“Universidad Nacional Enrique Guzmán

y Valle”
Subject: Intermediate I
Mg. Elmer Briceño Rodríguez
 Indirect questions

• We use them to be more polite.

• Example: Where is the bank? (No polite)
• Can you tell me where the bank is? (Polite)
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• Present simple with “be”
• Is he Peruvian?
• Do you know if he is Peruvian?
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• Present continuous?
• Is the restaurant closing now?
• Can you tell me If the restaurant is closing now?
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• Present perfect
• Has Yeli been to Arequipa?
• Can you tell me if Yeli has been to Arequipa?
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• Past simple with “be”
• Was Raul late for the meeting?
• I wonder if he was late for the meeting.
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• Past perfect continuous
• Had you bee paying soccer?
• I wonder if you had been playing football.