What is Indirect Speech or Reported Speech? Make at Least 5 Sentences with Different Tense Containing Reported

Perubahan Tense: Jika kalimat utama menggunakan past tense, tense dalam kalimat yang dilaporkan biasanya juga berubah menjadi bentuk lampau.

Perubahan Kata Ganti: Kata ganti dalam kalimat asli diubah untuk mencerminkan sudut pandang pembicara.

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Perubahan Kata Keterangan Waktu dan Tempat: Kata keterangan waktu dan tempat sering kali perlu diubah untuk mencerminkan konteks waktu dan tempat yang berbeda.

Contoh Perubahan Tense

Direct Speech Indirect Speech

Present Simple: "I eat an apple."
Past Simple: He said (that) he ate an apple.

Present Continuous: "I am eating an apple."
Past Continuous: He said (that) he was eating an apple.

Present Perfect: "I have eaten an apple."
Past Perfect: He said (that) he had eaten an apple.

Past Simple: "I ate an apple."
Past Perfect: He said (that) he had eaten an apple.