Formas interrogativas e discurso indireto

Ordem das palavras

Nas orações interrogativas com discurso indireto, deve-se manter a ordem natural das palavras, ou seja, o sujeito deve vir antes do verbo, e não é necessário utilizar os termos "do" ou "did":

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Exemplos

Discurso direto	Discurso indireto
"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.

Perguntas com resposta sim / não

Colocamos essas orações no discurso indireto utilizando "ask" + "if / whether" + oração:

Exemplos

Discurso direto	Discurso indireto
"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.

Pronomes interrogativos

Colocamos essas orações no discurso indireto utilizando "ask" (ou outro verbo de significado similar) + pronome interrogativo + oração. A oração contém a pergunta dentro da ordem normal das palavras e a alteração necessária do tempo verbal.

Exemplos

Discurso direto	Discurso indireto
"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.