Formas interrogativas y estilo indirecto
El orden de las palabras
En las oraciones interrogativas en estilo indirecto se mantiene el orden normal de las palabras, es decir, que el sujeto se coloca antes del verbo y no es necesario utilizar 'do' o 'did' :
Ejemplos
| Estilo directo | Estilo indirecto |
|---|---|
| "Where does Peter live?" | She asked him where Peter lived. |
| "Where are you going?" | She asked where I was going. |
| "Why is she crying?" | He asked why she was crying. |
Preguntas con respuesta sí / no
Transformamos estas oraciones al estilo indirecto empleando 'ask' + 'if / whether' + proposición:
Ejemplos :
| Estilo directo | Estilo indirecto |
|---|---|
| "Do you speak English?" | He asked me if I spoke English. |
| "Are you British or American?" | He asked me whether I was British or American. |
| "Is it raining?" | She asked if it was raining. |
| "Have you got a computer?" | He wanted to know whether I had a computer. |
| "Can you type?" | She asked if I could type. |
| "Did you come by train?" | He enquired whether I had come by train. |
| "Have you been to Bristol before?" | She asked if I had been to Bristol before. |
Pronombres interrogativos
Transformamos estas oraciones al estilo indirecto empleando 'ask' (u otro verbo de significado similar) + pronombre interrogativo + proposición. La proposición contiene la pregunta con el orden normal de las palabras y el necesario cambio de tiempo verbal
Ejemplos
| Estilo directo | Estilo indirecto |
|---|---|
| "What is your name?" he asked me. | He asked me what my name was. |
| "How old is your mother?", he asked. | He asked how old her mother was. |
| The policman said to the boy, "Where do you live?" | The policeman asked the boy where he lived. |
| "What time does the train arrive?" she asked. | She asked what time the train arrived. |
| "When can we have dinner?" she asked. | She asked when they could have dinner. |
| Peter said to John, "Why are you so late?" | Peter asked John why he was so late. |