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Indirect Questions

The document provides examples of direct questions and their corresponding indirect questions in different verb tenses. It shows how direct questions are changed into indirect questions by using introductory words and clauses like "Can you tell me", "Do you know", "I wonder", etc. and changing the sentence structure from subject-verb to subject-auxiliary-verb when needed. The examples cover tenses like present, past, future, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous.

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Indirect Questions

The document provides examples of direct questions and their corresponding indirect questions in different verb tenses. It shows how direct questions are changed into indirect questions by using introductory words and clauses like "Can you tell me", "Do you know", "I wonder", etc. and changing the sentence structure from subject-verb to subject-auxiliary-verb when needed. The examples cover tenses like present, past, future, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous.

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Indirect Question + if + sentence (subject + auxiliar + verb)

Verb Tense Direct Question Indirect Question


To be Is he Spanish? Could you tell me if he is spanish?
Present continuous Is the restaurant closing now? May I ask if the restaurant is closing now?
Past simple with 'be' Was he late for the meeting? Carlos: I wonder if he was late for the meeting?
Past continuous Were you watching TV at 3pm? Sally: May i ask if you were watching tv at 3 pm?
Present perfect Has Lucy been to Mexico? Nicole: May I ask if Lucy has been to Mexico?
Present perfect continuous Has she been living here long? Sara: May I ask if she has been living here long ?
Past perfect Had she found this job when she moved here? Do you know if she had found this job when she moved here?
Past perfect continuous Had she been living here long when she met you? Carlos: Can you tell me if she has been living here for long when she meet you?
Future simple with 'will' Will she start her new job next week? Sally: Do you know if she will start her new job next week?
Future simple with 'going to' Is it going to rain later? Nicole: Will you tell me if it is going to rain later
Future continuous Will Lisa be meeting the boss later? Sara: Could you tell me if lisa will be meeting the boss later?
Future perfect Will he have finished the report by tonight? Carlos: Do you know if he have will finished the report by tonight?
Future perfect continuous Will he have been studying French for twenty years when he retires? Sally: Could tell me if he will have been studying french for twenty years when he retires?
Modal verbs Should we start now? Nicole: May I know if we should start now
Present simple with 'be' Why is he unhappy? Sara: Can you tell me why he is unhappy ?
Present continuous When is the restaurant closing? Carlos: May i ask when the restaurant is closing?
Past simple with 'be' Why was he late for the meeting? Sally: Can you tell me why he was late for the meeting?
Past continuous What were you doing at 3pm? Can you tell me what you were doing at 3pm
Present perfect Where has Lucy been? Could tell me where Lucy has been?
Present perfect continuous How long has she been living here? Nicole: Could you tell me how long she has been living here?
Past perfect Why had she quit her job before she moved here? sara:
Past perfect continuous How long had she been living here when she met you? Carlos: Could you tell me how long she has been living when she met you?
Future simple with 'will' When will she start her new job? Sally: May I ask when She will start her new job?
Future simple with 'going to' When is it going to rain? Nicole: Will you tell me when it is going to rain
Future progressive What time will Lisa be meeting the boss? May I ask what time Lisa will be meeting the boss?
Future perfect When will he have finished the report? sara: May I ask when he will have finished the report?
Future perfect continuous How long will he have been studying French when he retires? Carlos: Do you know how long he will have been studying french when he retires?
Modal verbs What should we do now? Sally Do you know what we should do now?

Indirect Questions
Can you tell me
Could tell me if
Do you know / Do you know if
I wonder / I wonder if
May I ask
Would you tell me
Will you tell me
May I know

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