DIRECT INDIRECT SPEECH.ppt

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UNIT 2UNIT 2DIRECT - INDIRECT SPEECHDIRECT - INDIRECT SPEECH

• If we reproduce of another person’s actual words, we can use in two ways, namely : by using “direct speech” and “indirect speech”.

• 1. Direct Speech.• Direct speech is a form of original sentence from • someone’s opinion without undergoing any changes.• The constructions of direct speech in general consists • of two parts of sentences : • a. Main clause which is called “reporting verb” • b. Sub clause which is called “reported words”.

• 2. Indirect Speech.• Indirect speech or reported speech tells

• about the main discussion or opinion of • someone that is as a compound sentence • which consists of main clause and sub clause

• separated by certain conjunctions and sub • clause by means of some changes

33. The change of time and place from direct speech. The change of time and place from direct speech

to indirect speech when the main clause in the to indirect speech when the main clause in the Past Tense Past Tense, namely :, namely :• tomorrow becomes - the day after/ the following day• tomorrow night “ - the night after/ the following

night• tomorrow morning “ - the morning after/ the following • morning• next week “ - the week after/ the following

week• next month “ - the month after/ the following • month• next year “ - the year after/ the following

year• now “ - then• today “ - that day

• this week becomes - that week• this month “ - that month• this year “ - that year• this morning “ - that morning• yesterday - the day before/ the previous day• last night “ - the night before/ the previous

night• last week “ - the week before/ the previous

week• last month “ - the month before/ the previous • month• last year “ - the year before/ the previous

year• ago “ - before• this “ - that• these “ - those• Here “ - there

The forms of Direct and Indirect Speech as follow :The forms of Direct and Indirect Speech as follow :• A. Command and Request.• Examples :• 1. He said to me, ”Do your homework !”• = He asked me to do my homework.• 2. He said to her, ”Come here !”• = He told her to come there• 3. He said to them, ”Bring your note books when you • went to school !”• = He ordered them to bring their notebooks when • they went to school.• 4. He said to me, ”Please sit down !”• = He asked me to sit down

B.B. Negative Command. Negative Command.

• Examples :

• 1. I said to him, ”Don’t worry !”• = I asked him not to worry• 2. The doctor said to me, ”Don’t go out at night !”.• = The doctor advised me not to go out at night• 3. He said to her, ”Don’t leave the house when I am away !”.• = He told her not to leave the house when he was away.• 4. Our teacher said, ”Don’t cheat when you have • examination !”.• = Our teacher requested us not to cheat when we had • examination.

Note :Note :• 1. The reporting verbs that are used to change direct speech to • indirect speech are : tell, ask, order, command, request, • advise, etc.• 2. Infinitive without to in the direct speech becomes to infinitive in • the indirect speech• 3. If direct speech uses the word “please” to refine the form of • command and we want to change it into indirect speech, so the • word “please” must be omitted.• 4. In the form of negative imperative by using “Don’t” which is

followed • by “infinitive without to” in the direct speech, and we want to • change it into indirect speech must be changed to • become “Not to infinitive” (see the sentences in part “B” above,

( • no. 1 - 4 ).

Task : 1Task : 1Change the following sentences into indirect speech !Change the following sentences into indirect speech !

• Example :• I said to them, ”Open your books !”.• = I asked them to open their books.• 1. “Don’t worry about me, please !”. (Agus told his mother .….…….……)• 2. “Wait here until I come !”. (He told me ………………..…………….….)• 3. “Tell me what you want !”. (Ali told her ………………………………....) • 4 “Behave yourselves !”. (She told us .……………………….…………….)• 5. “Don’t spend your money only on cigarette !”. (My mother told me …) • 6. “Drive as fast as you can !”. (I asked her ………………………..…...…) • 7. “Be a good boy !”. ( I told John ……………………….…….……….…...)• 8. “Don’t go without me !”. (He told Alice ……………..….………….…….)• 9. “Wash your shirt !”. Mother asked her son …………………….....….…)• 10. “Don’t bring your bag with you !”. (I told her ………..……………….…)

C. Positive form (Statement) in the Direct Speech.C. Positive form (Statement) in the Direct Speech.

• When the main clause is in the present tense, and if we change the direct speech into indirect speech, the tense will not change

• Examples :• 1. He says, “I go to school”.• = He says that he goes to school.• 2. He says ,”I went to school”.• = He says that he went to school.• 3. He says, ”I have gone to school”.• = He says that he has gone to school.• 4. He says to me, ”I am studying English ?”.• = He tells me that he is studying English.

2. The change of tense in the2. The change of tense in the indirect speech indirect speech when when the main clause is in the the main clause is in the Past TensePast Tense : :• PATTERN :• DIRECT SPEECH becomes INDIRECT SPEECH• a. Simple Present Tense “ Simple Past Tense• (Subject + Verb-1+s/es + ... ) “ (Subject + Verb-2 + .... )• Example :• He said, ”I go to school” “ = He said that he went to • school • • b. Simple Past Tense “ Past Perfect Tense• (Subject + Verb-2 + ..... ) (Subject + Had + Verb-3

+ .... )• Example :• He said, ”I went to school” “ = He said that he had gone to

• school

• c. Present Perfect Tense “ Past Perfect Tense (Subject + Have/Has + Verb-3 + .. ) (Subject + Had + Verb-3 + .. )• Example :• He said, ”I have gone to school” = He said that He had gone • to school• d. Present Perfect Continuous Tense “ Past Perfect Continuous

