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preguntas indirectas

se utilazan para preguntar algo pero q no lo kieres desir asi directo por verguenza o algo

por ejemplo: para preguntar q si tienes novio disen "y como sta tu novio?" y ay lo q les kontestes sabran si tienes o no

esas son las indirect questions

hola

me temo que las respuestas que te han dado no acaban de ser correctas

he vivido casi 15 años en UK y sacado todos los titulos que hay de ingles y profesora...asi que te puedes fiar de mi..

te dejo una explicacion y ejemplos que espero te lo aclaren.

Indirect questions are polite, longer forms of normal questions. For example:

- Where's the department store? - Direct question

- Could you tell me where the department store is, please? - Indirect question

- What's his name? - Direct question

- Do you know what his name is? - Indirect question

Form

Indirect questions are formed of two parts: a polite expression, and a question which has no subject/verb inversion like a normal question . For example:

- What's his name? >>

- Do you know what his name is? - Indirect question

Here the polite expression is "Do you know...", and the question part is "...what his name is?". Note that the subject and verb have not changed place in the question part. So if you said "Do you know what is his name?", this would be incorrect.

Another example:

- What's the time? >>

- Do you have any idea what the time is? - Indirect question

The polite expression is "Do you have any idea...?", and the question is "...what the time is?".

The question is not "...what is the time?" - you don't invert the subject and verb kike a normal question.

Auxiliary Verb "To do"

The auxiliary verb "to do"is used in questions when there is no other auxiliary verb. For example:

- You like Chinese food. >>

- Do you like Chinese food?

Indirect questions do not use the auxiliary verb "to do" in the main question. For example:

- When does the next train arrive? - Direct question

- Do you know when the next train arrives? - Indirect question

- Do you know when does the next train arrive? - Incorrect

Another example:

- When does the restaurant close? - Direct question

- Could you tell me when the restaurant closes? - Indirect question

- Could you tell me when does the restaurant close? - Incorrect

There are infinite ways to make indirect questions. Not all indirect questions are questions at all, rather they are polite statements which encourage some kind of response. Some common polite expressions include:

- I wonder if/whether...?

- I can't remember if/whether...?

- Could you tell me if/whether...?

- Would you mind telling me if/whether...?

- Would it be possible for you to...?

- Is there any chance you could...?

- I don't suppose you could...

- I'd like to know if/whether...

- I can't remember...

un saludo y que vaya bien

bye

mmm, por ejemplo, tener una pregunta directa y una indirecta... como:

- Where's the department store? - Direct question

- Could you tell me where the department store is, please? - Indirect question

- What's his name? - Direct question

- Do you know what his name is? - Indirect question

si te fijas la directa es solo... donde esta esto...? y la indirecta es con 2, por ejemplo... sabes donde esta esto...? es una forma mas formal y educada

Hola!

Las INDIRECT QUESTIONS son preguntas que NO empiezan con los clásicos "what, where, when, who, why.. etc." sino que empiezan tipo "podría decirme por favor ...(y la pregunta)" o "Tú sabes si... (la pregunta).

Sirven para que las preguntas no suenen tan fuertes y para darles cierta cortesía.

Ejemplos en inglés:

I wonder WHERE they have been?

Can you tell me...?

Do you know...?

El orden de las palabras es igual al afirmativo.

Direct question: What is he doing?

Indirect question: Do you know what he is doing?

Espero te sea de utilidad!!!

Preguntas indirectas! Pero ni idea a que se refiere....

preguntas indirectas? que no se? no tengo buen ingles