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ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA DE
CHIMBORAZO
FACULTAD DE ADMINISTRACIÓN DE
EMPRESAS
CARRERA DE MERCADOTECNIA
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TEAM: INDIRECT QUESTIONS
CUARTO SEMESTRE - PARALELO 1
Presenta:
Byron Alexander Pinargote Chiquito
DOCENTE:
JOSE LUIS ANDRADE MENDOZA
Riobamba 22 de Noviembre del 2021
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INDIRECT QUESTIONS
The indirect questions (embedded questions) are not normal questions. They have the same
word order as statements and we do not use the verb do to form a question. They usually come
after introductory phrases combined with interrogative pronouns and adjectives (who, whom,
what, which, whose), adverbs (when, where, how, why) or if, whether.[ CITATION Eng \l 12298
]
Indirect questions are a little more complicated but, easy to use with a little practice. Direct and
Indirect questions are used when we don’t know the answer and need information. Indirect
questions are more polite. It is common to start an indirect question with “Can” or “Do”.
[ CITATION Bil \l 12298 ]
Remember that “Can” is often used with more urgency while “Could” is more polite. We often
use “If” in our sentence as well. There are simple rules to follow. Below are examples. Ask your
teacher to help explain the rules about this subject further!
We can use many introductory phrases such as I ask, I wonder, I want/would like to know, I
can't remember, I have no idea, I am sure etc., or they can be introduced by expressions such
as Can you tell me, Do you know, Do you remember, Have you any idea.
The indirect questions are more common in English than in some other languages. They are
more polite and more formal. Compare the following examples.[ CITATION Eng \l 12298 ]
Why did you do it?
Could you tell me why you did it?
Could I use your telephone?
Do you think I could use your telephone?
Are you married? - I wonder if you are married.
'Yes / no' questions for tenses with inversión, [ CITATION Per \l 12298 ]:
Verb Tense Direct Question Indirect Question
Present simple Is he Spanish? Can you tell me if he is
Spanish?
Present continuous Is the restaurant closing Can you tell me if the
now? restaurant is closing now?
Past simple with 'be' Was he late for the meeting? Can you tell me if he was late
for the meeting?
Past continuous Were you watching TV at Can you tell me if you were
3pm? watching TV at 3pm?
Present perfect Has Lucy been to Mexico? Can you tell me if Lucy has
been to Mexico?
Present perfect continuous Has she been living here Can you tell me if she has
long? been living here long?
Past perfect Had she found this job when Can you tell me if she had
she moved here? found this job when she
moved here?
Past perfect continuous Had she been living here Can you tell me if she had
long when she met you? been living here long when
she met you?
Future simple with 'will' Will she start her new job Can you tell me if she will
next week? start her new job next week?
Future simple with 'going Is it going to rain later? Can you tell me if it is going
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to' to rain later?
Future continuous Will Lisa be meeting the boss Can you tell me if Lisa will be
later? meeting the boss later?
Future perfect Will he have finished the Can you tell me if he will
report by tonight? have finished the report by
tonight?
Future perfect continuous Will he have been studying Can you tell me if he will
French for twenty years have been studying French
when he retires? for twenty years when he
retires?
Modal verbs Should we start now? Can you tell me if we should
start now?
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