REPORTED SPEECH

Questions
Estilo indirecto
Preguntas

by Mr Alberto Lozano
 QUESTIONS
• When reporting a question, the most
frequently used verb is ASK. Other verbs are:
enquire, wonder, want to know…

• There are 2 types of questions:

– Wh- questions
– Yes/no questions
 WH- QUESTIONS
• Questions beginning with an INTERROGATIVE
PRONOUN: who, what, which, where, when.

"Where did she go yesterday night?", John asked.

John asked me where she had gone the previous night.
"Who are you?", the man asked.
"Who are you?", the man asked.

The man asked

"Who are you?", the man asked.

The man asked who

"Who are you?", the man asked.

The man asked who

"Who are you?", the man asked.

The man asked who you are.

"Who are you?", the man asked.

The man asked who you are.

"Who are you?", the man asked.

The man asked who I am.

"Who are you?", the man asked.

The man asked who I am.

"Who are you?", the man asked.

The man asked who I was.

"What time is it?", she asked.
"What time is it?", she asked.

She asked
"What time is it?", she asked.

She asked what time

"What time is it?", she asked.

She asked what time it was.

"What time is it?", she asked.

She asked what time it was.

 YES/NO QUESTIONS
• Same procedure as in wh- questions, but
instead of wh- word we write IF or WHETHER.

"Is she your daughter?", Paulie asked.

Paulie asked IF/WHETHER she was my daughter.
"Will Tom go abroad next summer?",
Jerry asked.
"Will Tom go abroad next summer?",
Jerry asked.

Jerry asked
"Will Tom go abroad next summer?",
Jerry asked.

Jerry asked IF/WHETHER

"Will Tom go abroad next summer?",
Jerry asked.

Jerry asked IF/WHETHER

Tom will go abroad next summer.
"Will Tom go abroad next summer?",
Jerry asked.

Jerry asked IF/WHETHER

Tom will go abroad next summer.
"Will Tom go abroad next summer?",
Jerry asked.

Jerry asked IF/WHETHER

Tom would go abroad
next summer.
"Will Tom go abroad next summer?",
Jerry asked.

Jerry asked IF/WHETHER

Tom would go abroad
next summer.
"Will Tom go abroad next summer?",
Jerry asked.

Jerry asked IF/WHETHER

Tom would go abroad
the following summer.
"Does Lisa play the saxo?", she asked.

She asked IF/WHETHER Lisa played the

saxo.
"Did you watch the rugby match?", mom asked.

Mom asked IF/WHETHER I had watched the

rugby match.