Latihan soal Reported Speech

“He works in a bank,” said Sean.

• Sean said that he works in a bank.

• Sean said that he worked in a bank.

• Sean said that he had worked in a bank.

• Sean said that he work in a bank.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Sean said that he worked in a bank.' because it accurately reflects the past tense of Sean's statement, aligning with reported speech rules.

“I am waiting for the bus now,” said Tim.

• He had waited for the bus then.

• He was waiting for the bus then.

• He is waiting for the bus then.

• He waited for the bus then.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He was waiting for the bus then' because it accurately reflects the ongoing action Tim described in the present tense, indicating that at that moment, he was in the process of waiting.

“What is your favourite food?” asked the teacher.

• The teacher asked what was my favourite food.

• The teacher asked that my favourite food was.

• The teacher asked what my favourite food was.

• The teacher asked if my favourite food was.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The teacher asked what my favourite food was.' because it accurately reflects the indirect speech structure, maintaining the original question's meaning and tense.

He said, “I’ve never been there before.”

• He said that he has never been there before.

• He said that he had never been there before.

• He said if he had never been there before.

• He said if he has never been there before.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He said that he had never been there before.' because it accurately reflects the past perfect tense used in the original statement, indicating that the action of never being there occurred before the time of speaking.

He said, “I’ve never been there before.”

• He said that he has never been there before.

• He said that he had never been there before.

• He said if he had never been there before.

• He said if he has never been there before.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He said that he had never been there before.' because it accurately reflects the past perfect tense used in the original statement, indicating that the action of never being there occurred before the time of speaking.

“Have you gone to Italy before?” asked the boy proudly to his friends.

• He proudly asked whether had they gone to Italy before.

• He proudly asked whether they had gone to Italy before.

• He proudly asked whether had we gone to Italy before.

• He proudly asked whether we had gone to Italy before.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He proudly asked whether they had gone to Italy before.' This maintains the original question's intent and uses the correct past perfect tense with 'they' as the subject.

“Lucy will come later,” he told his dad.

• She comes later.

• He told his dad that Lucy could come later.

• She would come later.

• He told his dad whether Lucy would come later.

Answer explanation

The phrase "Lucy will come later" indicates a future action. The correct interpretation is "She would come later," reflecting the future tense and the conditional nature of the statement.

Katrina: “I work in a coffee shop.” She said …

• I work in a coffee shop

• I worked in a coffee shop

• she works in a coffee shop

• she worked in a coffee shop

• she is working in a coffee shop

Answer explanation

Katrina's statement is in the present tense. When reported, it changes to past tense, making 'she worked in a coffee shop' the correct choice. The other options do not accurately reflect the change in tense.

"I know her name and address," said John. John said that..............

• I know her name and address

• I knows her name and address

• she know her name and address

• she knows her name and address

• he knew her name and address

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'he knew her name and address' because it accurately reflects John's statement in reported speech, changing 'I know' to 'he knew' to maintain the past tense.

he told me “I begin to understand the concept of biodiversity.”

• He told me that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

• He wanted to know if he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

• He asked me that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

• He told me that I began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

• He told me that he begin to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He told me that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.' because it accurately reflects the reported speech and maintains the past tense 'began' as per the original statement.