1. 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.
Pembahasan: B
Direct speech berupa
yes-no question dengan time reference “yesterday”. Time reference perlu
diubah menjadi “the day
before” atau” the previous day”.
2. Don’t turn off the
light now.
A. He told me don'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 didn't turn
off the light at that time.
Pembahasan: B
Verb menjadi infinitive
pada reporting commands (perintah).
3. What’s your passion?
A. She wanted to know what
is my passion.
B. She wanted to know what
was my passion.
C. She wanted to know what
my passion was.
Pembahasan: C
Direct speech berupa wh-
question (information request) –> pindahkan verb ke belakang subject
(word order).
4. 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.
Pembahasan: 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).
5. 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.
Pembahasan: C
Verb present perfect tense
disesuaikan menjadi past perfect tense.
6. 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.
Pembahasan: C
Modal verb “can” (present)
disesuakan menjadi “could” (past).
7. 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.
Pembahasan: B
Verb present continuous
tense pada direct speech menjadi past continuous tense pada reported
speech.
8. 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.
Pembahasan: B
Verb tidak berubah
(menjadi past) karena pernyataan berupa general truth.
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.
Pembahasan: A
Time reference “tomorrow”
disesuaikan menjadi “the next day” atau “the following day”.
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.
Pembahasan: A
“Here” pada direct speech diubah menjadi
“there”.
The girl says to him that ………….
A. you play the piano well.
B. he play the piano well
C. he plays the piano well
D. he played the piano well
E. you played the piano well
12. “Did he leave a message for me?”
“yes, he said………. tonight”.
A. he called you
B. he would call him
C. you called her
D. he would call you
E. I would call you
13. “You mustn’t forget what I told you.”
She told me ………..
A. that I hadn’t to forget what she had told me
B. that I didn’t have to forget what I had told her.
C. that I mustn’t have forgotten what I told you.
D. that I didn’t have to forget what she had told me
E. that I was not to forget what she had told me.sing so loudly
14. Tony said to me: “Why does she sing so loudly?”
A. Tony said to me why does she sing so loudly
B. Tony asked me why did she sing so loudly.
C. Tony asked why does she sing so loudly
D. Tony asked me why she sang so loudly
E. Tony asked me why she did sing so loudly
16. “How many pieces of bread can you eat?” She said
A. She said how many pieces of bread I can eat
B. She wanted to know how many pieces of bread you cculd eat
C. She asked how could I eat a lot of bread
D. She asked how many pieces of bread I could eat
E. She asked me how many pieces of bread I can eat
17. “Where did you go four days ago?” John asked.
Tony asked …….
A. where did I go four days ago
B. where I did go four days ago
C. Where I had gone four days before
D. where I had gone four days ago.
E. where I went four days before
18. “Did you have an assignment last month? Father asked me
Father asked me ……
A. did I have an assignment last month
B. I did have an assignment last month
C. if I had had an assignment the month before
D. if I did have an assignment the month before
E. if I had had an assignment the month before
19. “Were you at the party last night?” Tony said.
A. Tony said that I was at the party the night be tofore
B. Tony wanted to know if he was at the party the night before
C. Tony asked me if I was at the party
D. Tony wanted to know if I had been at the party the night before
E. Tony said to me that I had been at the party the night before
20. Rudy said to me, “Can I help you find a hotel?”
A. Rudy asked me if I could help her find a hotel
B. I wondered if my friend could help me find a hotel
C. Rudy said that I could help me find a hotel
D. Rudy asked me to find a hotel for him
E. Rudy asked me whether he could help me find a hotel
