Direct and Indirect

Direct and Indirect 

of Present Continuous Tense

     Direct and Indirect Speech, yang juga kita kenal dengan istilah lain yaitu Reported Speech. 

*Direct Speech adalah kalimat yang diucapkan secara langsung oleh pembicara dan jika ditulis kalimat tersebut akan diberi tanda kutip. 

*Indirect Speech adalah kalimat yang kita laporkan kepada orang lain secara tidak langsung dan tanpa diberi koma.

Type	Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Affirmatives	RP +, + S + be1 + V1ing + O He said, “I am doing   my       homework.” He said,” They are playing   football.”	RP + that + S + be2 + V1ing + O He told me that he was doing his homework. He said that they were playing football.
Interrogatives	RP +, + be1 + S + V1ing + O He asked, “Are you going to     school?” He asked, “Are they playing     football?”	RP + if + S + be2 + V1ing + O  He asked me if I was       coming/going to school. He asked me if they were playing football.
Negatives	RP +, + S + be1 not + V1ing +O He said, “She is not listening to me.” He said, “They are not playing football.”	RP + that + S + be2 not + V1 ing + O He said to me that she was not listening to him. He said that they were not playing   football.
Negative interrogatives	RP +, + b2 not + S + V1ing + O He asked, “Aren`t they staying with us for tonight?” He asked,” Aren’t they playing football?”	RP + that + if + S + be2 not + V1 ing + O He asked if they weren`t staying with them for that night. He asked me if they weren’t playing football.
Information questions	RP +, + WH + be1 + S + V1ing + O  She asked, “What are you buying tomorrow?” He asked,” Where are they playing now?”	RP + that + WH + S + be2 + V1 ing + O She wanted to know what I was buying the next day. He wanted to know where they  are playing now.