Indirect Questions

For indirect questions:

The order is : Q W + Subject + Verb
There is no auxiliary verb
There is no question mark
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For indirect questions the common

reporting verbs are : ask , wonder , want to
know , doubt, don’t know, be not sure,
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For indirect questions, the main verb in the

direct questions moves into the past in the
indirect questions.
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•What time is it?
•He asked what time it was.
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•When will you leave?
•He asked when I would leave.
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•Where does he live?
• He wants to know where he
lives.
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•Why did you come late?
•He wondered why I came late.
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•Where do you live?
•He is not sure where I live.
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•Can you help me?
•He asked if I could help him.
•He asked whether I could help
him.
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• can = could
• will = would
• may= might
• could= could
•would= would
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• now = then
• this = that
• next week = the week after
• ago = before
• here = there
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•Possible reporting verbs:
• tell , promise ,advise , think ,
believe , agree
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• that can link the reporting verb
to the direct statement .
• He thinks that earth is round.