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    The document discusses the changes in verb tenses that occur when converting direct speech to indirect speech in English. It provides examples showing that the tense used in direct speech shifts back by one tense in indirect speech, such as simple present becoming simple past, present continuous becoming past continuous, and so on. Specific examples are given to illustrate these tense conversions for simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past, future, and past continuous tenses.

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    The document discusses the changes in verb tenses that occur when converting direct speech to indirect speech in English. It provides examples showing that the tense used in direct speech shifts back by one tense in indirect speech, such as simple present becoming simple past, present continuous becoming past continuous, and so on. Specific examples are given to illustrate these tense conversions for simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past, future, and past continuous tenses.

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    The document discusses the changes in verb tenses that occur when converting direct speech to indirect speech in English. It provides examples showing that the tense used in direct speech shifts back by one tense in indirect speech, such as simple present becoming simple past, present continuous becoming past continuous, and so on. Specific examples are given to illustrate these tense conversions for simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past, future, and past continuous tenses.

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    • Simple present tense menjadi simple past tense


    Jika direct speech menggunakan simple present tense,maka indirect speech menggunakan
    simple past tense.
    Contoh :
    Direct : Linda said “I buy my dictionary at the book shop”.
    Indirect : Linda said that she bought her dictionary at the book shop.

    • Present continuous tense menjadi past continuous tense


    Jika direct speech menggunakan present continuous tense maka indirect speech
    menggunakan past continuous tense.
    Contoh :
    Direct : She said “I’m doing my English homework”.
    Indirect : She said that she was doing her English homework.

    • Present perfect tense menjadi past perfect tense


    Jika direct speech menggunakan present perfect tense maka indirect speech menggunakan
    past perfect tense.
    Contoh :
    Direct : John said”I have finished doing my reports”.
    Indirect : John said that he had finished doing his reports.

    • Present perfect continuous tense menjadi past perfect continuous tense


    Jika direct speech menggunakan present continuous tense maka indirect speech
    menggunakan past perfect continuous tense.
    Contoh :
    Direct : He said “We have been living here for three years”.
    Indirect : He said that they had been living there for three years.

    • Simple past tense menjadi past perfect tense


    Jika direct speech menggunakan simple past tense maka indirect speech menggunakan past
    perfect tense.
    Contoh :
    Direct : He said “I went to school yesterday”.
    Indirect : He said that he had gone to school the day before.

    • Future tense menjadi past future tense


    Jika direct speech menggunakan simple future tense maka indirect speech menggunakan
    past future tense.
    Contoh :
    Direct : Laila said “We will leave for Singapore”.
    Indirect : Laila said that they would leave for Singapore.

    • Past continuous tense menjadi past perfect continuous tense


    Jika direct speech menggunakan past continuous tense maka indirect speech menggunakan
    padt perfect continuous tense.
    Conton :
    Direct : He said “I was reading an English novels”.
    Indirect : He said that he had been reading English novels

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