Conversation

Mr. Smith     :   "I think the internet can help us make friends and gives us so many advantages."

Mrs. Smith   :   "Do you think so? I don't think that way."

Mr. Smith     :   "Why not?"

Mrs. Smith   :   "I think it's a lazy way to communicate. People waste their time on of the internet."

Mr. Smith     :   "I don't think so. We can get information through news and everything that we need."

Mrs. Smith   :   "Ok. I have to admit it works for adults but it doesn't for ourchildren. They prefer play on the intenet than do their homework."

Mr. Smith     :   "Ok. There are advantages and disadvantages of the internet. What we have to do now is to teach our children how to use the internet appropriately."

Mrs. Smith   :   "You're right!"


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Direct Speech / Quoted Speech & Indirect Speech / Reported Speech

a.  Direct Speech / Quoted Speech : The sentence which rewrite from person's say and uses quotation mark "...".For example : Rival said,”I love this movie !” Or “I like the part when Del Piero scores from a free kick”, said Yunan.

b.  Indirect Speech/Reported Speech : The sentence which report the person’s say to other people and the sentence is not use quotation marks "...". For example : Rival said that he like that movie, or Yunan said that he like the part when Del Piero scores from a free kick.

From the example above, to change direct speech to indirect speech, we must follow the grammar, modal etc.

The Grammar

Direct Speech           Indirect Speech

        Simple Present                 Simple Past

        Present Continous             Past Continous

        Present Perfect                 Past Perfect

        Present Perfect                Past Perfect
        Continous                         Continous

        Simple Past                      Past Perfect

        Past Continous                 Past Perfect 
                                                Continous

        Past Perfect                     Past Perfect

        Past Perfect                     Past Perfect
        Continous                         Continous

Modals

 Direct Speech          Indirect Speech

Will                                Would

Can                                 Could

Must                               Had to

Shall                                Should

May                                Might