Contoh Kalimat langsung dan tidak langsungDirect speech :
| Paul said : ‘I am busy’ | Paul berkata : ‘saya sibuk’ |
| Jane asked me : ‘Open the door’ | Jane memohon kepada saya : ‘Buka pintu itu’ |
| Steven asked me : ‘What are you doing ?’ | Steven bertanya : ‘apa yang sedang kamu lakukan ?’ |
| Liza told me :’Read carefully’ | Liza menyuruh saya : ‘Bacalah dengan cermat’ |
| Paul said that he was ill | Paul berkata bahwa dia sakit |
| Jene asked me to open the door | Jane memohon kepada saya untuk membuka pintu |
| Steven asked me what I was doing | Steven bertanya apa yang sedang saya lakukan |
| Liza told me to read carefully | Liza menyuruh saya membaca dengan cermat |
Direct speech menjadi Indirect speech :
| Direct speech | Indirect speech |
| John needs help | Edward says that John needs help |
| Edward just told me that John needs help | |
| Edward will tell you that John needs help | |
| David says : ‘I like music’ | David says that he likes music |
| Our teacher says : ‘you should learn well’ | Our teacher says that we should learn well |
| Bob said : ‘Peter is at home’ | Bob said that Peter was at home |
| Jack said : ‘My mother is ill’ | Jack said that his mother was ill |
| Sonia said : ‘My sister is sleeping’ | Sonia said that her sister was sleeping |
| Anne said : ‘They are reading’ | Anne said that they were raeding |
| Helen said : ‘I want to buy an umbrella’ | Helen said that she wanted to buy an umbrella |
| Frank said : ‘Jane will go to the beach’ | Frank said that Jane would go to the beach |
| Simon said : ‘I will call you’ | Simon said that he would call me |
| Laura said : ‘I have eaten a banana’ | Laura said that she had eaten a banana |
| Vivian said : ‘Peter wrote a letter’ | Vivian said that Peter had written a letter |
| Jim said to Jane :‘What are you reading?’ | Jim asked Jane what she was reading |
| Susan said to Bill:‘Where are you going?’ | Susan asked Bill where he was going |
| Eddy said to me : ‘Where is your pen ?’ | Eddy asked me where my pen was |
| Lucy said to me : ‘Why doyou hate rats?’ | Lucy asked me why I hated rats |
| Bob asked me : ‘Is your sister married ?’ | Bob asked me if (whether) my sister was married |
| Gina asked me : ‘Are you all right ?’ | Gina asked me if (whether) I was all right |
| Peter asked me : ‘Can you help me ?’ | Peter asked me if (whether) I could help him |
| Betty asked me : ‘Do you want to drink?’ | Betty asked me if (whether) I wanted to drink |
| Open the door, please | He asked me to open the door |
| Can you give me some money, Paul ? | I asked Paul if he could give me some money |
| Do you understand, Susan ? | I asked Susan if she understood |
| George told me : ‘Move quickly’ | George told me to move quickly |
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