Vragen vormen en indirecte rede

Woordvolgorde

De normale woordvolgorde wordt gebruikt bij doorvertelde vragen. Dat wil zeggen: het onderwerp komt voor het werkwoord en het is niet nodig om 'do' of 'did' te gebruiken:

Test je kennis

Voorbeelden

Directe rede	Indirecte rede
"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.

Ja- / Nee-vragen

Dit soort vraag wordt weergegeven door 'ask' + 'if / whether' + bijzin te gebruiken:

Voorbeelden

Directe rede	Indirecte rede
"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.

Vraagwoorden

Dit soort vraag wordt weergegeven door 'ask' (of een ander werkwoord als 'ask') + vraagwoord + bijzin te gebruiken. De bijzin bevat de vraag, in normale woordvolgorde en met de nodige wijziging in tijd.

Voorbeelden

Directe rede	Indirecte rede
"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.