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Exercise 3
Turn these direct questions into indirect
questions.

 
EXAMPLE: Where is the shop? Can you
tell me where the shop is ?

 
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1 Where is he from?

Do you know  Where he is from   ?

➪ In indirect questions the order of the

sentence is the same as in a positive
sentence: subject + verb.

2 How many countries has he travelled

to?

I wonder 

How many countries he has traveled to  

Correct answer: how many countries he

has travelled to
➪ In indirect questions the order of the
sentence is the same as in a positive
sentence: subject + verb.

3 Where did you go?

Can you tell me  Where you went   ?

➪ In indirect questions the order of the

sentence is subject + verb.
➪ In indirect questions, we don’t use the
auxiliary verbs do/does/did. 

4 Have you finished the report yet?

I'd like to know 

Whether you have finished your report yet  

Correct answer: if/whether you have

finished the report yet
➪ For yes-no indirect questions
(questions which do not have a question
word such as what, when, why etc.) use
if or whether before the question.

5 Does he go out very often?

I've no idea whether 

He goes out very often   .

➪ In indirect questions the order of the

sentence is subject + verb.

6 Who was she talking to?

I wonder who  She was talking to   .

➪ In indirect questions the order of the

sentence is subject + verb.
➪ As it happens with regular questions,
we need to leave the preposition at the
end.

7 Where is the nearest station?

Could you tell me where 

The nearest station is   ?

➪ In indirect questions the order of the

sentence is subject + verb.

8 Why can't you help your new

colleague?

Would you mind telling me why 

You can’t help your new colleague   ?

Correct answer: you can't help your new

colleague
➪ In indirect questions the order of the
sentence is subject + verb.

9 What is our new boss like?

I'd like to find out what  Our new boss is like

  .

➪ In indirect questions the order of the

sentence is subject + verb.

10 How could you do that?

I don't know how  You could do that   .

➪ In indirect questions the order of the

sentence is subject + verb.

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Related tests:

Subject questions, questions with

preposition

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