Fragen in der indirekten Rede

Satzstellung

In indirekten Fragen wird die normale Satzstellung verwendet, das Subjekt steht vor dem Verb und man muss nicht 'do' oder 'did' einfügen:

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Beispiele

Direkte Rede	Indirekte 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/Nein Fragen

Für diese Fragen verwendet man in der indirekten Form 'ask' + 'if / whether' + Satz:

Beispiele

Direkte Rede	Indirekte 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.

Fragewörter

Diese Fragen werden mit 'ask' (oder einem 'ask' entsprechenden Verb) + Fragewort + Satz gebildet. Der Satz beinhaltet die Frage in normaler Satzstellung in der erforderlichen Zeitform.

Beispiele

Direkte Rede	Indirekte 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.