Reported Speech

Kadangkala kita perlu mengatakan apa yang telah dikatakan oleh orang
lain. Ada dua cara untuk melakukan ini dalam bahasa Inggris, yakni
direct speech dan reported speech.

Direct speech

Direct speech menyatakan ulang secara persis apa yang telah dikatakan
oleh orang lain.

Contoh:
• Vera said, "I'm so happy today".
• The president said, "I need a vacation".

Reported speech

Reported speech secara tidak langsung melaporkan apa yang dikatakan orang lain.

Contoh:
• Vera said she was so happy today.
• The president said he needed a vacation.

Dalam bahasa Inggris moderen, bentuk past perfect sering tidak
diperlukan untuk reported speech bentuk lampau, kita cukup menggunakan
past simple tense.

Berikut beberapa bentuk kata kerja umum dalam direct dan reported speech

Tenses Direct / Reported Speech

Simple present I said, "She is busy".
I said she was busy.

Present continuous I said, "I am working now".
I said I was working now

Simple past I said, "She was here this morning".
I said she had been here this morning.

Past continuous I said "She was studying all yesterday"
I said she had been studying all yesterday

Present perfect I said, "She has worked here for 5 years."
I said she had worked here for 5 years.

Past perfect I said, "She had worked here for 5 years."
I said she had worked here for 5 years.

Future I said, "She will work here from July."
I said she would work here from July.

Future continuous I said, "We'll be living here for 6 months."
I said we would be living here
for 6 months.

Can I said, "She can play the piano well."
I said she could play the piano well.

Kalimat Interrogative Dion said," Have you had your dinner?"
Dion asked me if I had dad my dinner.

Kalimat Imperative My mother said," Close the door."
My mother told me to close the door.

That

Reported speech sering diberikan sebagai bagian dari klausa-that,
khususnya dalam bahasa tertulis dan bahasa yang lebih formal.

Contoh:
• He said that he would arrive at 10.00.
• He said he would arrive at 10.00.

Kedua kalimat ini bermakna sama, dan that bisa dihilangkan tanpa ada
perubahan makna.