What is Reported Speech?

• Reported speech is the form in which one can

convey a message said by oneself or someone
else, mostly in the past. It can also be said to
be the third person view of what someone has
said. In this form of speech, you need not use
quotation marks as you are not quoting the
exact words spoken by the speaker, but just
conveying the message.
• Reported speech merupakan perubahan suatu kalimat langsung atau direct speech menjadi kalimat
tidak langsung atau indirect speech. Reported speech sendiri biasanya digunakan untuk
menyampaikan ulang apa yang dikatakan oleh orang lain.
 Definition
• Reported speech, according to the Oxford Learner’s
Dictionary, is defined as “a report of what somebody has
said that does not use their exact words.”
• The Collins Dictionary defines reported speech as “speech
which tells you what someone said, but does not use the
person’s actual words.”
• According to the Cambridge Dictionary, reported speech is
defined as “the act of reporting something that was said,
but not using exactly the same words.”
• The Macmillan Dictionary defines reported speech as “the
words that you use to report what someone else has said.”
 Transforming Direct Speech into Reported Speech
Direct Speech Reported Speech
I He, she
Me Him, her
We They
Us Them
You He, she, they
You Him, her, them
My His, her
Mine His, hers
Our Their
Ours Theirs
Your His, her, their
Yours His, hers, theirs
Change of Adverbs of Place and Adverbs of Time
 Change Of Tense
Direct Speech Reported Speech

Simple Present Simple Past

Example: Preethi said, “I cook pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she cooked pasta.

Present Continuous Past Continuous

Example: Preethi said, “I am cooking pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she was cooking pasta.

Present Perfect Past Perfect

Example: Preethi said, “I have cooked pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she had cooked pasta.
Present Perfect Past Perfect Continuous
Example: Preethi said, “I have been cooking pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she had been cooking pasta.
Simple Past Past Perfect
Example: Preethi said, “I cooked pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she had cooked pasta.
Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
Example: Preethi said, “I was cooking pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she had been cooking pasta.
Past Perfect Past Perfect (No change)
Example: Preethi said, “I had cooked pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she had cooked pasta.

Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous (No change)

Example: Preethi said, “I had been cooking pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she had been cooking pasta.
 Change of Modal Verbs

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Will Would
May Might
Can Could
Shall Should
Has/Have Had
Exercise
I. Choose the best reported speech answer of the option a, b, c, or d.
1. James asked me, “Did you and Andi go to a market yesterday?”
a) James asked me if you and Andi go to a market yesterday.
b) James asked me if I and Andi had gone to a market the day before
c) James asked me if I and Andi has gone to a market the day before
d) James asked me if I and Andi went to a market the day before

2. Indah asked, “What is your dream in the future?”

a) Indah wanted to know what is your dream in the future
b) Indah wanted to know what is my dream in the future
c) Indah wanted to know what my dream in the future is
d) Indah wanted to know what my dream in the future was

3. My mother told me, “Don’t open the window now!”

a) My mother told me not to open the window at that time
b) My mother told me don’t open the window at that time
c) My mother told me didn’t open the window at that time
d) My mother told me not to open the window now
4. The student said, “I begin to understand how the sewing machine works”
a) The student wanted to know if he began to understand how the sewing machine works
b) The student asked me if he began to understand how the sewing machine worked
c) The student said that he began to understand how the sewing machine worked
d) The student said that he begins to understand how the sewing machine works.

5. My sister told me, “Your best friend has just left from the school”
a) My sister told me that my best friend had just left from the school
b) My sister told me that my best friend has just left from the school
c) My sister told me that your best friend has just left from the school
d) My sister told me that your best friend had just left from the school

6. He asked me, “Can I borrow your book for a moment?”

a) He asked me whether I can borrow your book for a moment
b) He asked me whether he can borrow my book for a moment
c) He asked me if he can borrow my book for a moment
d) He asked me if he could borrow my book for a moment

7. She asked me, “Why are you staring angrily at that man?”
a) She asked me why were you staring angrily at that man
b) She asked me why was I staring angrily at that man
c) She asked me why was she staring angrily at that man
d) She asked me why am I staring angrily at that man
8. The teacher said, “The students must be in the class before 8 a.m. tomorrow”
a) The teacher said the students must be in the class before 8 a.m. tomorrow
b) The teacher said the students had to be in the class before 8 a.m. tomorrow
c) The teacher said the students had to be in the class before 8 a.m. the day after
d) The teacher said the students must be in the class befoe 8 a.m. the day after

9. Francis told me, “I am going to meet my penpal from Spain next two weeks”
a) Francis told me that he was going to meet his penpal from Spain two weeks after
b) Francis told me that he is going to meet his penpal from Spain two weeks after
c) Francis told me that I am going to meet my penpal from Spain next two weeks
d) Francis told me that I was going to meet my penpal from Spain next two weeks

10. My brother said, “We have been staying here for three days”
a) My brother said that we have been staying here for three days
b) My brother said that they had been staying there for three days
c) My brother said that they had been staying here for three days
d) My brother said that they have been staying there for three days

11. “How can I get to the nearest bus station?”

a) He asked me whether he could get to the nearest bus station
b) He told me how he can get to the nearest bus station.
c) He asked me how he could get to the nearest bus station.
d) He wanted to know if he can get to the nearest bus station.
12. Jessica said, “I want to buy a new makeup kit.”
a) Jessica said that she wanted to buy a new makeup kit.
b) Jessica told me that she wants to buy a new makeup kit.
c) Jessica asked me if she wanted to buy a new makeup kit.
d) Jessica said that she want a new makeup kit.

13. “Don’t turn on the TV,” he said.

e) He warned me to not turn on the TV.
f) He warned me not to turn on the TV.
g) He asked me to turn on the TV.
h) He said that he wanted to turn on the TV.

14. “I have been reading for 30 minutes,” my brother said.

i) My brother said that he has been reading for 30 minutes.
j) My brother told me that he had read for 30 minutes.
k) My brother asked if he has been reading for 30 minutes.
l) My brother told me that he had been reading for 30 minutes.

15. “I went to the new department store yesterday,” she said.

m) She said that she had gone to the new department store the day before.
n) She said that she has gone to the new department store the day before.
o) She said that she had gone to the new department store yesterday.
p) She said that she went to the new department store yesterday.
II. Move to Indirect speech
16. Nino has said." My father knows what you want in this
place".
Answer : .............................................................
17.  Romy has said," You must be carefull on the way with your
family today".
Answer : .............................................................
18. My sister is saying to me," I have something for your family".
Answer : .............................................................
19. Mother has told us," You must study hard".
Answer : .............................................................
20. She says ," He helps me today".
Answer : .............................................................