Direct indirect speech

1. Helen said Jono, “May I borrow your dictionary tomorrow?”. What did

Helen say to Jono…
a. Helen said Jono to borrow her dictionary tomorrow
b. Helen said Jono if/whether he might borrow her dictionary the
following day
c. Helen said Jono whether she might borrow her dictionary the following
day
d. Helen said Jono to borrow her dictionary the following day
e. Helen said Jono if/whether she might borrowed her dictionary the
following day

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “may” akan berubah

menjadi “might” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “I” ditujukan untuk “Helen=she” dan untk
keterangan waktu “tomorrow” akan berubah menjadi “the following day”

2. Sofia said my mom, “Can I meet your daughter, Mila, now?”. We know
that…
a. Sofia asked my mom if she could meet her daughter, Mila, then
b. Sofia asked my mom if she could met her daughter, Mila, then
c. Sofia asked my mom if she can meet her daughter, Mila, then
d. Sofia asked my mom if she could met her daughter, Mila, now
e. Sofia asked my mom if she can meet his daughter, Mila, then

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “can” akan berubah

menjadi “could” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “I” ditujukan untuk “Sofia=she” , possessive
adjective berupa “your daughter” ditujukan untuk menggantikan “My
mom’s daughter = her daughter” dan untuk keternagan waktu “now”
akan berubah menjadi “then”

3. My father asked My brother, “Will we spend the holiday in Lampung

next month?”. We can conclude that…
a. My father asked my brother whether we would spent the holiday in
Lampung the following month
b. My father asked my brother whether they would spend the holiday in
Lampung the following month
c. My father asked my brother whether they would spend the holiday in
Lampung the following month
d. My father asked my brother whether they would spend the holiday in
Lampung the next month
e. My father asked my brother whether we would have spent the holiday
in Lampung the following month

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “will” akan berubah

menjadi “would” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “we” ditujukan untuk “my father and my brother =
they” dan untuk keternagan waktu “next month” akan berubah menjadi
“the following month ”

4. Miftahul said Dwi, “Will you marry me?”. We can conclude that……
a. Miftahul asked Dwi if she would marry him
b. Miftahul asked Dwi if he would marry him
c. Miftahul asked Dwi if he would marry hers
d. Miftahul asked Dwi if he would marry her
e. Miftahul asked Dwi if he will marry her
Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “will” akan berubah
menjadi “would” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “you” ditujukan untuk “Dwi = she”, dan objek
berupa “me” ditujukan untuk “dwi=her”

5. Fairuz said me, “Shall I go now?”. We can conclude that…….

a. Fairuz asked me that he should go then
b. Fairuz asked me that he should go now
c. Fairuz asked me if he should go now
d. Fairuz asked me if he shall go then
e. Fairuz asked me whether he should go then

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “shalll” akan berubah

menjadi “should” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “i” ditujukan untuk “Mr. Fairiz = he”, dan
keterangan waktu berupa “now” berubah menjadi “then”
6. Joshua said Sindy, “could you send the letter yesterday?”. What did
Joshua say Sindy….
a. Joshua said Sindy to send the letter the day before
b. Joshua said Sindy that he could send the letter the day before
c. Joshua said Sindy whether he could have sent the letter the day
before
d. Joshua said Sindy she could have sent the letter yesterday
e. Joshua said Sindy if she could have sent the letter the day before

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “could ” akan berubah

menjadi “could have ” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya
pada direct speech berupa “you” ditujukan untuk “Sindy=she” dan untk
keternagan waktu “yesterday akan berubah menjadi “the day before”

7. Sinta said Bayu, “should we wait Our friends here?”. We know

that……..
a. Sinta said Bayu shall they wait Our friends there
b. Sinta said Bayu whether they should wait their friends there
c. Sinta said Bayu whether they should have waited their friends there
d. Sinta said Bayu that they should have waited their friends there
e. Sinta said Bayu whether they should have wait our friends there

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “shall” akan berubah

menjadi “should have ” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya
pada direct speech berupa “we” ditujukan untuk “Sinta and Bayu=we” ,
possessive adjective berupa “our freinds” ditujukan untuk menggantikan
“Sinta and Bayu’s friends = their friends ” dan untuk keternagan tempat
“here” akan berubah menjadi “there”

