69- Reported Speech: Question السؤال: في الكلام المنقول

Direct مباشر

Indirect غير مباشر

“What is your name?”.

He asked me what my name was.

“Why are you late?”

The teacher asked me why I was late.

“Where is your book?”.

He asked me where my book was.

تستخدم if كأداة ربط للسؤال الذي لا يحتوي على أداة سؤال:

“Is your school very large?”.

He asked me if my school was very large.

إذا كان السؤال يبدأ أو يحتوي على do أو does احذفها وحول الفعل إلى زمن الماضي البسيط.

“Where do you live”.

He asked me where I lived.

“Does he go to school?”.

I asked him if he went to school.

إذا كان السؤال يبدأ أو يحتوي على did احذفها وحول الفعل إلى زمن الماضي البسيط (تصريف ثالث + ).

“Where did you go yesterday?”.

Sami asked me where I had gone the day before.

“Did Ahmed buy a new car?”.

Ali asked me if Ahmed had bought a new car.

إذا كانت كلمة السؤال ask, asks مضارع حينئذ لا تغير أزمنة الجملة إنما التغيير يكون فقط في الضمائر:

“Who is your English teacher?”.

They ask me who my English teacher is.

“What are your marks?”.

He asks me what my marks are.