Reported speech

Reported speech or commonly referred to as direct and indirect speech is the phrase used to convey what others say. In English we have a special rule in direct sentences into indirect change both in terms of tenses, subject, and time information as we discussed in the materials Reported speech before.

Well, on this occasion we will give all the KBI friend Reported speech collection of example sentences in the present tense which in its indirect speech we will change it to the past tense. Immediately, we both consider the following sentence:Example Sentences Reported Speech Present Tense English Language and Meaning

Direct speech:
Budi told us, "I have to go now"
Budi told us, "I have to go now"

Indirect speech: 
Budi of toll to us that he had to go then. 
Budi told us that she had to go at that time.

Direct speech:
Anita said, "I work in an Indonesian company." 
Anita said, "I worked in a company in Indonesia."

Indirect speech: 
Anita said that she worked in an Indonesian company.
Anita said that she worked in a bank.

Direct speech: 
My mother asked me, "Where are you last night?"
My mother asked me, "Where I was last night?"

Indirect speech: 
My mother asked me where I was that night.
My mother asked me where I was that night.

Direct speech: 
They said, "We are the young generation." 
They said, "We are the young generation."

Indirect speech: 
They said that they were the young generation. 
They say that they are young.

Direct speech:
Beautifully said, "I am happy now" 
Beautifully said, "I'm happy today"

Indirect Speech: 
Indah said that she was happy then. 
Indah said that he was happy at the time.

Direct speech: 
I told my father, "I can fix this motorcycle soon."
I told my father, "I can fix this bike soon".

Indirect speech: 
I told to my father that I could fix that motorcycle Immediately. 
I told my father that I could fix the bike immediately. 

* Note: However, if the sentences are simple present direct speech reporting verb is at her, then tenses are used unchanged. But we just simply change the personal pronoun and time alone. To be more details, let us look at the following example:

Direct speech:
Beni Tells Desi, "I love you so much."
Beni tells Desi, "I love you."

Indirect speech: 
Beni of toll to Daisy that he loves her so much. 
Beni tells Desi that she loved him very much.

Direct speech:
Budiman says, "I have two brothers and one sister." 
Budiman said, "I have two brothers and one sister."

Indirect speech: 
Budiman said that he has two brothers and one sister. 
Budiman said that he had two brothers and one sister.

Direct Speech: 
My mother says, "This flower needs to be watering frequently"
My mother said, "This flower needs often watered."

Indirect Speech: 
My mother said that flower that needs to be watering frequently. 
My mother said that it took a flower often watered.

Those are some examples of sentences Reported speech English present tense we can provide. May be useful. Thank you!

 

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Elliptical Sentences

Elliptical sentence ( sentence ellipse ) is a combination of two different words but the same subject predicate, and is used to prevent the repetition of the word . The use of elliptic sentence aims to deliver a statement in a simple and at the same time avoid repeating the same sentence elements .

In elliptic sentences , commonly used words too , so , either , Neither , but with the auxiliary verb .

1.  Elip wording used too and so

Elip sentence structures that use too and so , is used to combine two positive sentences that have the same predicate ( including objects with complementary )


The pattern of the sentence :

... . ( + ) ... . , And + subject + auxiliary + too

... . ( + ) ... . , And + so + auxiliary + subject


Note :

The auxiliary verb ( auxiliary verb ) , as used herein should be adjusted to shape the time of the first sentence . The position of the word too is always located behind the auxiliary verb , whereas the layout so always at the beginning of the auxiliary verb .

Examples of its use in a sentence in English :

- She studies English everyday | saya belajar bahasa Inggris setiap hari

- I study English everyday | saya belajar bahasa Inggris setiap hari

Sentence ellipse :

- She studies English everyday, and I am too | dia belajar bahasa Inggris setiap hari, dan saya juga

- She studies English everyday, and so am I | dia belajar bahasa Inggris setiap hari, dan saya juga

- I bought a dictionary yesterday | saya membeli sebuah kamus kemarin

- Joni bought a dictionary yesterday | Joni membeli sebuah kamus kemarin

Sentence ellipse :

- I bought a dictionary yesterday, and Joni did too | saya membeli sebuah kamus kemarin, dan Joni juga

- I bought a dictionary yesterday, and so did Joni | saya membeli sebuah kamus kemarin, dan Joni juga


2.  Elip sentence structure using either and Neither

Elip sentence structures that use either and Neither , used to join two pieces of the same negative sentence predicate ( including objects and captions or complementary ) .

The pattern of the sentence :

…. (-) …., and + subyek + auxiliary + not + either

…. (-) …., and + neither + auxiliary + subyek


Note :

The auxiliary verb used must be adapted to form a first sentence . The layout is either behind the auxiliary verb , whereas Neither location is before the auxiliary verb . Neither no need for additional notes on the back of her auxiliary verb because the shape Neither comes from "no + either "

Examples of its use in a sentence in English :

- I didn’t go to school yesterday | saya tidak pergi ke sekolah kemarin

- He didn’t go to school yesterday | dia tidak pergi ke sekolah kemarin

Sentence ellipse :

- I didn’t go to school yesterday, and he didn’t either | saya tidak pergi ke sekolah kemarin, dan dia juga

- I didn’t go to school yesterday, and neither did he | saya tidak pergi ke sekolah kemarin, dan dia juga

- Tracy doesn’t have breakfast at seven | tracy tidak makan pagi pada jam tujuh

- I don’t have breakfast at seven | saya tidak makan pagi pada jam tujuh

Sentence ellipse :

- Tracy doesn’t have breakfast at seven, and I don’t either | tracy tidak makan pagi pada jam tujuh, dan saya juga

- Tracy doesn’t have breakfast at seven, and neither do I |tracy tidak makan pagi pada jam tujuh, dan saya juga



3.   Elip wording used but

Elip sentence structures that use but , used to combine two sentences have the opposite predicate ( one positive and one negative )

The pattern of the sentence :

…. (+) …., but + subyek + auxiliary + not

…. (+) …., but + subyek + auxiliary


Note :

The auxiliary verb used must be adapted to form a first sentence . If the first sentence in the form of positive , then its auxiliary must be coupled with a "not " . Meanwhile, if the first sentence is negative, then the auxiliary its not necessary to add "not " .

Examples of its use in a sentence in English :

- They come here | mereka datang kesini

- She doesn’t come here | dia tidak datang kesini

Sentence ellipse :

- They come here, and she doesn’t | mereka datang kesini, dan dia tidak

- He doesn’t work hard | dia tidak bekerja keras

- I work hard | saya bekerja keras

Sentence ellipse :

- He doesn’t work hard, but I do | dia tidak bekerja keras, tetapi saya bekerja keras



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Telling about my plans

I have three things that I will do after my graduation. First, I will find a job and also try to find scholarship for my S2. I want to work in a place or in a department that is appropriate with my skill, for example in an accounting. And then I want to go to New York and Mexico to continue my study for S2. Second, I will get married and try to make a beautiful family. I will try to be faithful to my husband and also try to be a good mother for my children. Last, I will give a present to my beloved parent. I will take them to go to Mecca and do the pilgrimage together. I think that’s all my plans after I graduate. Amien