8. Sulena asked Tito , “might you spend the holiday in Jogjakrta last
month?”. We can conclude that….
a. Sulena asked Tito to you might spend the holiday in Jogjakrta the
month before
b. Sulena asked Tito if she might have   spent the holiday in Jogjakrta
the month before
c. Sulena asked Tito whether she might have spent the holiday in
Jogjakrta   the month before
d. Sulena asked Tito that he might have   spent the holiday in Jogjakrta
last month before
e. Sulena asked Tito might you have   spend the holiday in Jogjakrta last
month before
Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “might” akan berubah
menjadi “might have” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “you ” ditujukan untuk “tito = he” dan untuk
keternagan waktu “last month” akan berubah menjadi “the month before
”

9. Riza said Denny, “Would you come to my home?”. We can conclude

that….
a. Riza said Denny if she Would have come to her home
b. Riza said Denny that she Would come to her home
c. Riza said Denny Would she come to her home
d. Riza said Denny whether he Would have come to his home
e. Riza said Denny if she Would have come to my home

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “would ” akan berubah

menjadi “would have ” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya
pada direct speech berupa “you” ditujukan untuk “Denny = he”, dan
possessive adjective berupa “my home ” ditujukan untuk “Riza’s
home=her home”

10. Mario said me, “Should I go?” . We can conclude that….
a. Mario said me, whether he Should go
b. Mario said me whether I Should go
c. Mario said me that he Should have gone
d. Mario said me,to she Should have gone
e. Mario said me whether he Should have gone

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “should” akan berubah

menjadi “should have” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya
pada direct speech berupa “i” ditujukan untuk “Mr. Mario = he”

11. Tina said Eko, “why May you give the permitting to them to take
all?”. What did Tina say to Eko …
a. Tina said Eko why you might give the permitting to them to take all
b. Tina said Eko why he might give the permitting to them to take all
c. Tina said Eko why he might have given the permitting to them to take
all
d. Tina said Eko why she might give the permitting to them to take all
e. Tina said Eko why she might have given the permitting to them to take
all

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “may” akan berubah

menjadi “might” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “I” ditujukan untuk “Eko=he”

12. Aurelia said Fino, “where Can I buy this hat now?”. We know that….
a. Aurelia said Fino where she could buy that hat, then
b. Aurelia said Fino where she could have bought that hat, then
c. Aurelia said Fino where she could buy this hat, now
d. Aurelia said Fino where he could buy that hat, then
e. Aurelia said Fino where he could have bought that hat, then

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “can” akan berubah

menjadi “could” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “I” ditujukan untuk “Aurelia=she” , demonstrative
berupa “this” ditujukan untuk menggantikan “that” dan untuk keternagan
waktu “now” akan berubah menjadi “then”

13. Riana asked Ubbay, “when Will we join the students

organization ?”. We can conclude that…..
a. Riana asked Ubbay when we Would join the students organization
b. Riana asked Ubbay when they   Would join the students organization
c. Riana asked Ubbay when we Would have joined the students
organization
d. Riana asked Ubbay when they Would have joined the students
organization
e. Riana asked Ubbay when they Would have been joined the students
organization

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “will” akan berubah

menjadi “would” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “we” ditujukan untuk “Riana and Ubbay = they””

14. Wida said Carel, “why Will you marry me?”. We can conclude that….
a. Wida said Carel she would marry him
b. Wida said Carel she would have married him
c. Wida said Carel he would have married her
d. Wida said Carel he would marry her
e. Wida said Carel to he would marry her

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “will” akan berubah

menjadi “would” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “you” ditujukan untuk “Carel= he”, dan objek
berupa “me” ditujukan untuk “Wida=her”

15. Yumna said Fairuz , “when Shall I come to your home?”. We can
conclude that….
a. Yumna said Fairuz when she Shall I come to your home
b. Yumna said Fairuz when She have come to your home?”
c. Yumna said Fairuz when She come to his home?”
d. Yumna said Fairuz when She should have come to his home
e. Yumna said Fairuz when She should come to his home

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “shalll” akan berubah

menjadi “should” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “i” ditujukan untuk “Yumna = she”, dan possessive
adjective berupa “your home” berubah menjadi “Fairuz’s home =his
home”

