Direct indirect

speech
I. Direct Speech

words or sentence said is direct than the

speaker, the sentence is not altered or added

e.g : She says, “I’m very good in english”

He said, “I have seen the movie”.

Bella said me: “I go to campus everyday”

Characteristic of Direct :

* It has quote ( “…”)

* It is form Present or Simple Past sentence
(Present Tense, Present Perfect, Present
Continous, Present Perfect Continous, Simple
Past, Past Continous)
2. Indirect Speech (Reported Speech)
 is sentence said to submit the others statement
e.g : He says that he is very good in english.

He said that he had seen the movie.

Bella said me that she went to campus
everyday. 
Characteristic of Indirect Speech :
* No quote
* It has that or to
Direct Indirect

I He / she
You Me / he / she / them / I / her / him
My His / her
Our Their / our
Your My / his / her
We They
 Direct Speech
·         Simple Present (V1)
Lika said: “I go to school today”.
·         Present Continuous (V1+ing)
John said: “I am studying english
now”.
·         Present
Perfect(S+have/has+V2)
Anggi said: “I have read your letter”
·         Present Perfect Continuous
(S+have/has+been+V1+ing)
Hilmy said: “I have been waiting for
ages”.
·         Past Simple (S+V2)
Ary said me: “I drank white coffee
today”.
·         Past Continuous
Father told me: “I was being sick
yesterday”.
Indirect Speech
·         Simple Past (V2)
Lika said that she went to school that
day.
·         Past Continuous (V1+ing)
John said that he was studying english
then.
·         Past Perfect (S+had+V3)
Anggi said that she had read your
letter.
·         Past Perfect Continuous
(S+had+been+V1+ing)
Hilmy said that he had been waiting
for ages.
·         Past Perfect (S+had+V3)
Ary said me that he had drunk white
coffee that day.
·         Past Perfect Continuous
Father told me that he had been
being sick that day before.