was. 2. Adi asked me what my name was. 3. Ria asked him where he lived. 4. Mother asked me where is the plate. 5. Father asked me why she was going home. 6. Dea asked me what is her name. 7. Mother asked me where he lived.

DIALOGES
A: Edward, where you going? B: Im going to see uncle Ben, mom. A: Okay, can I ask a Favor? B: Sure, what is that mom? A: Please buy some breads. B: Okay, bye mom. A: Be carefull honey.

DIALOGES
B: Hi uncle Ben. C: Oh hi Edward, how do you do? B: Awesome, how about you uncle? C: Im great. B: Oh God, Im forgot. C: What did you forget? B: My mom told me to bought some breads. C: Ahh, lets go to the bakery. Im drive.

DIALOGES
B: Thanks uncle. C: Anything. By the way your nephew Alvin asked me where did you live now?

B: I lived on Baker Street uncle.

C: Ah, i see. B: We arrived, thanks uncle.

C: My pleasure.
B: See ya C: Bye

DIALOGES
B: Mom, Im in home. A: Ah, you arrived. Your father called a few minutes ago. B: What did he said? A: He told me that he would come home the next day. B: I cant wait to see him. A: Me too. Anything else? B: And then he told me that he missed you. A: I miss him too.

SOURCES
Djauhari, Imam D. 1985. Mastery on English Grammar. Jakarta. Indah Riyanto, Slamet. 2007. A Handbook of English Grammar. Jakarta. Pustaka Pelajar.

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