Direct speech adalah kalimat langsung sedangkan reported speech adalah kalimat tidak langsung. Pastinya pembaca sudah pernah mendapatkan materi ini dalam pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia, bukan? Nah, bagaimana dengan penggunaan kalimat langsung dan tak langsung dalam Bahasa Inggris?
Lihat tabel berikut:
| Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
| Present Simple He said,”I want to watch movie with you” | Past Simple He said (that) he wanted to watch movie with him/her |
| Present Continuous He said,”Jane is sleeping” | Past Continuous He said (that) Jane was sleeping |
| Present Perfect She said,”I’ve bought a new dress” | Past Perfect She said (that) she had bought a new dress |
| Past Simple Alex said,”I finished my homework | Past Perfect Alex said (that) he had finished his homework |
| Will She said,”I will always love Tom” | Would She said (that) she would always love tom |
| Can Tom said,”I can carry 50kg” | Could Tom said (that) he could carry 50kg |
| May Ben said,”It may rain” | Might Ben said (that) it might rain |
| Must He said,”Everybody must obey the rules | Had to He said (that) everybody had to obey the rules |
| Have to She said,”I have to go home” | Had to She said (that) she had to go home |
Nah, tabel diatas menunjukan bahwa dalam Bahasa Inggris, penggunaan kalimat tak langsung berubah dari segi tenses dan pronoun (kata ganti subjek). Mudah bukan?
Hope this will help you 🙂
