Direct and indirect speech, bentuk kalimat ini pasti kamu gunakan sehari-hari. Kalau dalam Bahasa Indonesia, kamu pasti sudah terbiasa dengan bentuk kalimat langsung dan tidak langsung. Tapi, bagaimana kalau dalam Bahasa Inggris? Ayo kita latihan!
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Direct speech (kalimat langsung) adalah bentuk kalimat untuk mengulang apa yang diucapkan oleh orang lain dengan kata-kata yang sama. Direct speech juga dikenal sebagai quoted speech. Indirect speech (kalimat tidak langsung) adalah bentuk kalimat yang digunakan untuk melaporkan ayau menyampaikan kembali apa yang diucapkan orang lain. Indirect speech juga bisa disebut sebagai reported speech.
Kamu bisa baca penjelasan detail direct and indirect speech di artikel EF Blog yang ini ya: Mengenal Direct dan Indirect Speech
Kalimat langsung dan tidak langsung dalam Bahasa Inggris sedikit berbeda dengan bentuk kalimat langsung dan tidak langsung dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Ada aturan yang harus kamu ikuti, Buddy. Agar memudahkanmu, Tom sudah merangkum rumusnya di bawah ini.
Direct Speech ➡️ Indirect Speech
I ➡️ He/She
You ➡️ He/She?They
They ➡️ They
Their ➡️ Their
We ➡️ They
Us ➡️ Them
Our ➡️ Their
She ➡️ She
Her ➡️ Her
He ➡️ He
His ➡️ His
It ➡️ It
Its ➡️ Its
Direct Speech ➡️ Indirect Speech
Can ➡️ Could
May ➡️ Might
Must ➡️ Had to/ Would have to
Should ➡️ Should
Might ➡️ Might
Could ➡️ Could
Would ➡️ Would
Ought to ➡️ Ought to
Direct Speech ➡️ Indirect Speech
Present simple tense: (Subject + V1 + Object) ➡️ Past simple tense: (Subject + V2 + Object)
Present continuous tense: (Subject + is/am/are + V-ing + Object) ➡️ Past continuous tense: (Subject + was/were + V-ing + Object)
Present perfect tense: (Subject + has/have + V3 + Object) ➡️ Past perfect tense: (Subject + had + V3 + Object)
Past simple tense: (Subject + V2 + Object) ➡️ Past perfect tense: (Subject + had + V3 + Object)
Past continuous tense: (Subject + was/were + V-ing + Object) ➡️ Past perfect continuous tense: (Subject + had been + V-ing + Object)
Future simple tense: (Subject + will/shall + V1 + Object) ➡️ Present conditional tense: (Subject + would + V1 + Object)
Future continuous tense: (Subject + will/shall + be + V-ing + Object) ➡️ Conditional continuous tense: (Subject + would + be + V-ing + Object)
Dari pengertian dan rumus yang sudah Tom berikan, apakah kamu sudah mulai paham tentang direct and indirect speech? Bagaimana kalau kita mengerjakan latihan soal di bawah ini?
Ubahlah kalimat berikut ke dalam bentuk kalimat tidak langsung
1. “I am going to the town hall tomorrow.” said Ron.
2. "What time does the movie start?" asked Kev.
3. "If you don't start studying now, you'll regret it later," warned the teacher.
4. "Can you send me the box, please?" requested Andrea.
5. Ben suggested to me, "We should go for a hike this weekend,"
6. Rosa exclaimed, “I love muffins with a lot of berries.”
7. Roddy asked, “How do you know that today is my friend’s birthday?”
8. "I've been working on this project for months, and I'm not going to let anyone stand in my way," declared the top student.
9. Keanu whispered, “You must be quiet when entering the castle.”
10. “Can you ask Helen whether she could help me with the painting?”, said Jena to Fleet.
Ubahlah kalimat berikut ke dalam bentuk kalimat langsung
1. Austin said that he was feeling unwell and might need to see a doctor.
2. My brother told me that he had finished his homework and was ready to go to the cinema.
3. Rachel mentioned that she would be traveling to London next Christmas.
4. The teacher reminded the students that they should submit their assignments by Thursday.
5. Chris mentioned that he had read The Hobbit and found it quite interesting.
6. The tour guide suggested that we visit the museum first and then explore the nearby market.
7. He sighed that he had to finish the report by Wednesday.
8. He pleaded if I could help him.
9. The doctor advised Austin to get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids to recover from the flu.
10. He admitted that he had forgotten to return the library books and would do so later today.
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