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Selain kata kerja, time reference juga mengalami perubahan. Berikut pedoman yang
perlu kamu perhatikan.
Here → there
Last month → the month before
Next month → the month later
Now → at that time
Today → that day
Yesterday → the day before
Tomorrow → a day later
Two days ago → two days befor
Contoh Reported Speech
“I always wake up at 5 am,” she says → She said that she always woke up at 5 am.
“I don’t like to eat banana and apple,” he said → He said that he did not like to eat
banana and apple.
“My daughter is listening to the radio,” mother says → Mother said that her daughter
was listening to the radio.
“We saw your boyfriend yesterday,” they said → They told that they had seen my
boyfriend the day before.
“Did you enjoy the party last night?” father asked → Father wanted to know whether I
had enjoyed the party the night before.
“I have been waiting for an hour,” she says → She told that she had been waiting for
an hour.
He said, “I will go to Bali on Sunday” → He said that he would go to Bali on Sunday
My mother said, “Throw your clothes to the washer” → My mother asked me to throw
my clothes to the washer.
“When will the carnival begin?” → She asked me when the carnival would begin