Reported questions

To continue to have or use something; to keep in one's possession or within a structure

The question words may be retained in reported questions.

keeppreservemaintainhold onto

To ask a question or request information about something

We use introductory phrases such as inquired to introduce reported questions.

askedwonderedwanted to knowquestioned

Questions that are reported or paraphrased rather than asked directly, typically introduced by a reporting verb

Reported questions, also known as indirect questions, are used to report someone else's question.

reported speechindirect speechreported questionsdirect questions

The set of forms taken by a verb to indicate the time or aspect of an action or state

Change of Tenses:

aspectmoodconjugationtime