Kuasai materi Direct Indirect Speech atau Kalimat Langsung dan Tidak Langsung dengan kumpulan 32 soal latihan komprehensif ini. Memahami bagaimana mengubah kalimat dari bentuk langsung menjadi tidak langsung dan sebaliknya adalah salah satu aspek fundamental dalam tata bahasa Inggris yang sering muncul dalam ujian. Latihan soal ini dirancang untuk menguji pemahaman Anda mengenai perubahan tenses, pronoun, adverb of time and place, serta reporting verbs. Dengan beragam jenis soal, mulai dari pilihan ganda, isian singkat, uraian, hingga mencocokkan, Anda akan mendapatkan pengalaman belajar yang menyeluruh. Setiap soal dilengkapi dengan kunci jawaban dan penjelasan mendalam, membantu Anda mengidentifikasi kesalahan dan memperkuat konsep yang benar. Persiapkan diri Anda untuk menghadapi tes dengan lebih percaya diri dan tingkatkan kemampuan bahasa Inggris Anda secara signifikan melalui bank soal Direct Indirect Speech ini.
Contoh Soal soal direct indirect speech
1. Choose the correct indirect speech: John said, “I am going to Jakarta tomorrow.”
- A. John said that he is going to Jakarta the next day.
- B. John said that he was going to Jakarta the next day.
- C. John said that he was going to Jakarta tomorrow.
- D. John said that I was going to Jakarta the next day.
- E. John said that he went to Jakarta the next day.
Penjelasan: Ketika mengubah kalimat langsung ke tidak langsung, ‘tomorrow’ berubah menjadi ‘the next day’ atau ‘the following day’, ‘am going’ menjadi ‘was going’, dan pronoun ‘I’ menjadi ‘he’.
2. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: She said, “I have finished my homework.”
- A. She said that she has finished her homework.
- B. She said that she finished her homework.
- C. She said that she had finished her homework.
- D. She said that I had finished my homework.
- E. She said that she was finished her homework.
Penjelasan: Present perfect tense (‘have finished’) berubah menjadi past perfect tense (‘had finished’) dalam indirect speech. Pronoun ‘I’ berubah menjadi ‘she’ dan ‘my’ menjadi ‘her’.
3. The teacher asked, “Are you ready for the exam?” The indirect speech is:
- A. The teacher asked if I was ready for the exam.
- B. The teacher asked if I am ready for the exam.
- C. The teacher asked if you were ready for the exam.
- D. The teacher asked if I had been ready for the exam.
- E. The teacher asked that I was ready for the exam.
Penjelasan: Untuk pertanyaan ‘Yes/No’, kita menggunakan ‘if’ atau ‘whether’. Tense berubah dari present simple ke past simple. ‘Are you’ menjadi ‘I was’ jika yang ditanya adalah ‘saya’.
4. He said to me, “Please close the door.”
- A. He asked me that I close the door.
- B. He told me to closed the door.
- C. He asked me closing the door.
- D. He asked me to close the door.
- E. He told me if I close the door.
Penjelasan: Untuk kalimat perintah/permintaan, kita menggunakan ‘to’ + infinitive. Reporting verb ‘said to me’ bisa diganti dengan ‘asked me’ atau ‘told me’.
5. My mother said, “Don’t play with fire!”
- A. My mother warned me not to play with fire.
- B. My mother told me don’t play with fire.
- C. My mother said to not play with fire.
- D. My mother warned me to not play with fire.
- E. My mother told me I shouldn’t play with fire.
Penjelasan: Untuk perintah negatif, kita menggunakan ‘not to’ + infinitive. Reporting verb ‘said’ bisa diganti dengan ‘warned’ atau ‘told’.
6. They exclaimed, “What a beautiful view!”
- A. They exclaimed that what a beautiful view it was.
- B. They exclaimed that it was a very beautiful view.
- C. They exclaimed that the view was beautiful.
- D. They exclaimed what a beautiful view.
- E. They exclaimed a beautiful view.
Penjelasan: Untuk kalimat seruan (exclamatory sentences), kita sering menggunakan ‘exclaimed that’ dan mengubah struktur kalimat menjadi pernyataan. ‘What a beautiful view’ menjadi ‘it was a very beautiful view’.
7. She asked, “Where do you live?”
- A. She asked where do I live.
