- "I can singing" He said. ; He said He could Singing.
- "I'm Watching Television" Fitri said. ; Fitri said She was Watching Television.
- "Do you like Cooking?" Karin asked me. ; Karin asked me if I did liked Cooking.
- "I will buy vegetables in the market" Mom said. ; Mom said she would buy vegetables in the market.
- "Are you happy?" He asked me. ; He asked me if I was happy.
Kamis, 12 Mei 2011
Example of Reported Speech
Reported Speech Example :
Reported Speech
Definition of Reported Speech is reporting what some body else says.
When the main verb of the sentence is in the past tense, The tense in the reported satatement is changed
Present - Past
- He said, "Its Hot" - He said it was Hot
Past - Past Perfect
- He said, "I thaught online Yesterday." - He said He had thaught online Yesterday.
As well as tense changes, other words in direct speech need to be changed when they are reported
example :
- Will > Would
- Can > Could
- Must > Had to
- Shall > Should
- May > Might
you can use "that" is optional after the main verb
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