sábado, 14 de enero de 2017

INDIRECT QUESTIONS



'Yes / no' questions for tenses with inversion:

Verb TenseDirect QuestionIndirect Question
Present simple with 'be'Is he Spanish?Can you tell me if he is Spanish?
Present continuousIs the restaurant closing now?Can you tell me if the 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 continuousWere you watching TV at 3pm?Can you tell me if you were watching TV at 3pm?
Present perfectHas Lucy been to Mexico?Can you tell me if Lucy has been to Mexico?
Present perfect continuousHas she been living here long?Can you tell me if she has been living here long?
Past perfectHad she found this job when she moved here?Can you tell me if she had found this job when she moved here?
Past perfect continuousHad she been living here long when she met you?Can you tell me if she had been living here long when she met you?
Future simple with 'will'Will she start her new job next week?Can you tell me if she will start her new job next week?
Future simple with 'going to'Is it going to rain later?Can you tell me if it is going to rain later?
Future continuousWill Lisa be meeting the boss later?Can you tell me if Lisa will be meeting the boss later?
Future perfectWill he have finished the report by tonight?Can you tell me if he will have finished the report by tonight?
Future perfect continuousWill he have been studying French for twenty years when he retires?Can you tell me if he will have been studying French for twenty years when he retires?
Modal verbsShould we start now?Can you tell me if we should start now?


Verb TenseDirect QuestionIndirect Question
Present simple with any verb except 'be'Does David live in London?Can you tell me if David lives in London?
Past simple with any verb except 'be'Did Amanda call John yesterday?Can you tell me if Amanda called John yesterday?

Verb TenseDirect QuestionIndirect Question
Present simple with 'be'Why is he unhappy?Can you tell me why he is unhappy?
Present continuousWhen is the restaurant closing?Can you tell me when the restaurant is closing?
Past simple with 'be'Why was he late for the meeting?Can you tell me why he was late for the meeting?
Past continuousWhat were you doing at 3pm?Can you tell me what you were doing at 3pm?
Present perfectWhere has Lucy been?Can you tell me where Lucy has been?
Present perfect continuousHow long has she been living here?Can you tell me how long she has been living here?
Past perfectWhy had she quit her job before she moved here?Can you tell me why she had quit her job before she moved here?
Past perfect continuousHow long had she been living here when she met you?Can you tell me how long she had been living here when she met you?
Future simple with 'will'When will she start her new job?Can you tell me when she will start her new job?
Future simple with 'going to'When is it going to rain?Can you tell me when it is going to rain?
Future continuousWhat time will Lisa be meeting the boss?Can you tell me what time Lisa will be meeting the boss?
Future perfectWhen will he have finished the report?Can you tell me when he will have finished the report?
Future perfect continuousHow long will he have been studying French when he retires?Can you tell me how long he will have been studying French when he retires?
Modal verbsWhat should we do now?Can you tell me what we should do now?

Verb TenseDirect QuestionIndirect Question
Present simple with any verb except 'be'Where does David live?Can you tell me where David lives?
Past simple with any verb except 'be'Why did Amanda call John yesterday?Can you tell me why Amanda called John yesterday?

taken from http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/indirect-questions.html

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