Exercises 1

direct and indirect speech

 type of question : Multiple choice.

1.Nina said, “ I will help you “

  Nina said ..…………….

a.he will help me

b. that he would help me

c.that he will help me

Jawaban : b ( kalimat directnya dalam bentuk simple future tense, maka kalimat indirectnya juga harus dalam bentuk  past future tense ).

2.” Tell me your name “.

    She asked me …… her my name.

a. to tell

b. to tell

c.told

Jawaban : c ( kalimat directnya dalam bentuk simple present tense , maka kalimat indirectnya juga harus dalam bentuk simple past tense ).

3. “ Manda is learning Vietnamese “.

     He told me that Manda………vietnamese.

a. will learn

b. learns

c. was learning
 

Jawaban : c ( kalimat direct dalam bentuk present continuous, maka indirectnya harus dalam bentuk past continuous ).

4. 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.

Jawaban : a ( Time reference “tomorrow” disesuaikan menjadi “the next day” atau “the following day” ).

5.  Did they eat out together yesterday?

a. He asked me if they had eaten out together 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.

Jawaban : b ( Direct speech berupa yes-no question dengan time reference “yesterday”. Time reference perlu diubah menjadi “the day before” atau” the previous day” ).

6. 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.

Jawaban : c ( Verb present perfect tense disesuaikan menjadi past perfect tense ).

7. Teacher   : Why was Mary absent yesterday?
    Anita       : What did the teacher want to know, Andi?
    Andi        : he wanted to know ____

a. if Mary was absent            
b. why Mary had been absent
c. why was Mary absent
   

 Jawaban : b (direct berbentuk Wh-question bentuk past tense jadi indirec berbentuk

8.” Do you need a pen ? annie asked.

     Annie asked me ………….

a.if I need a pen

b.what I want a pen ?

c. if I want a pen

Jawaban : a ( kalimat directnya dalam bentuk pertayaan yang tensesnya simple present tense, maka indirectnya harus dalam bentuk simple past tense ).

9. 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.

Jawaban : b ( Verb present continuous tense pada direct speech menjadi past continuous tense pada reported speech ).

10. 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.

Jawaban : c ( 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).

11. “ I am writing an email to my girlfriend “.
      He told me that he ………… an email to his girlfriend.

a. is writing

b. was writing

c. writes

Jawaban : b ( kalimat indirectnya dalam bentuk present continuous tense , maka kalimat indirectnya juga harus dalam bentuk past continuous tense ).

12.   Mother   : Don’t be so noisy, Herman. The baby is sleeping.
       Hakim  : Okay, mom.
       Rady    : What did your mother just told you?
       Hakim  : She told me ___ because the baby was sleeping.

a. I wasn’t so noisy           
b. not to be so noisy           
c. don’t be noisy

Jawaban : b (direct: don’t + be maka indirect: not + to be)

13. Alfa : Did you know what Fingo said yesterday?
     Randi   : Of course. He said ____ the previous day.

a. had gone to his country           
b. he has gone to his country       
c. he will go to his country

Jawaban : a ( kalau kalimat langsung/direct simple past, indirect/tdk langsung harus                                   past perfect)

14. “ I love him very much “.

      My sister told me that she…….him very much.

a. was loving

b.loved

c. would love

Jawaban :b ( kalimat  direct dalam bentuk simple present, maka indirect pun harus dalam bentuk simple past tense ).

15. 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 : a  ( “Here” pada direct speech diubah menjadi “there” ).

16. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

a. He said that the sun rose in the east and set 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.

Jawaban : b ( Verb tidak berubah (menjadi past) karena pernyataan berupa general truth ).

17. 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.

Jawaban : c ( Modal verb “can” (present) disesuakan menjadi “could” (past)).

18. Doctor   : Open your mouth!
     Mother  : What did the doctor tell you?
     Son       : The doctor told me ___
   

    a. to open my mouth
    b. if I opened my mouth           
    c. to open my mouth
      

  Jawaban : a (direct: V1 + O maka direct: to V1 + O)

19. “ I will talk to the general about this “.

      The colonel said that he …….. to the general about this.

a. would talk

b. will talk

c. talked

Jawaban : a ( kalimat directnya dalam bentuk simple future tense, maka indirectnya harus dalam bentuk  past future tense ).

20. Mother : Do you want meatballs or fried chicken?
     Mother asked me ____

a. whether I wanted meatball or fried shicken
b. whether I want meatball or fried chicken
c. if I want meatball or fried chicken
   

Jawaban: a (direct: do/does + S +V1 maka indirect: if/whether + S + V2)