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### Reporting questions with question words

To relay a question that asks for specific information—like where, when, or who—use a reporting phrase like **preguntar** (to ask) or **querer saber** (to want to know), followed by the question word. 

Just like in direct questions, these interrogative words always keep their written accents in reported speech (**dónde**, **cuándo**, **quién**, **cuánto**, **cómo**, **cuál**). Since it is a reported statement rather than a direct inquiry, drop the question marks.

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### Questions with prepositions

If the original question pairs a preposition with the question word—such as **a** (at/to), **de** (from), or **por** (for)—keep that preposition right before the question word in your reported sentence.

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### Specifying who is being asked

As with regular statements, you can place an indirect object pronoun (such as **nos**) before the reporting verb to clarify exactly who is receiving the question.

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Reported wh-questions (pregunta dónde)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the event	el evento
The client asks where tomorrow's event is.	El cliente pregunta dónde es el evento de mañana.
the banquet	el banquete
The lady asks at what time the event's banquet begins.	La señora pregunta a qué hora empieza el banquete del evento.
the photographer	el fotógrafo
The boss (f.) wants to know who the photographer is today.	La jefa quiere saber quién es el fotógrafo hoy.
the decoration	la decoración
They ask how much the photographer and the decoration cost.	Preguntan cuánto cuestan el fotógrafo y la decoración.
the supplier	el proveedor
I need to know when the supplier arrives with the decoration.	Necesito saber cuándo llega el proveedor con la decoración.
the planner; the organizer (of an event)	el organizador
the catering	el catering
The planner asks which one is the catering supplier.	El organizador pregunta cuál es el proveedor del catering.
They want to know how the catering prepares this banquet.	Quieren saber cómo prepara el catering este banquete.
the venue	el local
the marquee	la carpa
The client asks why the venue does not have a marquee.	El cliente pregunta por qué el local no tiene carpa.
live (performance)	en directo
I ask where we put the live music in the venue.	Pregunto dónde ponemos la música en directo en el local.
She wants to know when the live music starts during the event.	Ella quiere saber cuándo empieza la música en directo durante el evento.
The planner asks us where the white marquee is.	El organizador nos pregunta dónde está la carpa blanca.
They ask why the catering buys half a dozen bottles.	Preguntan por qué el catering compra media docena de botellas.
A week ago the supplier asked how much wine we need.	Hace una semana el proveedor preguntó cuánto vino necesitamos.
The planner does not know when the photographer arrives at the venue.	La organizadora no sabe cuándo llega el fotógrafo al local.
The supplier asks where we get the decoration from.	La proveedora pregunta de dónde sacamos la decoración.
We want to know how they are going to organize the event.	Queremos saber cómo van a organizar el evento.
The musician asks us when the banquet is.	El músico nos pregunta cuándo es el banquete.
The lady asks how much a kilo of meat for the catering costs.	La señora pregunta cuánto cuesta un kilo de carne para el catering.
We ask who sings live at the venue today.	Preguntamos quién canta en directo en el local hoy.
The client asks where the group is playing.	El cliente pregunta dónde toca el grupo.
The woman asks when the catering arrives.	La mujer pregunta cuándo llega el catering.
The mother asks who is singing today.	La madre pregunta quién canta hoy.
The boss asks how much the banquet costs.	El jefe pregunta cuánto cuesta el banquete.

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