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DIRECT AND
INDIRECT
SPEECH

Khoerul Anwar, S.Pd.

PELITA BANGSA UNIVERSITY
 What is Direct Speech?

Direct speech is what the speaker says. If we quote or imitate

directly what is being discussed without changing anything, it
is called a direct speech. So, the original words of the speaker
which is placed in quotation marks (“).
For example
Anna said, “I am happy today”
John said, “I cleaned the car yesterday”
He said “I will call you tomorrow”
 What is Indirect Speech?
Indirect speech is not the original words of the speaker. So, the
words stated by someone other to explain the thought of the
original speaker. In indirect speech we do not use quotation marks.
instead we use the conjunction "that" and state the sentence by
changing its tense.
For example
Anna said (that) she was happy that day.
John said (that) he had cleaned the car the day before.
He said (that) he would call me the next day.
 Change in Time Words
Direct speech Indirect speech
today that day, on Sunday, yesterday
tonight that night, last night, on Sunday night
tomorrow the next day/ the following day
yesterday the day before/ the previous day,
last night the night before/ the previous night
this week that week, last week
last month the month before/ the previous month,
next year the following year, in 2021
in one hour one hour later
 Change in Tenses
Direct speech Indirect speech
Simple present simple past
Simple past past perfect
Present perfect              Present continuous              
Present continuous past continuous
Present perfect continuous past perfect contiunous
Simple future past future
 Change in Tenses
Direct speech Indirect speech

Simple present simple past

- Subject + to be (am,are,is) + Object - S + be(was/were)+O
- Subject + Verb1/Verb1+s/es + Object - S + Verb-2 + O 

- “I am happy today” - Anna said (that) she was happy that

day.
 Change in Tenses
Direct speech Indirect speech

Simple past past perfect

- S + be(was/were)+O - S+Had+v3+O
- S + Verb-2 + O 
- I cleaned the car yesterday - John said (that) he had cleaned the
car the day before.
 Change in Tenses
Direct speech Indirect speech

Simple future past future

S + Will/Shall + V1 + O S + Would + V1 + O
S + Be (am, is, are) + Going to + V1 + O 
- He said (that) he would call me the next
- I will call you tomorrow day.
 Questions
Please make an example of direct and indirect speech
then write your answer on e campus