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Indirect Questions

Indirect questions follow a specific structure: 1) The question word comes first followed by the subject and verb, 2) There is no auxiliary verb or question mark, 3) Common reporting verbs for indirect questions include "ask", "wonder", and "want to know". Verbs in the direct question change to the past tense in the indirect question.

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Indirect Questions

Indirect questions follow a specific structure: 1) The question word comes first followed by the subject and verb, 2) There is no auxiliary verb or question mark, 3) Common reporting verbs for indirect questions include "ask", "wonder", and "want to know". Verbs in the direct question change to the past tense in the indirect question.

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Indirect Questions

For indirect questions:


The order is : Q W + Subject + Verb
There is no auxiliary verb
There is no question mark
Indirect Questions

For indirect questions the common


reporting verbs are : ask , wonder , want to
know , doubt, don’t know, be not sure,
Indirect Questions

For indirect questions, the main verb in the


direct questions moves into the past in the
indirect questions.
Indirect Questions
•What time is it?
•He asked what time it was.
Indirect Questions
•When will you leave?
•He asked when I would leave.
Indirect Questions
•Where does he live?
• He wants to know where he
lives.
Indirect Questions
•Why did you come late?
•He wondered why I came late.
Indirect Questions
•Where do you live?
•He is not sure where I live.
Indirect Questions
•Can you help me?
•He asked if I could help him.
•He asked whether I could help
him.
Indirect Questions
• can = could
• will = would
• may= might
• could= could
•would= would
Indirect Questions
• now = then
• this = that
• next week = the week after
• ago = before
• here = there
Indirect Questions
•Possible reporting verbs:
• tell , promise ,advise , think ,
believe , agree
Indirect Questions
• that can link the reporting verb
to the direct statement .
• He thinks that earth is round.

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