DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH


Kalimat Langsung Dan Kalimat Tak Langsung
Bilamana reported speech menyatakan kata-kata yang sebenarnya, ini disebut direct speech (kalimat langsung). Kalimat-kalimat tersebut tidak dihubungkan oleh “that” melainkan harus ditandai dengan (tanda baca) koma.
Bilamana reported speech memberikan isi pokok kata-kata yang dipakai oleh si pembicara dan bukan kata-kata yang sebenarnya ini disebut indirect speech (kalimat tidak langsung). Dalam indirect speech kalimat-kalimat itu dihubungkan dengan kata “that”.
Bentuk waktu reporting verb tidak diubah, akan tetapi bentuk waktu reported speech harus diubah berdasarkan atas bentuk waktu reporting verb.

Example :
Direct speech Indirect speech
Present simple Past simple
She said it was cold. She said, “It’s cold.”
Present continuous Past continuous
She said, “I’m teaching English online.” She said she was teaching English online.
Present perfect simple Past perfect simple
She said, “I’ve been on the web since 1999. She said she had been on the web since 1999
Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous
She said, “I’ve been teaching English for seven years.”She said she had been teaching English for seven years.
Past simple Past perfect
She said, “I taught online yesterday.” She said she had taught online yesterday.