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Direct Speech :
Direct sentences uttered directly by the speaker
where in his writing use quotation marks two.
Example :
• Eko says, “I like my parents so much”
• Evi said, “I want to help my parents”
Example 1
Direct : Laura says, ”I am learning English”
Indirect : Laura says that he is learning English
Example 2
Direct : Putri has said, “I have to come on time”
Indirect : Putri has said that has to come on time
When reporting verbs in past form, then there
will be changes in the form of time (tensen) from
direct sentences to indirect sentences.
Direct Speech Indirect Speech
Example
Direct : Intan said, ” I kept the jewels
Indirect : Intan said that she had kept the jewels
• Besides there are changes in times (tenses), there
are also other changes :
Example
Direct : Rian said to me, “I love your sister”.
Indirect : Rian said to me that he loved my sister.
2. Changes in place information (adverb of place) and time
description (adverb of time).
Direct Speech Indirect Speech
Today That day
Now Then
Tomorrow The following day
Yesterday The day before
Next week / year The following week / year
Four weeks ago Four weeks before
Last year The previous year
This / these That / those
Here Example There
Direct : She said, “He will come tomorrow”
Indirect : She said that he would come the following day
Note :
1. Declarative Sentences
If the direct sentence in the form of a positive or
negative statement uses that cojunctive “That”.
Example
Direct : Yanti said, “I like my new house”
Indirect : Yanti said that she liked her new
house
2. Interrogative Sentence
Example
Direct : Intan asked me, “Can you help me?”
Indirect : Intan asked me if I could help her.
3. Imperative Sentence
Example
Direct : Yanti ordered me, “Shut the doors!”
Indirect : Yanti ordered me to shut the doors.
Question
1. Helen said Jono, “May I borrow your dictionary
tomorrow?”. What did Helen say to Jono…
1. C 6. C
2. A 7. A
3. D 8. E
4. E 9. D
5. E 10. B
Quiz
1. Cika said Nisa, “When should we follow the party?”.
We know that…
a. Kiki said Mita what could you have done for your
future
b. Kiki said Mita what you could have do for your
future
c. Kiki said Mita what she could have done for her
future
d. Kiki said Mita what he could have done for his
future
e. Kiki said Mita what she could do for her future
5. Mia said Dani, “when would you call to your sister?”.
We can conclude that…