16. Ekko said Yuni , “what could you do for your future?”. What did Ekko
say Yuni….
a. Ekko said Yuni what could you have done for your future
b. Ekko said Yuni what you could have do for your future
c. Ekko said Yuni what she could have done for her future
d. Ekko said Yuni what he could have done for his future
e. Ekko said Yuni what she could do for her future
Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “could ” akan berubah
menjadi “could have ” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya
pada direct speech berupa “you” ditujukan untuk “Yuni=she” dan untuk
keternagan possessive adjective berupa “your future” mengcu kepada
“Yunis’s future=her future”

17. Chelsy said Nisa , “when should we follow the party?”. We know
that….
a. Chelsy said Nisa when they should have followed the party
b. Chelsy said Nisa when she should have followed the party
c. Chelsy said Nisa that when they should have followed the party
d. Chelsy said Nisa to when they should have followed the party
e. Chelsy said Nisa whether they should have followed the party

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “should” akan berubah

menjadi “should have ” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya
pada direct speech berupa “we” ditujukan untuk “Chelsy dan Nisa =
they”

18. Imron asked Mrs. Yanti , “How might you enter to study in Lampung
University last month?”. We can conclude that….
a. Imron asked Mrs. Yanti How you might enter to study in Lampung
University the month before
b. Imron asked Mrs. Yanti How she might have   entered to study in
Lampung University the month before
c. Imron asked Mrs. Yanti how he might have entered to study in
Lampung University the month before
d. Imron asked Mrs. Yanti how he might enter to study in Lampung
University last month?”
e. Imron asked Mrs. Yanti how might she have   enter to study in
Lampung University the month before

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “might” akan berubah

menjadi “might have” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada
direct speech berupa “you ” ditujukan untuk “Yanti = she” dan untuk
keternagan waktu “last month” akan berubah menjadi “the month before
”
19. Lutfiah said Denny, “when Would you call to your sister?”.We can
conclude that….
a. Lutfiah said Denny when she Would have called   to your sister
b. Lutfiah said Denny when he Would have called l to your sister
c. Lutfiah said Denny when she Would have called to her sister?”
d. Lutfiah said Denny when he Would have called to his sister?”
e. Lutfiah said Denny when she Would call to her sister?”

Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “would ” akan berubah

menjadi “would have ” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya
pada direct speech berupa “you” ditujukan untuk “Denny = he”, dan
possessive adjective berupa “your sister ” ditujukan untuk “Denny’s
sister = his sister”

20. Mario said me, “why Should I go?”. We can conclude that….
a. Mario said me, why he Should go
b. Mario said me why  I Should have gone
c. Mario said me why he Should have been gone
d. Mario said me,to he Should have gone
e. Mario said me why he Should have gone
Penjelasannya: karena dalam perubahannnya “should” akan berubah
menjadi “should have” dalam indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya
pada direct speech berupa “i” ditujukan untuk “Mr. Mario = he”.

