Indirect Questions Exercises

Indirect questions

Form

If we do not begin a question directly, but begin it with something like:
Can you tell me...? Do you know...? I wonder if...? the word order is the same as in an affirmative statement.
Direct question: What is he doing?
Indirect question: Do you know what he is doing?
Direct question: Where have they been?
Indirect question: I wonder where they have been?

Do, does, did

If the direct question contains do, does or did, we omit it in the indirect question.
Direct question: What do you want?
Indirect question: Can you tell me what you want?
Direct question: When did she leave?
Indirect question: Do you know when she left?

Yes/no questions

In yes / no questions, we use if or whether (the word order is the same as in reported questions).
Direct question: Have you seen my dog?
Indirect question: Could you tell me if you have seen my dog?

Indirect Questions Exercises

"What's this?"

"Do you know what this is?"

I. Fill the gaps.

	"Where's the station?"
	"Can you tell me ___________________________________________?"
	"Are you coming to the party?"
	"Can you let me know if ___________________________________________?"
	"How does it work?"
	"Can you explain ___________________________________________?"
	"What's the the matter?"
	Please tell me ___________________________________________."
	"Where are you from?"
	"I'd like to know ___________________________________________."
	"How long does it take to get there?"
	"Do you know ___________________________________________?"
	"Has she reached a decision yet?"
	"Has she told you whether ___________________________________________?"
	"What time are you leaving?"
	"Do you know ___________________________________________?"
	"Does Annie know about computers?"
	"I wonder whether ___________________________________________."
	"Excuse me. How do you get to the post office from here?"
	"Could you tell us ___________________________________________?"
	"What are you doing?!"
	"Do you have any idea ___________________________________________?!"
	"Could you lend me 50 Euros?"
	"I don't suppose ___________________________________________."
	"Could you take me to the airport?"
	"Is there any chance ___________________________________________?"
	"Does Susana like classical music?"
	"I can't remember if ___________________________________________."

II. Example: Peter: "Did John clean the black shoes yesterday?"
Peter asked me _________________________________________

Answer: Peter asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes the day before.

1) Mandy: "Are the boys reading the book?"
Yesterday Mandy asked me__________________________________________________

2) Jason: "Who gave you the laptop?"
Yesterday Jason wanted to know _____________________________________________

3) Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
Yesterday Robert asked me _________________________________________________

4) Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?"
Yesterday Daniel asked me _________________________________________________

5) Jennifer: "Where do you play football today?"
Yesterday Jennifer wanted to know ___________________________________________

6) Nancy: "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
Yesterday Nancy wanted to know _____________________________________________

7) Barbara: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"
Yesterday Barbara asked me _________________________________________________

8) Linda: "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"
Yesterday Linda wanted to know _____________________________________________

9) Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"
Yesterday Grandmother asked me ____________________________________________

10) A man: "When does the train to Liverpool leave?"
Yesterday a man asked me __________________________________________________

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