Report Speech

We use Reported speech when we want to tell someone what

someone else said
We usually use a reporting verb (e.g say, tell, ask, esc

1. In report speech, we may convey(menyampaikan) something that is in

progress at the same time or something that is happening in the future. In
this case we don’t need to change tenses of the verb

Example :
Direct Speech : “Regina is needed in the converence room right now”
Reporter later (to regina) Mr. Malik’s secretary told me that you are needed in the
conference room right now

Direct speech : “I will be late for meeting”

Reported later: Miss Francis said that she will be late for the meeting.
2. We usually what was said at a different tima, so we change the tense to reflect
the time which we are reporting.
Verb in the present simple change to the simple past.
The continuous change to the past continuous
The present perfect change to the past perfect
“can” change to “could”
“will” change to “would”

Direct speech : “I am not happy with the result of the interview.”

Reported later: the director said he was not happy with the result of the interview

Direct speech : “ the package arrived two days ago

Reported later: the security told me the the package had arrived two days before
 3. In commands (perintah)

Direct speech : “call me as soon as possible

Reported later: Mr. Smith want you to call him as soon as possible

Direct speech :”please check the newly installed printer”

Reported later: the operasional manager order you to check the newly intalled
printer

Note:
Sometimes the pronoun need to be changed
Other word abaout place and time may also need to be change
Exercise
kamu adalah operator lobby menerima beberapa pangiglan. Kamu kemudian
menginfokan pesan telepon kepada orang yang ada di kantor mu

Direct speech : I can do the night shift tomorrow

Reporter later : Mr. rudi…..

Direct speech : please call me as soon as possible

Reporter later : Big boss …..

Direct speech : I can not come to the party

Reporter later : miss rina….
Complete the following the sentences with said or told

Said :digunakan untuk melaporkan apa yang orang lain katakana secara umum
Told : untuk melaporkan apa yang orang lain katakana kpd orang tertentu

Lengkapi kalimat berikut dengan menggunakan said atau told

1. Julia________that she would join us after work

2. She _______me that she had sent email
3. Jimmy______Sarah that he couldn’t come to the party
4. Mr. Harris_______that the meeting would be cancelled
5. The guest speaker________me that he would come on May 3 rd
6. He______that he didn’t want to be picked up at the airport
7. Miss Hanny Handoyo_____that she would not start without us
8. He_____that I should do some more work on this report
9. I______him not to come late
10. I_____I didn’t like his attitude