Reported questions and commands · 间接疑问句与命令
Reporting questions and orders
- We can report questions and commands, not just statements.
- The word order and verbs change in special ways.
- She asked where I lived. He told me to wait.
She asked where the meeting was; the calendar asked the same thing.
转述疑问和命令
- 我们不仅能转述陈述句,还能转述疑问句和命令。
- 语序和用词会有特别的变化。
- 她She 问asked 哪里where 我I 住lived.(她问我住在哪里。)
她问会议在哪里；日历也问了同一个问题。
Reported questions
- Use statement word order (subject + verb), and no question mark.
- Yes/No questions → if / whether: He asked if I was busy.
- Wh- questions → keep the question word: She asked where I lived.
- No do / does / did: not where did I live.
间接疑问句
- 用陈述句语序(主语 + 动词),不用问号。
- 一般疑问句 → if / whether:他He 问asked 是否if 我I （过去）was 忙busy.(他问我忙不忙。)
- 特殊疑问句 → 保留疑问词:She asked where I lived.
- 不用 do / does / did:不是 ~~where did I live~~。
Report the question “Where do you live?” · 转述问句 “Where do you live?”
Reported questions use statement order, no “did”: “… where I lived.” · 间接疑问句用陈述句语序,不用 did:… where I lived。
Report the Yes/No question “Are you busy?”: He asked ___ I was busy. · 转述一般疑问句 “Are you busy?”:He asked ___ I was busy。
Yes/No questions are reported with “if” or “whether”. · 一般疑问句用 if 或 whether 转述。
Translate into English: 她问我住在哪里。 · 翻译成英语:她问我住在哪里。
Statement order, no “did”: “She asked where I lived.” · 陈述句语序、不用 did:She asked where I lived。
Reported commands
- Use tell / ask + someone + to + base verb.
- She told me to wait. He asked me to help.
- tell and ask take a person (me, him…).
间接命令
- 用 tell / ask + 某人 + to + 动词原形。
- 她She 叫told 我me （不定式）to 等wait.(她叫我等一下。)
- tell 和 ask 后面要跟一个人(me、him…)。
Negative commands
- For "don't …", use not to + base verb.
- He asked me not to be late. The sign tells people not to smoke.
否定命令
- 表示"不要……",用 not to + 动词原形。
- He asked me not to be late.(他请我别迟到。)
Question, command or negative command? · 疑问、命令还是否定命令?
Reported questions use statement order; commands use told + to; negatives slip in 'not to'. · 间接疑问用陈述语序;命令用 told + to;否定命令在 to 前加 not。
Is this a correct reported command? “He asked me not to be late.” · 这个间接命令对吗? “He asked me not to be late.”
Yes — reported commands use (not) to + base verb: “asked me not to be late.” · 对 —— 间接命令用 (not) to + 动词原形:asked me not to be late。
Common mistakes
- ❌ He asked me am I busy. → ✓ He asked me if I was busy. — if + statement order.
- ❌ He told me don't be late. → ✓ He told me not to be late.
- ❌ She suggested me to go. → ✓ She suggested going. / She suggested that I go.
常见错误
- ❌ He asked me am I busy. → ✓ He asked me if I was busy。—— 原话不能直接塞进去,要变 if + 陈述语序。
- ❌ He told me don't be late. → ✓ He told me not to be late。—— 否定命令变 not to。
- ❌ She suggested me to go. → ✓ She suggested going。/ She suggested that I go。—— suggest 不接"人 + to do"。
Match the direct speech to its reported form. · 把原话和转述后的句子配对。
Commands → (not) to + verb; wh-questions keep the question word; yes/no → if / whether. · 命令 →(not)to + 原形;特殊疑问句保留疑问词;一般疑问句 → if / whether。
Which sentence is correct? · 哪个句子是正确的?
tell + person + to + verb — say never takes this pattern. · tell + 人 + to + 原形;say 没有这种接法。
- Reported questions: statement order, if / whether or a wh- word, no do/did.
- Reported commands: tell / ask + someone + to + base verb.
- Negative: not to + base verb.
- 间接疑问句:陈述句语序、if / whether 或疑问词、不用 do/did。
- 间接命令:tell / ask + 某人 + to + 动词原形。
- 否定:not to + 动词原形。
Think of a question someone asked you. Report it in one sentence (She/He asked …). · 想一个别人问过你的问题。用一句话转述它(She/He asked …)。
Example: “My teacher asked if I had finished my homework.” · 例如:My teacher asked if I had finished my homework。