En las preguntas indirectas el orden del sujeto y del verbo principal es el mismo que en las frases afirmativas o negativas.

Do you know where she lives? . Nota : DQ = Direct Question, IQ = Indirect Question. Am I/Am I not...? / Are/Aren't ( you, ...)..? / Is/Isn't (she, he, ...)...? Was/Wasn't ( I, he, she, it...)...? Were/ Weren't (you, they...)...?

(DQ) Whom am I going to invite to my birthday party?

A quin voy a invitar a mi fiesta de cumpleaos?

(IQ) I wonder whom I am going to invite to my birthday party.

Me pregunto a quin voy a invitar a mi fiesta de cumpleaos.

(DQ) Why wasn't she happy with the result of the test?
Por qu ella no estaba contenta con los resultados del examen?

(IQ) Could you tell me why she wasn't happy with the result of the test?
Podras decirme porqu ella no estaba contenta con los resultados del examen? Do/Don't( I, you ...)...? / Does/Doesn't ( he, she, it...)...? Did (I, he, they...) ... ?

(DQ) What time does Margaret expect to be here?

A qu hora espera Margaret estar aqu?

(IQ) Could you tell me what time Margaret expects to be here?

Podras decirme a qu hora espera Margaret estar aqu?

(DQ) What else did the teachers say about me?

Qu ms dijeron los profesores sobre m?

(IQ) Could you repeat what else the teachers said about me?
Podras repetir qu ms dijeron los profesores sobre m? Have/Haven't ( I, you, they...)...? / Has/Hasn't ( he, she, it...)...? Had/Hadn't ( I, you, she...)...?

(DQ) What has Nick done for Sarah to be so upset?

Qu ha hecho Nick para que Sarah est tan enojada?

(IQ) I wonder what Nick has done for Sarah to be so upset.

Me pregunto qu ha hecho Nick para que Sarah est tan enojada.

(DQ) Where else had the robbers been hiding the jewels?
Dnde ms haban estado escondiendo las joyas los ladrones?

 (IQ) The police asked me where else the robbers had been hiding the
jewels. La polica me pregunt dnde ms haban estado escondiendo las joyas los ladrones. Will/Won't ( )...? Would/Wouldn't ( )...?

(DQ) Why else won't anybody tell Scott the truth?

Por qu otra razn nadie le dira la verdad a Scott?

(IQ) I wonder why else anybody won't tell Scott the truth.
Me pregunto por qu otra razn nadie le dira la verdad a Scott.

(DQ) When else would Peter invite Barbara?

En qu otra ocasin invitara Peter a Barbara?

(IQ) Does Sally know when else Peter would invite Barbara?
Sally sabe en qu otra ocasin invitara Peter a Barbara? Can/Can't ( )...? Could/Couldn't ( )...?

(DQ) How soon can the police come here to see what is happening?
Cun pronto puede venir la polica para ver qu sucede?

(IQ) The people at the street are asking how soon the police can come here
to see what is happening. La gente en la calle est preguntando cun pronto puede venir la polica para ver qu sucede.

(DQ) Where could Tony and his wife come from if they live in the South?
De dnde podran venir Tony y su esposa si viven en el sur?

(IQ) I need to know where Tony and his wife could come from if they live in
the South. Necesito saber de dnde podran venir Tony y su esposa si viven en el sur. May ( )...? / May ( ) not ..? Might ( )...? / Might ( ) not...?

(DQ) How may I translate this sentence?

Cmo podra traducir esta oracin? (IQ) I need assistance to know how I may translate this sentence. Necesito ayuda para saber cmo podra traducir esta oracin.

 (DQ) When might Tim come to the hospital to see his cousin?
Cundo podra ir Tim al hospital a ver a su primo?

(IQ) Please tell me when Tim might come to the hospital to see his cousin.
Dime por favor cundo podra ir Tim al hospital a ver a su primo. Should/Shouldn't ( )...? Must/Mustn't ( )...?

(DQ) When should Susan's mother call you to see if you have any news?
Cundo debera llamar la mam de Susan para ver si tienes alguna novedad?

(IQ) I wonder when Susan's mother should call you to see if you have any
news. Me pregunto cundo debera llamar la mam de Susan para ver si tienes alguna novedad.

(DQ) Who must my brother call to get an appointment to the director?

A quin debe llamar mi hermano para conseguir una entrevista con el director?

(IQ) I wonder who my brother must call to get an appointment to the

director. Me pregunto a quin debe llamar mi hermano para conseguir una entrevista con el director.