(Questions)

We usually introduce reported

questions with the reporting
verbs

Ask , wonder

And the expression want to know .

The verbs in reported questions
are in the affirmative
Form.
He He asked me why I
Why did you go to had gone to the
the doctor? asked
doctor .
 * If the direct questions begins with question
word,

where
are you going ? She She asked me
where I
asked was going .
Change the question from direct question to
reported question
1-How are you?
He asked me how I was.
2-where have you been?
If the direct question dose not begin with a question
world, the reported question begins with if or
whether .

He If /whether
He asked me I had
Did you enjoy the meal ? asked
enjoyed the meal .
me
When we change questions from Direct to
reported speech ,we also change
, pronouns, tenses, adverbs, etc.
The same way as in reported statements .
Change the question into reported speech
direct question reported question
YES/NO question I said: "Can I help
you?" I asked if I could
help
He her. whether
asked
my hands were
He said: "Are cold.
your hands
Question Word He asked when they
cold?"
question He said: "When will would come.
they
Hecome?"
said: "How
much might it
He asked me how
cost?" much it might
Choice question He said "Do you cost.
He asked whether
want tea or I wanted tea or coffee.
coffee?"
"Is the car new or
He asked whether
not ?
the car was new or
not.
 YES/NO questions :

We introduce reported YES/NO questions

with ask + if:
direct She Do you like coffee ? ,
said: "
reported She I liked coffee .
asked if

Note that we sometimes use "whether" instead of "if".

The meaning is the same. "Whether" is a little more
formal and more usual in writing