'Why are you crying?'

He asked us why we were crying.

'What is your name?'

He asked what my name was.

Soruları aktarırken soru yapısı kalkar, ifade düze çevrilir (He asked us what were we doing there şeklinde çevirirsek cümle yanlış olur.) Yani cümleyi soru kalıbından kurtarmamız gerekir.

O yüzden soru yapılarında kullanılan do,does,did yardımcı fiilleri de kullanılmaz:

'Where do you live?'

I asked her where she lived.

'How do you go to school?'

He asked her how she went to school.

'I won't forget.

He promised not to forget

'Can I help you?'

She offered to help me.

'I won't help you.'

I refused to help him.

Fakat bazı fiillerden sonra gelen fiillere ?ing takısı eklenir. Aşağıdaki örnekleri inceleyiniz.

suggest,apologise for,insist on,admit + .... ____ing:

'Let's play football.'

He suggested playing football.

'I'm soory I'm late.'

He apologised for being late.

explain,promise,aggree,decide,claim,threaten,admit,complain,deny,suggest fiilleri that cümleciği alabilen say ve tell gibi kullanıla bilen fiillerdir:

'I will be careful.'

he promised that he would be careful.