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    The document provides information on direct and indirect speech including changes to verb tenses, pronouns, adverbs of time and place, and question and statement structures when converting between direct and indirect speech. It includes examples of converting common direct speech statements and questions to their indirect speech equivalents.

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    The document provides information on direct and indirect speech including changes to verb tenses, pronouns, adverbs of time and place, and question and statement structures when converting between direct and indirect speech. It includes examples of converting common direct speech statements and questions to their indirect speech equivalents.

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    Nazri Habib
    The document provides information on direct and indirect speech including changes to verb tenses, pronouns, adverbs of time and place, and question and statement structures when converting between direct and indirect speech. It includes examples of converting common direct speech statements and questions to their indirect speech equivalents.

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    • DIRECT • INDIRECT

    • Am, is, are • Was/were


    • Shall/will • Should/would
    • Can • Could
    • May • Might
    • Must
    • Have/has to • Had to
    • Ought to
    CHANGES OF ADVERB OF
    TIME & PLACE
    • DIRECT • INDIRECT
    • NOW • THEN
    • TOMORROW • THE FOLLOWING DAY
    • NEXT WEEK • THE FOLLOWING WEEK
    • TONIGHT • THAT NIGHT
    • TODAY • THAT DAY
    • YESTERDAY • THE DAY BEFORE
    • LAST NIGHT • THE NIGHT BEFORE
    • LAST WEEK • THE WEEK BEFORE
    • HERE • THERE
    • THIS • THAT
    • THESE • THOSE
    CHANGES OF TENSES
    • DIRECT • INDIRECT
    • SIMPLE PRESENT • SIMPLE PAST
    • SIMPLE PAST • PAST PERFECT
    • PRESENT PERFECT • PAST PERFECT
    • PRESENT • PAST CONTINUOUS
    CONTINUOUS • PAST PERFECT
    • PRESENT PERFECT CONT.
    CONT. • PAST FUTURE
    • PRESENT FUTURE
    1. STATEMENT

    HE SAID
    HE SAID TO ME THAT REPORTED WORDS
    HE TOLD ME
    STATEMENT EXAMPLE
    • DIRECT • INDIRECT
    • They said to me: “we are • They said to me that
    going to visit Borobudur they were going to
    tomorrow.” visit Borobudur the
    following day.

    • Jeffry said: “I didn’t go to • Jeffry said that he


    school today. hadn’t gone to school
    that day.
    • Anne told Agus that
    • Anne told Agus: “My father her father had got
    got angry with me last night. angry with her the
    night before.
    HE ASKED ME
    HE TOLD ME TO INFINITIVE
    COMMAND EXAMPLE
    • DIRECT • INDIRECT
    • The teacher asked me: “Open • The teacher asked me
    your book page 65!” to open my book page
    65.
    • Siska asked Manu: “give me a • Siska asked Manu to
    piece of paper”! give her a piece of
    paper.
    • “Ronny told him: “call me • Ronny told him to
    tonight! call him that night.
    HE ASKED ME
    HE TOLD ME NOT TO INFINITIVE
    COMMAND EXAMPLE
    • DIRECT • INDIRECT
    • Santy asked Edy: • Santy asked Edy
    “Don’t leave me alone not to leave her
    anymore!” alone anymore.
    • Valenxia asked
    • Valenxia asked Indra: Indra not to hurt
    “Don’t hurt me her anymore.
    anymore”! • Subhan told them
    not to disturb
    • “Subhan told them: him.
    “Don’t disturb me!
    HE ASKED ME IF/WHETHER S + V + COMPLEMENT
    A. Yes/No Question Example

    • DIRECT • INDIRECT
    • Ricky asked Henry: • Ricky asked Henry
    Does your father work if/whether his father
    near here?” worked near there.
    • Mr. Bean asked Cyntia
    if/whether she had
    • Mr. Bean asked Cyntia: collected her
    “have you collected homework.
    your homework?” • Dessy asked William
    if/whether he could
    accompany her to
    • Dessy asked William: Lippo that night.
    “can you accompany
    WHEN/WHAT S + V + COMPLEMENT
    HE ASKED ME etc.
    b. Wh- Question Example

    • DIRECT • INDIRECT
    • The girl asked me: “Where Do • The girl asked me
    you come from?” where I came from.

    • My father asked my brother: • My father asked my


    “Why did you arrive at home brother why he had
    late last night?” arrived at home late
    the night before
    • Handy asked the girl: “what is
    your favorite movie star? • Handy asked the girl
    what her favorite
    movie star was

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