- B. She asked where I live.
- C. She asked where did I live.
- D. She asked where I had lived.
- E. She asked where I lived.
Penjelasan: Untuk pertanyaan ‘Wh-question’, kita menggunakan kata tanya itu sendiri (‘where’). Tense berubah dari present simple ke past simple. ‘Do you live’ menjadi ‘I lived’.
8. He said, “I will call you later.”
- A. He said that he will call me later.
- B. He said that he would call me later.
- C. He said that he would call you later.
- D. He said that he called me later.
- E. He said that he was calling me later.
Penjelasan: Modal ‘will’ berubah menjadi ‘would’ dalam indirect speech. Pronoun ‘I’ menjadi ‘he’ dan ‘you’ menjadi ‘me’ (jika berbicara kepada saya).
9. Sarah said, “I visited my grandparents yesterday.”
- A. Sarah said that she had visited her grandparents the day before.
- B. Sarah said that she visited her grandparents the day before.
- C. Sarah said that she has visited her grandparents yesterday.
- D. Sarah said that she visits her grandparents the day before.
- E. Sarah said that she would visit her grandparents yesterday.
Penjelasan: Past simple (‘visited’) berubah menjadi past perfect (‘had visited’). ‘Yesterday’ berubah menjadi ‘the day before’ atau ‘the previous day’.
10. My father told me, “You must study hard.”
- A. My father told me that I must studied hard.
- B. My father told me that I had to studying hard.
- C. My father told me that I had to study hard.
- D. My father told me that I must study hard.
- E. My father told me I must have studied hard.
Penjelasan: Modal ‘must’ bisa tetap ‘must’ atau berubah menjadi ‘had to’ dalam indirect speech, tergantung konteks. ‘You’ berubah menjadi ‘I’.
11. She whispered, “I can’t believe it.”
- A. She whispered that she can’t believe it.
- B. She whispered that she couldn’t believed it.
- C. She whispered that she couldn’t believe this.
- D. She whispered that she couldn’t believe it.
- E. She whispered she couldn’t believe that.
Penjelasan: Modal ‘can’t’ berubah menjadi ‘couldn’t’. ‘I’ berubah menjadi ‘she’.
12. He asked, “Did you see the movie last night?”
- A. He asked if I had seen the movie the night before.
- B. He asked if I saw the movie the night before.
- C. He asked if I have seen the movie last night.
- D. He asked if I had seen the movie last night.
- E. He asked did I see the movie the night before.
Penjelasan: Past simple (‘Did you see’) berubah menjadi past perfect (‘had seen’). ‘Last night’ berubah menjadi ‘the night before’.
13. The tourist said, “I want to visit Borobudur now.”
- A. The tourist said that he wanted to visit Borobudur now.
- B. The tourist said that he wanted to visit Borobudur then.
- C. The tourist said that he wants to visit Borobudur then.
- D. The tourist said that he had wanted to visit Borobudur now.
- E. The tourist said he wants to visit Borobudur at that moment.
Penjelasan: ‘Now’ berubah menjadi ‘then’ atau ‘at that moment’. ‘Want’ (present simple) berubah menjadi ‘wanted’ (past simple).
14. My sister complained, “It’s too hot in here.”
- A. My sister complained that it’s too hot in there.
- B. My sister complained that it was too hot in here.
- C. My sister complained that it was too hot there.
- D. My sister complained that it had been too hot there.
- E. My sister complained it’s too hot there.
Penjelasan: ‘It’s’ (it is) berubah menjadi ‘it was’. ‘In here’ berubah menjadi ‘there’.
15. The doctor advised, “Take a rest for a few days.”
- A. The doctor advised that I take a rest for a few days.
- B. The doctor advised me taking a rest for a few days.
- C. The doctor advised me I take a rest for a few days.
- D. The doctor advised me to take a rest for a few days.
- E. The doctor advised me to took a rest for a few days.
Penjelasan: Untuk nasihat, kita menggunakan ‘advised to’ + infinitive. ‘A few days’ tidak perlu diubah.
16. He wondered, “Will she come to the party?”
- A. He wondered if she will come to the party.
- B. He wondered if she would come to the party.
- C. He wondered whether she comes to the party.
- D. He wondered if she had come to the party.
- E. He wondered would she come to the party.
