DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Indirect speech disebut juga reported speech adalah kalimat tak langsung yang dipakai untuk mengatakan atau menceritakan kembali kalimat-kalimat yang dibuat oleh seseorang.

Direct speech adalah kalimat langsung yang mengungkapkan kata-kata persis seperti yang diucapkan oleh pembicara.

Perubahan yang terjadi dalam indirect speech adalah:

1. Perubahan tenses.

Direct speech	Indirect speech
Future	Would + Verb 1
Future continuous	Would be + Verb-ing
Simple present	Simple past
Present continuous	Past continuous
Present perfect	Past perfect
Present perfect continuous	Past perfect continuous
Simple past	Past perfect

2. Perubahan keterangan waktu .

Direct speech	Indirect speech
Now	Then
Yesterday	The day before
	The prefious day
Tomorrow	The next day
	The following day
Last…	The previous….
Next…	The following….

Direct dan indirect speech dapat digunakan dalam kalimat:

1. Command  (perintah)

Ex: Direct        : “Do  your homework now!”, said Anna.

      Indirect     : Anna said to do homework then.

2. Prohibition (larangan)

Ex: Direct        : “Don’t touch my bag!”, said Nora to Ari.

      Indirect     : Nora said to Ari not to touch her bag.

3. Statement (pernyataan)

Ex: Direct        : “I have to go to Malang today”,said Ani.

      Indirect     : Ani said that he had to go to Malang that day.

      Direct        : “You will do the homework tomorrow”.said  Tania.

      Indirect     : Tania said that Iwould do the homework the following day.

4. Question (pertanyaan)

Ex: Direct: “ What time it is now?”,asked Rita to me.

       Indirect: Rita asked to me what time it was then.

5. Yes or no question

Ex:Direct               : “Are you Shanty?”, asked Alvin to Anna.

      Indirect           : Alvin asked anna if she was Shanty.

      Direct              : “Did you call me last night”?, asked Ria to Andy.

      Indirect           : Ria asked to Anna wheather he had called her the previous day.

Note: If dan wheather digunakan untuk mengungkapkan kembali kalimat tanya.