Penjelasan dan Penggunaan Reported Speech dalam Kalimat Simple Present Tense

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PustakaBahasaInggris.com – Menyambung penjelasan tentang Reported Speech yang belum habis pembahasan nya pada bacaan yang lalu, kali ini saya akan memberikan kalian fokusan dalam kalimat Simple Present Tense yang bertujuan supaya kalian dapat dengan mudah memahami perubahan yang terjadi dalam kalimat Reported Speech.

Langkah awal bila ingin master tentang “Reported Speech” adalah kalian harus mengetahui jenis Tenses bersangkutan yang ada dalam setiap kalimat nya. Maksudnya adalah, sangat mustahil bila kalian akan mengerti tentang “Reported Speech” dalam kalimat Simple Present Tense, sedangkan kalian belum memahami tentang penjelasan umum dari Simple Present Tense itu sendiri.

Jangan kuatir sobat! Karena pada bacaan ini saya akan memberikan kalian teknik belajar yang baik untuk memahami tentang “Reported Speech”

Penjelasan dan Penggunaan Reported Speech dalam Kalimat Simple Present Tense

Penjelasan dan Penggunaan Reported Speech dalam Kalimat Simple Present Tense

Apa hal pertama yang harus kalian lakukan?

1. Sesuai dengan judul di atas “Penggunaan Reported Speech dalam Kalimat Simple Present Tense”.

Hal yang harus kalian pelajari di awal adalah kalian harus memahami tentang pengetahuan dasar dari Simple Present Tense itu sendiri. Simak pada link bacaan di bawah ini untuk pemahaman dasar tentang Simple Present Tense:

Setelah kalian memahami beberapa link di atas sebagai panduan dasar tentang Simple Present Tense maka langkah berikut nya adalah:

Jika kalian membuat kalimat “Reported Speech dalam Kalimat Simple Present Tense”, maka akan terjadi perubahan struktur kalimat dalam “Indirect Speech” perubahan Simple Present akan menjadi Simple Past Tense, tetapi perubahan itu tidak akan merubah arti dari kalimat aslinya. Dalam langkah ke-2 ini, kalian harus mempelajari juga tentang Simple Past Tense. Simak link di bawah ini untuk mempelajari tentang Simple Past Tense:

Contoh Penggunaan Reported Speech dalam Kalimat Simple Present Tense dalam sebuah Dialog

Contoh dalam deskripsi singkat, memudahkan kalian untuk memahami tentang Penggunaan Reported Speech dalam Kalimat Simple Present Tense.

Situation: Mrs. Linda is Jack’s neighbor. Jack has some questions with her. Dolph will ask Jack about her. 

Jack: What are you doing for a living?

Mrs. Linda: I am a teacher. (Statement of Simple Present Tense)

Jack: How many students do you have?

Mrs. Linda: I have many students. (Statement of Simple Present Tense)

Jack: Oh…I see.

Dolph: What does Mrs. Linda do for a living, Jack?

Jack: She told me that she was a teacher. (Indirect Speech of Mrs. Linda’s statement)

Dolph: How many students does Mrs. Linda have?

Jack: She told me that she had many students. (Indirect Speech of Mrs. Linda’s statement)

Ulasan dari contoh di atas:

* I am a teacher. (Simple Present Tense)
>>  She told me that she was a teacher. (Simple Past Tense)

* I have many students. (Simple Present Tense)
>> She told me that she had many students. (Simple Past Tense)

Contoh Reported Speech dalam Kalimat Simple Present Tense

Pernyataan/ Statement

He plays guitar
>> He told me that he played guitar.

They study English.
>> He told me that they studied English.

Ana buys new books.
>> She told me that she bought a new book

We are in the library.
>> I told you that we were in the library.

I am 17 years old and I am young.
>> She said that she was 17 years old and she was young.

Jack does not have any brother.
>> I told you that Jack did not have any brother.

They are not in school.
>> Teacher told me that they were not in school.

Perintah/ Command

Don’t use handphone in the class.
>> Teachers told us not to use handphone in the class.

Do not drive reckless.
>> My mom told me not to drive reckless.

Be honest in your test.
>> My father told me, to be honest in my test.

Do your best.
>> She told me to do my best.

Open your book.
>> Teacher asked to open our book.

Drink more water.
>> Doctor asked to drink more water.

Pertanyaan/ Question menggunakan W/ H Questions

What do you do?
>> They asked me what I did.

Where do you work?
>> He asked me where I worked.

Why are you so sad?
>> She asked me why I was so sad.

When does Jack come back?
>> He asked me when Jack came back.

How old is she?
>> Jack asked me how old she was.

Pertanyaan/ Question menggunakan Yes/ No Questions

Do you know her name?
>> He asked me if I knew her name.

Are they at your home?
>> She asked me if they were at my home.

Kesimpulan

Jadi bila kalian ingin merubah kalimat Simple Present Tense ke dalam Indirect Speech maka kalian harus menggunakan Simple Past Tense. Dan hanya berlaku untuk Pernyataan/ Statement dan Pertanyaan/ Question. Tidak berlaku untuk Perintah/ Command.

Baca juga link di bawah ini untuk pengetahuan umum tentang “Reported Speech”

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