Penjelasan: Untuk pertanyaan ‘Yes/No’ dengan modal ‘will’, kita gunakan ‘if’/’whether’ dan ‘will’ berubah menjadi ‘would’.
17. The student said, “I have been studying English since 2020.”
- A. The student said that he had been studying English since 2020.
- B. The student said that he has been studying English since 2020.
- C. The student said that he was studying English since 2020.
- D. The student said that he studied English since 2020.
- E. The student said he had studied English since 2020.
Penjelasan: Present perfect continuous (‘have been studying’) berubah menjadi past perfect continuous (‘had been studying’).
18. She asked, “How much does this cost?”
- A. She asked how much does this cost.
- B. She asked how much that cost.
- C. She asked how much that costed.
- D. She asked how much this costed.
- E. She asked how much that had cost.
Penjelasan: Untuk ‘Wh-question’, gunakan kata tanya. ‘Does this cost’ (present simple) berubah menjadi ‘that cost’ (past simple).
19. My friend said, “I may join you for dinner.”
- A. My friend said that he may join me for dinner.
- B. My friend said that he might join me for dinner.
- C. My friend said that he might have joined me for dinner.
- D. My friend said that he would join me for dinner.
- E. My friend said he might join you for dinner.
Penjelasan: Modal ‘may’ berubah menjadi ‘might’. ‘I’ menjadi ‘he/she’, ‘you’ menjadi ‘me’.
20. The man said, “I live in Bandung.”
- A. The man said that he lived in Bandung.
- B. The man said that he lives in Bandung.
- C. The man said that he had lived in Bandung.
- D. The man said that I live in Bandung.
- E. The man said he was living in Bandung.
Penjelasan: Jika fakta umum atau situasi yang masih berlaku, tense bisa tetap present simple atau berubah ke past simple. Namun, perubahan ke past simple lebih umum dalam latihan.
21. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech: My brother said, “I bought a new car last week.”
Penjelasan: Past simple (‘bought’) menjadi past perfect (‘had bought’), ‘last week’ menjadi ‘the week before’ atau ‘the previous week’.
22. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech: She asked, “What time is it?”
Penjelasan: Kata tanya ‘what time’ dipertahankan, ‘is it’ (present simple) menjadi ‘it was’ (past simple).
23. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech: The coach shouted, “Run faster!”
Penjelasan: Untuk kalimat perintah, gunakan ‘to’ + infinitive. Reporting verb ‘shouted’ dapat digunakan.
24. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech: He said, “I haven’t eaten anything since morning.”
Penjelasan: Present perfect (‘haven’t eaten’) berubah menjadi past perfect (‘hadn’t eaten’). ‘Since morning’ tetap sama.
25. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech: My friend remarked, “It was a great party!”
Penjelasan: Past simple (‘was’) berubah menjadi past perfect (‘had been’).
26. Jelaskan tiga perubahan utama yang terjadi pada tenses ketika mengubah kalimat langsung ke kalimat tidak langsung, berikan contoh untuk setiap perubahan.
1. **Present Simple menjadi Past Simple**: Contoh: Direct: ‘She said, “I like apples.”‘ Indirect: ‘She said that she liked apples.’
2. **Present Continuous menjadi Past Continuous**: Contoh: Direct: ‘He said, “I am reading a book.”‘ Indirect: ‘He said that he was reading a book.’
3. **Present Perfect menjadi Past Perfect**: Contoh: Direct: ‘They said, “We have finished the project.”‘ Indirect: ‘They said that they had finished the project.’
(Perubahan lain termasuk Past Simple menjadi Past Perfect, Future Simple menjadi Conditional Simple).
Penjelasan: Penjelasan mencakup perubahan tenses dasar dan contoh yang relevan.
27. Bagaimana perubahan pronoun (kata ganti) dan adverb of time/place (kata keterangan waktu/tempat) dalam direct indirect speech? Berikan minimal dua contoh untuk masing-masing.
– Pronoun orang pertama (I, we) berubah sesuai subjek reporting verb. Contoh: Direct: ‘She said, “I am hungry.”‘ Indirect: ‘She said that she was hungry.’
– Pronoun orang kedua (you) berubah sesuai objek reporting verb. Contoh: Direct: ‘He told me, “You are smart.”‘ Indirect: ‘He told me that I was smart.’
