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Estilo indirecto: preguntas

La regla

Sin do/did, sin signo de interrogacion, orden afirmativo. Wh-questions: usa wh-word. Yes/no: usa if o whether.

"No do/did, no question mark, statement word order. Wh-questions keep the wh-word; yes/no questions take if or whether."

Reportar preguntas tiene dos cambios clave: 1) el orden vuelve a ser afirmativo (sujeto + verbo) y 2) desaparece el auxiliar do/did. Para preguntas con palabra interrogativa (where, what, when, why), conservas la wh-word: "Where do you live?" -> "He asked where I lived". Para preguntas yes/no, anades "if" o "whether": "Are you ready?" -> "She asked if I was ready". También se aplica el backshift de tiempos como en afirmaciones.

Ejemplos

"Where do you live?" -> He asked where I lived.

Me pregunto donde vivia.

💡 Sin did, orden afirmativo.

"Are you ready?" -> She asked if I was ready.

Me pregunto sí estaba listo.

"What time is the standup?" -> Marta asked what time the standup was.

Marta pregunto a que hora era el standup.

"Have you reviewed the PR?" -> He asked whether I had reviewed the PR.

Me pregunto sí habia revisado el PR.

"Why did you push to main?" -> Elena asked why I had pushed to main.

Elena pregunto por que habia hecho push a main.

"Can you join the retro?" -> She asked if I could join the retro.

Me pregunto sí podia ir a la retro.

"When will you deploy?" -> He asked when I would deploy.

Pregunto cuando desplegaria.

Casos típicos

Wh-question -> conserva la wh-wordasked + wh-word + S + V
He asked where I lived.She asked what I was doing.
Yes/no question -> usa if o whetherasked + if/whether + S + V
He asked if I was ready.She asked whether I had finished.
Sin do/did en la pregunta reportadadrop auxiliary
"Do you work here?" -> He asked if I worked there.
Backshift de tiempo igual que en afirmacionestense backshift
is -> was, will -> would, can -> could, have -> had.
Sin signo de interrogacion al finalpunto, no ?
He asked where I lived.She asked if I was ok.

Trampas hispanohablantes

He asked where did I live.He asked where I lived.

En estilo indirecto NO se usa did. Orden afirmativo.

She asked was I ready.She asked if I was ready.

Yes/no questions necesitan if o whether.

He asked where I lived?He asked where I lived.

Las preguntas reportadas NO llevan signo de interrogacion.

Marta asked me what time is the standup.Marta asked me what time the standup was.

Backshift: is -> was. Y orden afirmativo (sujeto + verbo).

He asked do I work there.He asked if I worked there.

Yes/no -> if; sin do; backshift work -> worked.

Mini-quiz

1/7."Where do you live?" -> He asked...

2/7."Are you ready?" -> She asked...

3/7.Elige el conector para yes/no:

He asked I had finished.

4/7."What is your name?" -> She asked what my name ___.

She asked what my name .

5/7.Cual frase es CORRECTA?

6/7."Can you join?" -> She asked if I ___ join.

She asked if I join.

7/7.Pregunta yes/no en pasado: "Have you reviewed the PR?"

He asked if I reviewed the PR.