Reported Questions

Usamos Reported Questions en la siguientes situaciones:

1. Cuando informamos las preguntas, el sujeto aparece antes del verbo.

• Direct speech: “Where are you going?”
• Reported speech: He asked me where I was going.
• Direct speech: “Why is he shouting?”
• Reported speech: He asked me why he was shouting.

2. Al informar preguntas, no usamos el verbo auxiliar do , excepto en preguntas negativas.

• Direct speech: “Who doesn’t like cheese?”
• Reported speech: She asked me who didn’t like cheese.

3. Reportamos sí / no .

• ·         Direct speech: “Do you want me to come?”
• ·         Reported speech: I asked him if he wanted me to come.
• ·         Direct speech: “Have you fed the dog?”
• ·         Reported speech: She asked me whether I had fed the dog.

   



4. Cuando informamos preguntas con who, what o which + to be + object, el verbo be puede aparecer antes o después del objeto.

• Direct speech: “Who is the champion?”
• Reported speech: She asked me who the champion was / She asked me who was the champion.
• Direct speech: “What is your favourite colour?”
• Reported speech: She asked me what my favourite colour was / She asked me what was my favourite colour.