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EXERCISE OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
Change the direct speech below into indirect speech by choosing a, b, c, or, d and give the reason of
your answer!
1. Did they eat out together yesterday?
a. He asked me if they had eaten out 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.
d. He asked me if they have eaten out together the day before.
REASON:________________________________________________
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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.
d. He told me didn’t turn off the light at now.
REASON:________________________________________________
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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.
d. She wanted to know what was my passion.
REASON:________________________________________________
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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.
d. He said that I began to understand the concept of
biodiversity.
REASON:________________________________________________
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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.
d. He told me that my friend have just left.
REASON:________________________________________________
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Please don’t cheat to your friends!
SCORE :
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.
d. She asked me whether I could borrow her pencil for a
moment.
REASON:________________________________________________
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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.
d. He asked her why is she staring at his feet.
REASON:________________________________________________
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8. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
a. He said that the sun rose in the east and sets 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.
d. He said that the sun rise in the east and set in the west.
REASON:________________________________________________
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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.
d. She said she is going to meet her penpal for the first time
the next day.
REASON:________________________________________________
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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.
d. They said they has been here for a week.
REASON:________________________________________________
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Answer by yourself to see your ability in this material.
Be confident to your ability.
11. Who is sitting beside Tom?
a. He asked me who was sitting beside Tom that time.
b. He asked me was sitting beside Tom that time.
c. He asked me who is sitting beside Tom.
d. He asked me who is Tom sitting beside.
REASON:________________________________________________
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12. Please wait for me at the bus stop.
a. Endy told me to waiting her at the bus stop.
b. Endy told me waited for her at the bus stop that time.
c. Endy told me waited for me at the bus stop that time.
d. Endy told me waits for her at the bus stop that time.
REASON:________________________________________________
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13. Window-shopping is my favorite hobby.
a. Septi said that window-shopping is her favorite hobby.
b. Septi said that if window-shopping was my favorite hobby.
c. Septi said that window-shopping was my favorite hobby.
d. Septi said that window-shopping was her favorite hobby.
REASON:________________________________________________
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14. I ate some beef burgers yesterday.
a. Jean said that she have eat some beef burgers the day before.
b. Jean said that she has ate some beef burgers the day before.
c. Jean said that she had been eaten some beef burgers the day
before.
d. Jean said that she had been eat some beef burgers yesterday.
REASON:________________________________________________
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15. This is the bag which I bought yesterday.
a. He said that was the bag which he had been bought the day
before.
b. He said that was the bag which I bought the day before.
c. He said that the bag was which he had buy the day before.
d. He said that was the bag which I had been bought the day
before.
REASON:________________________________________________
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16. Who is hiding under the bed?
a. Mom wanted to know why was hiding under the bed.
b. Mom said she was hiding under the bed.
c. Mom wanted to hiding under the bed.
d. Mom wanted to know who was hiding under the bed.
REASON:________________________________________________
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17. Elisa had been living in Bangkok before she moved to Jakarta.
a. Firmansyah said that Elisa have live in Bangkok before she
moved to Jakarta.
b. Firmansyah said that Elisa had been living in Bangkok before
she moved to Jakarta.
c. Firmansyah said that Elisa is living in Bangkok before she
moved to Jakarta.
d. Firmansyah said that Elisa was in Bangkok before she move to
Jakarta.
REASON:________________________________________________
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18. I have been travelling around the world for over three years.
a. Grandpa said he had been travelling around the world for over
three years.
b. Grandpa said he have been travel around the world for over
three years.
c. Grandpa said he was travel around the world for over three
years.
d. Grandpa said he is travelling around the world for over three
years.
REASON:________________________________________________
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19. When you pushed me, I was holding my phone.
a. Keyza said when you push him, he was holding my phone.
b. Keyza said when I push him, he was holding his phone.
c. Keyza said when I pushed him, he was holding his phone.
d. Keyza said when I pushed him, he is holding my phone.
REASON:________________________________________________
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20. My name is Harry.
a. He said his name was Harry.
b. He said his name might Harry.
c. He said his name will Harry.
d. He said his name has Harry.
REASON:________________________________________________
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