Direct and Indirect Speech dalam bentuk Present

Sebelum memabahas tentang direct dan indirect dalam bentuk past, kita harus mengenal dulu apa itu Direct and Indirect.

  Direct : Perkataan langsung yang diucapkan pembaca

  Indirect : Kalimat yang diucapkan untuk menyampaikan pernyataan seseorang kepada orang lain

Apabila kalimat langsung (direct speech) memiliki Reporting  Verb dalam bentuk Simple Present Tense, Future Tense atau Present Pefect Tense, maka saat diubah menjadi kalimat tak langsung (indirect speech) Reporter Word-nya tidak mengalami perubahan bentuk tense.

a. Simple Present Tense tetap menjadi  Simple Present Tense

  Contoh :

 D : Rizki says, "I am ill"

 I : Rizki says that he is ill

b. Present Continous Tense tetap menjadi  Present Continous Tense

 Contoh :

 D : She will say, "I am writiting a letter"

 I : She will say that she is writing a letter

c. Future Tense tetap menjadi  Future Tense

 Contoh :

 D : Luna has said to me, "I will go with you"

 I : Luna has said that she will go with me

d. Simple Past Tense tetap menjadi  Simple Past Tense

 Contoh :

 D : Billy will say, "I was Happy in that day"

 I : Billy will say that he was happy in that day

e. Future Continous Tense tetap menjadi  Future Continous Tense

 Contoh :

 D : He says, "I shall be eating at six tonight"

 I : He says that he will be eating at six tonight

f. Present Perfect Tense tetap menjadi  Present Perfect Tense

 Contoh :

 D : Bitari has said, "I have worked hard this year"

 I : Bitari has said that she has worked hard this year