Perubahan Adverb of Time/Place:
– ‘now’ menjadi ‘then’ atau ‘at that moment’. Contoh: Direct: ‘He said, “I am busy now.”‘ Indirect: ‘He said that he was busy then.’
– ‘yesterday’ menjadi ‘the day before’ atau ‘the previous day’. Contoh: Direct: ‘She said, “I came yesterday.”‘ Indirect: ‘She said that she had come the day before.’
– ‘here’ menjadi ‘there’. Contoh: Direct: ‘He said, “It’s cold here.”‘ Indirect: ‘He said that it was cold there.’
– ‘tomorrow’ menjadi ‘the next day’ atau ‘the following day’. Contoh: Direct: ‘She said, “I will go tomorrow.”‘ Indirect: ‘She said that she would go the next day.’
Penjelasan: Penjelasan komprehensif tentang perubahan pronoun dan adverb dengan contoh.
28. Ubah dialog berikut menjadi indirect speech:
Anna: “I went to the cinema with Tom last night. It was a fantastic movie!”
Ben: “Did you enjoy it? I heard it was very long.”
Anna: “Yes, I did. You should watch it this weekend.”
Penjelasan: Konversi dialog melibatkan perubahan tenses, pronouns, dan adverbs of time/place secara berurutan untuk setiap kalimat.
29. Kapan kita tidak perlu mengubah tense saat mengubah kalimat langsung ke tidak langsung? Berikan dua kondisi dan contohnya.
1. **Ketika kalimat langsung menyatakan fakta umum (universal truth)**: Contoh: Direct: ‘The teacher said, “The earth revolves around the sun.”‘ Indirect: ‘The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.’
2. **Ketika reporting verb berada dalam present tense (misalnya, ‘says’, ‘tells’)**: Contoh: Direct: ‘She says, “I am happy.”‘ Indirect: ‘She says that she is happy.’
Penjelasan: Penjelasan tentang pengecualian aturan perubahan tense dalam indirect speech.
30. Jelaskan perbedaan antara mengubah pertanyaan ‘Yes/No’ dan pertanyaan ‘Wh-‘ menjadi indirect speech. Berikan satu contoh untuk setiap jenis.
– **Pertanyaan ‘Yes/No’**: Menggunakan ‘if’ atau ‘whether’ sebagai kata penghubung. Struktur kalimat berubah menjadi pernyataan (subjek + verb). Contoh: Direct: ‘He asked, “Are you coming?”‘ Indirect: ‘He asked if I was coming.’
– **Pertanyaan ‘Wh-‘**: Menggunakan kata tanya ‘Wh-‘ itu sendiri (who, what, where, when, why, how) sebagai kata penghubung. Struktur kalimat juga berubah menjadi pernyataan (subjek + verb). Contoh: Direct: ‘She asked, “Where do you live?”‘ Indirect: ‘She asked where I lived.’
Penjelasan: Penjelasan detail mengenai konversi dua jenis pertanyaan ke indirect speech dengan contoh jelas.
31. Cocokkan kalimat langsung di kolom kiri dengan bentuk tidak langsung yang benar di kolom kanan.
Pasangkan pernyataan berikut:
- 1. He said, “I am busy now.” … ( … ) … a. He said that he was busy then.
- 2. She asked, “Did you call me?” … ( … ) … b. She asked if I had called her.
- 3. They said, “We will leave tomorrow.” … ( … ) … c. They said that they would leave the next day.
- 4. My mom told me, “Clean your room!” … ( … ) … d. My mom told me to clean my room.
Penjelasan: Setiap kalimat langsung memiliki satu padanan bentuk tidak langsung yang sesuai.
32. Cocokkan kalimat tidak langsung di kolom kiri dengan bentuk langsung aslinya di kolom kanan.
Pasangkan pernyataan berikut:
- 1. She said that she had seen him the day before. … ( … ) … a. She said, “I saw him yesterday.”
- 2. He asked where I was going. … ( … ) … b. He asked, “Where are you going?”
- 3. They ordered us not to make noise. … ( … ) … c. They said to us, “Don’t make noise!”
- 4. My teacher told me that I must submit the essay. … ( … ) … d. My teacher told me, “You must submit the essay.”
Penjelasan: Setiap kalimat tidak langsung memiliki satu padanan bentuk langsung yang sesuai.