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The document provides guidance on forming indirect questions to make inquiries more polite. It explains the word order for indirect questions and offers common expressions to use. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing the formation of indirect questions from direct ones.

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The document provides guidance on forming indirect questions to make inquiries more polite. It explains the word order for indirect questions and offers common expressions to use. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing the formation of indirect questions from direct ones.

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Life

Intermediate Unit 1b(2)


Question forms: indirect questions

Excuse me. Could Do you know what


you tell me if the time the bus comes?
museum has a café?

Can you tell me


who the actor is? Do you know
how old it is?

Presentation

You can ask questions in a more polite and less direct Word order
way by introducing them with certain expressions. When you ask questions in this way, the word order is
Does the museum have a café? → Could you tell me if the the same as an affirmative sentence. You do not need an
museum has a café? auxiliary verb (do, does, did) in the present simple or past
Common expressions include: simple. The subject comes before the verb.
• Could you / anyone tell me …? Do you know what time does the bus comes.
• Do you know / remember / think …? TIP  ou often start a conversation by asking the
Y
• Do you mind if …? question indirectly and then continue with direct
• Would you mind telling me …? questions:
• I wonder … / I was wondering … A: Excuse me, could you tell me if the museum has
After the expressions, you can use … a café?
• wh-/how questions: B: Yes. It’s downstairs.
Do you know what time the bus comes? A: Oh, thanks. What time does it close?
Do you know how old it is?
• if/whether with yes/no questions:
Could you tell me if the museum has a café?
I was wondering whether I could have a look at your
programme.

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Intermediate Unit 1b(2)
Exercises

Exercises
1 Put the words in the correct order.
1 the you tell could station is me train where
Could you tell me where the train station is? ?
2 do film you the when starts know
Do you know when the film starts? ?
3 it’s closing could why you tell me early
Could you tell me why it´s closing early? .
4 the long journey you remember do how takes
Do you remember how long the journey takes? ?
5 can how tell you are me old you
Can you tell how old you are? ?
6 Joel don’t whether is I coming know too
I don´t know whether Joel is coming too. .
2 Rewrite the direct questions as indirect questions.
1 When does the supermarket close? 4 Do they accept credit cards?
Could you tell me when the supermarket Do you know if they accepts credit cards?
closes? ?
2 Is there another flight to Rome this evening? 5 Where can I buy a newspaper?
Do you know if there is another flight to Rome Could you tell me where I can buy newspaper?
this evening? ? .
3 How long does this film last? 6 Would your cousins enjoy this kind of music?
Would you mind telling me how long this film lasts? Do you know if your cousins enjoy this kind
? of music ?

3 Write an indirect question for each situation. Use the words in bold.
Situation 1: You are at the train station. You want to buy your ticket. Ask another person.
Do / know / where / can buy a ticket

Do you know where can I buy a ticket?
Situation 2: You are looking for the departure lounge at an airport. Ask at the information desk.
Could / tell / where

Could you tell me where I can ask for information?
Situation 3: You missed your last English lesson. Ask another student about the homework.
Do / know / we had homework?

Do you know if we had homework?
Situation 4: You are on a tour of a palace. You want to know more about a painting. Ask the tour guide.
Can / tell / me more about

Can you tell me more about it?

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