Reported Question (word order)

"Why do you have a jacket?"

• He asked her why she had a jacket.

• He asked her why had she a jacket.

"Which movie did you watch?"

• He asked me which movie I had watched.

• He asked me which movie had I watched.

"How have you been?"

• She asked me how I had been.

• She asked me how had I been.

"When will you buy the book?"

• The teacher asked me when I would buy the book.

• The teacher asked me when would I buy the book.

"Where are you going?"

• Rafael asked me where was I going.

• Rafael asked me where I was going.

"Why aren't you playing?"

• She asked me why wasn't I playing.

• She asked me why I wasn't playing.

"Why haven't you called?"

• He asked me why I hadn't called.

• He asked me why hadn't I called.

Ana asked Lara, "How are you doing?"

• Ana asked Lara how she was doing.

• Ana asked Lara how was she doing.

Her parents asked her, "Why are you late?"

• Her parents asked her why was she late.

• Her parents asked her why she was late.

I asked Julia and Lorena, "When will you travel?"

• I asked Julia and Lorena when would they travel.

• I asked Julia and Lorena when they would travel.