Direct and Indirect Speech: Definisi, Penggunaan, dan Contoh Kalimat

Pengertian Direct and Indirect Speech

Direct speech atau yang biasa disebut juga sebagai quoted speech adalah sebuah
kutipan langsung dari pendapat atau ucapan langsung seseorang (original speaker)
yang ditandai dengan quotation mark (“).
Sedangkan indirect speech atau reported speech berperan sebagai pemberi informasi
secara tidak langsung. Dengan kata lain, indirect speech mengutip secara langsung,
namun dengan cara menggambarkan ucapan tersebut dengan kalimat yang berbeda.
Contoh kalimat direct andindirect Speech :
Direct Speech Indirect Speech

My mother said, “I want to meet your

roommate.” My mother said that she wanted to meet my roommate.

She said “I’ll be back soon, as soon as She said that she would be back soon, as soon as
possible.” possible.
Cara Mengubah Direct Speech Menjadi Indirect Speech
Secara umum direct speech dapat diubah lho menjadi indirect speech dengan cara
menghilangkan quotation mark (“), atau dengan cara mengubah capital letter/huruf awal
pada kata di dalam tanda tersebut.
Pergantian Tenses
Dalam kedua speech ini, jika kamu ingin mengubah direct speech menjadi indirect
speech maka harus ada pergantian tenses yang perlu dilakukan.
Tabel di bawah ini akan lebih memudahkan kamu untuk memahami bagaimana
terjadinya pergantian tenses dalam direct dan indirect speech:
Direct Speech Indirect Speech

Present Simple Tense Past Simple Tense

Present Continuous Tense Past Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Tense Past Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Past Simple Tense Past Perfect Tense

Past Continuous Tense Perfect Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Tense Tidak berubah

Past Perfect Continuous Tense Tidak berubah

Future Simple Tense “would”

 Future Continuous Tense “would be”

Future Perfect Tense “would have”

Future Perfect Continuous Tense “would have been”

Contoh Pergantian Tenses:
 Present Simple Tense menjadi Past Simple Tense
Direct Speech :
Mona said “I study French.”
The boss said, “We work so  hard.”
 Indirect Speech :
Mona said that she studied French.
The boss said that they worked so hard.
Future Perfect Tense to Would Have
Direct Speech :
Daddy said, “I will have cleaned the car.”
Vivi said, “I will have called my dad.”
 
Indirect Speech :
Daddy said that he would have cleaned the car.
Vivi said that she would have called her dad.
Pergantian Waktu
Jika dalam direct speech ada keterangan waktu (now, tomorrow, today, yesterday,
tonight) maka saat dijadikan indirect speech keterangan waktu tersebut harus diganti.
Contoh:
Direct Speech :
Ruth said, “I am going to Bandung tomorrow.”
She said, “My mom visited me yesterday.”
Jack said, “I am seeing Alana tomorrow.”
Indirect Speech :
Ruth said that she is going to Bandung the next day.
She said that her mom visited her the previous day.
He said he was seeing Alana the following day.
Kalimat Perintah
Dalam membuat kalimat perintah pada indirect speech tentu saja akan berbeda. Pada
umumnya, kalimat perintah akan berisikan saran, permohonan, permintaan atau pun
pesan.
Contoh :
Direct Speech :
He said to her, “Bring your book, please.”
Liam said to me, “You should find a job.”
She said to me, “Bring my bag, please.”
Indirect Speech :
He requested her to bring my book.
Liam advised me that she should find a job.
She requested me to bring her bag.