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INDIRECT QUESTIONS
direct vs indirect questions
• Do you know him? Direct question
• Could you tell me if you know him? embedded
question
• I would like to know if you know him. indirect
question
direct vs indirect questions
• Does he play chess? Direct question
• Could you tell me if he plays chess? embedded
question
• I would like to know if he plays chess. indirect
question
direct vs indirect questions
• Are you coming with us?
• Can you tell me if/wether you are coming with
us?
• I would like to know if you are coming with us.
direct vs indirect questions
• Do you play football?
• Can you tell me if/whether you play football?
• I would like to know if/whether you play football.
THE RULES
• Indirect questions normally have the same
order as a positive sentence.
• We don’t need the auxiliary verbs do/did
• Yes/no questions are introduced by “if” or
“whether”
WHEN DO WE USE THEM?
• When we want to sound more polite with
people we don’t know very well.

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Indirect questions

  • 2. direct vs indirect questions • Do you know him? Direct question • Could you tell me if you know him? embedded question • I would like to know if you know him. indirect question
  • 3. direct vs indirect questions • Does he play chess? Direct question • Could you tell me if he plays chess? embedded question • I would like to know if he plays chess. indirect question
  • 4. direct vs indirect questions • Are you coming with us? • Can you tell me if/wether you are coming with us? • I would like to know if you are coming with us.
  • 5. direct vs indirect questions • Do you play football? • Can you tell me if/whether you play football? • I would like to know if/whether you play football.
  • 6. THE RULES • Indirect questions normally have the same order as a positive sentence. • We don’t need the auxiliary verbs do/did • Yes/no questions are introduced by “if” or “whether”
  • 7. WHEN DO WE USE THEM? • When we want to sound more polite with people we don’t know very well.