Simple past tense

1. I __________In Solo last week.
A. Were
B. Was
C. Am
D. Is
2. My mother was in the kitchen, she __________ some cakes for four hours
ago.
A. Cooked
B. Cooks
C. Cooking
D. Cook
3. He __________ always study hard when he was a student.
A. Did not
B. Does not
C. Do not
D. Did
4. Shela: hi mela, what did you do last night?
Mela: ……………….
A. I am watching drama series on VIU last night
B. I watch drama series on VIU last night
C. I watched drama series on VIU last night
D. I watches drama series on VIU last night
5. Arrange the jumbled words below into good sentences of simple past
tense (susunlah kata acak dibawah ini menjadi kalimat yang benar dalam
bentuk simple past tense)
1. Ignored 2. last day 3. She 4. my call
A. 2-1-3-4
B. 4-1-2-1
C. 3-1-2-4
D. 3-1-4-2
6. Mr. Angga _____________Mr. Joe in the afternoon.
A. Meet
B. Have met
C. Has met
D. Met
8. She ___________out of the window.
A. Looks
B. Looked
C. Had looked
D. Look
9. The boy __________ tell lies
A. Did not
B. Do not
C. Does not
D. Had not
10. Students_________ in the class
A. Drinks
B. Dunk
C. Did not drink
D. Does not drink
11. Arrange the jumbled words below into good sentences of simple past
tense.
1. At 2. yesterday 3. they 4. the 5. lunch 6. had 7. restaurant
A. 4 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 1 – 2 – 7
B. 4 – 5 – 6 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
C. 3 – 6 – 5 – 1 – 4 – 7 – 2
D. 3 – 6 – 5 – 7 – 1 – 4 – 2
12. Dona……. this delicious food for us, 1 hour ago
A. Cooking
B. Cooked
C. Cooks
D. Cook
8. She ___________out of the window.
A. Looks
B. Looked
C. Had looked
D. Look
9. The boy __________ tell lies
A. Did not
B. Do not
C. Does not
D. Had not
10. Students_________ in the class
A. Drinks
B. Dunk
C. Did not drink
D. Does not drink
11. Arrange the jumbled words below into good sentences of simple past
tense.
1. At 2. yesterday 3. they 4. the 5. lunch 6. had 7. restaurant
A. 4 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 1 – 2 – 7
B. 4 – 5 – 6 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
C. 3 – 6 – 5 – 1 – 4 – 7 – 2
D. 3 – 6 – 5 – 7 – 1 – 4 – 2
12. Dona……. this delicious food for us, 1 hour ago
A. Cooking
B. Cooked
C. Cooks
D. Cook
Simple present tense
1. She … in Surabaya

a.   worked        
b.   works
c.   has worked
d.   working

Soal 2 

They … Mira’s new friends.

a.   were
b.   is
c.   are
d.   have been

Soal 3 

Hendrik … football every Saturday with his friends. 

a.   playing
b.   plays
c.   played
d.   is

Soal 4 
Mary and Anna sometimes … to the nearest cinema to watch their
favorite movie.

a.   go
b.   went
c.   goes
d.   has been going

Soal 5

The school terms … next week according to the latest official

announcement. 

a.   will start
b.   starts
c.   starting
d.   will be starting

Soal 6 

The train to Jakarta … at 19.50 this evening.

a.   leave
b.   will leave
c.   leaves
d.   will be leaving

7. … she go to the same college as Nanda? 

a.   Do
b.   Does
c.   Did
d.   Is

8. … Andrea and Martha work at the weekend? 

a.   Did
b.   Do
c.   Does
d.   Will

9. … Caca from Malang? 

a.   Are
b.   Is
c.   Does
d.   Do

Contoh Soal Simple Present Tense Beserta

Jawabannya dalam Bentuk Essay

Selain pilihan ganda, bentuk soal essay juga bisa kamu temui. Tidak
ada pilihan yang tersedia sehingga kamu harus menemukan sendiri
jawaban yang paling pas untuk menjawab setiap soal.

Sebagai gambaran sekaligus latihan, berikut contoh soal simple

present tense beserta jawabannya yang dibuat dalam bentuk essay
atau soal model fill in the blank.
Soal 1 

Ambar  : Do you live alone?

Bintang : No, I do not. My friend and I share the room.

Soal 2

Bayu : Do you have hobbies?

Akbar   : My hobbies are swimming and gardening. I .. to the

swimming pool every weekend and .. gardening every month.

Soal 3

Please use the correct words to complete this paragraph:

Rahma (a)is a nurse. She (b) works at Rumah Sakit Kasih Sejahtera.
Every morning, Rahma (c) goes to work by walking. She (d) works
from eight in the morning until six in the evening. 

Rahma usually (e) goes home at about 6.30 o’clock. Most evenings,
she (f) is at home and (g) reads a book or (h) watches television. At
the weekend, she (i) goes to go swimming with her close friends.

Soal 4 

Q     : “What time do you usually go to the cafetaria?”

A      : “I usually go cafetaria at about 5 o’clock”

Soal 5 

Q     : “What do you do in the evenings?”

A      : “Most evenings, I go to home and watches TV or listens to

music.

Soal 6

Maryam always cleans her room at the weekend and reads book at
the her favorite book cafe. 

Soal 7 

Dina visits Karya Mandiri School. She meets her best friends who
work there, Nanda And Nila.