Tense• (Subject + Have/Has + Been + V-ing) “ (Subject + Had Been + V-ing)• Example :• He said,” I have been doing my duty” = He said that he had been

doing • his duty

e. Present Continuous Tense “ Past Continuous Tense • (Subject + Am + Verb-ing ) (Subject + Was + Verb-

ing)• Is Were• Are• Example : • He said,” I am doing my duty = He said that he was doing

his • duty•• f. Past Continuous Tense “ Past Perfect Continuous Tense• (Subject + Was/Were + V-ing) (Subject + Had + Been + V-ing)• Example :• He said,” I was doing my duty” He said that he had been doing • his duty

• g. Future Tense “ Past Future Tense• (Subject + Will + V-1 + ... ) “ (Subject + Would + V-1

+ ...)• Shall Should• Example :• He said,” I will do my duty” “ = He said that he would do

his • duty • • h. Present Modal “ Past Modal• (Subjcet + can + V-1 + ...) “ (Subject + could + V-1 + .. )• may might• must had to• Example :• He said,” I can do my duty”. “ = He said that he could do his • duty •

Note :Note :

• 1. When the direct speech is in the positive (statement) • / negative, which is changed in the indirect speech, • the conjunction must be used, is “that”.• 2. When reporting verb (said) in the direct speech is • not followed by object, and we change it into indirect • speech, the verb “said”, there is no change. • 3. But when the reporting verb (said) is followed by

• object, so the verb “said” must be changed by “told”


• Example :• He said, ”I will do my homework”.• = He said that he would do his homework.• 1. John said, “Mary, your book is on the table”.• 2. Tono said, “I have to work hard to day”. • 3. He said, “The doctor pulled out two of my teeth last week”. • 4. They say, “We are learning English Grammar”. • 5. Tutik said, “Alice, your father will be angry if you come late”• 6. Mary said, “I visited my parents yesterday”.• 7. She said to her husband, “Our Television needs repairing”. • 8. Mary said to John, “You did not come on time this morning”.• 9. John said, “I am a student and I have studied for three years”.• 10. Mother says to her son and daughter, “You are very diligent”

D.D. The interrogative form of Direct Speech without using The interrogative form of Direct Speech without using

question words (Yes/No, Question). question words (Yes/No, Question).• Examples :• 1. Mary said to me, ”Do you go to school today ?”• = Mary asked me if/whether I went to school that day.• 2. The teacher said to her, ”Did you do your homework last night ?”.• = The teacher asked her if/whether she had done her homework the • night before.• 3. Mother asked him, ”Have you cleaned your room ?”• = Mother asked him if/whether he had cleaned his room.• 4. I said to them, ”Are you studying English now ?”• = I wanted to know if/whether they were studying English then

Note :Note :

• 1. When the direct speech is in the interrogative form, • whether it uses question word or not, if the main clause • uses : said (reporting verb), and we change it into indirect

• speech, so the verb “said” must be changed by reporting • verbs : ask, inquire, wonder, want to know etc • 2. In the direct speech without using question words, (Yes/No

• Question), when we change it into indirect speech, we • must use the conjunction of : if/whether.• 3. When the direct speech is changed into indirect speech, • the interrogative construction must be returned in the • positive forms.


• Example :• “Do you see Mr. John passing here ?”. He said to me.• = He asked me if I saw Mr. John passing there.• 1. The man asks me, ”Did you hear a loud crash ?”.• 2. I said to her, ”Will your father and mother be back by 11 o’clock ?”.• 3. I said, ”Can the gardener begin his work on Saturday ?”.• 4. They said to them, ”Did you succeed in making him change his mind ?”.• 5. She says to him, ”Was your holiday quiet and peaceful ?”.• 6. He asked me, ”May I borrow your book ?”.• 7. They said, ”Can you come tomorrow, John ?”.• 8 .Caroline said, Will you help me, Mary ?”• 9. John says to her, ”Do you want me to help you ?”.• 10. The teacher said to him, ”Did you see me at the bookstore yesterday ?”.

E.E. Interrogative form in the Direct Speech by using Interrogative form in the Direct Speech by using question words question words

• Examples :• 1. My mother said to me, ”When do you do your • homework ?”.• = My mother asked me when I did my homework.• 2. Father said to me, ”Where did you go last week ?”.• = Father wanted to know where I had gone the week • before.• 3. The doctor said to me, ”How long have you been ill ?”.• = The doctor asked me how long I had been ill.• 4. He said to John, ”What are you doing now ?”.• = He asked John what he was doing then.

Note :Note :

• 1. When the direct speech in the question forms by using • question words and we change into indirect speech, so • the conjunction that is used, is the question word itself. • 2. The construction in the indirect speech must be • returned in the positive forms. • 3. The verbs “said” and “asked” can be followed by or • without object. • 4. The verbs : inquire, wonder, want to know, cannot be • followed by object.


• Example :• I said to him, ”When do you go to Surabaya ?”.• = I asked him when he went to Surabaya.• 1. “Where did you hide the key ?”. I said to my brother.• 2. He said, ”When will you return, Mary ?”• 3. Mother asks me, ”How did you get into the room ?”.• 4. The policeman said, ”How many of the books were stolen ?”.• 5. The doctor said to my little sister, ”How old are you ?”.• 6. The teacher says to his students, ”Whose pencil is this ?”.• 7. John asked, ”Why was Mr. Jack angry ?”• 8. The teacher said, ”Why don’t the students finish their work quickly ?”.• 9. John said, ”whom did you see at the station yesterday, Jane ?”.• 10. David said to me, ”Which one do you like best ?”.

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