Indirect questions

how to make

indirect questions

by kATARZYNA bARTOSZCZE

INDEX

Objectives

subject questions

General questions

QUIZ

wh-questions

OBJECTIVES

You will learn how to make INDIRECT QUESTIONS out of three different types of questions in English

You will find out what the DIFFERENCES between each type of questions are

You will discover WHAT SITUATIONS indirect questions should be used in to sound more politetly

Do we know each other?

General questions

they start with some special words that form tenses in the English language and are always translated into Polish as CZY?

some examples

Do, does are used to form questions in...

PRESENT SIMPLE

is, are are used to form questions in ...

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

HAVE, HAS are used to form questions in ...

PRESENT PERFECT

did IS used to form questions in ...

PAST SIMPLE

will IS used to form questions in ...

FUTURE SIMPLE

MAKING INDIRECT QUESTIONS OUT OF GENERAL ONES

In case of GENERAL QUESTIONS, replace all the special words called auxiliaries (operatory): DO/DOES/IS/ARE/WAS/WERE/HAVE/HAS/DID/WILL etc. with ....

IF

WHETHER

or

general question

indirect question

She wonders if/whether they know each other.

"DO we know each other?'

challenge - TRANSFORM THE SENTENCES INTO inDIRECT SPEECH

I wonder if/whether he works as a teacher?

"Does he work as a teacher?"

"Is he smiling now?"

I want to know if/whether he is smiling now.

I am curious if/whether he has ever swum in a lake with alligators.

"Has he ever swum in a lake with alligators?"

I wonder if/whether he liked that.

"Did he like that?"

"Will he be angry with me if I don't hand in my homework today?"

I want to know if/whether he will be angry with me if I don't hand in my homework.

Be careful

WHETHER

IF

or

subject

verb

in the same tense

take a closer look!

I wonder if/whether he works as a teacher?

I want to know if/whether he is smiling now.

I am curious if/whether he has ever swum in a lake with alligators.

I wonder if/whether he liked that.

I want to know if/whether he will be angry with me if I don't hand in my homework.

where have you been all this time?

wh- questions

they are formed with question words that usually start with WH-

Where?

WhY?

Who?

When?

How long?

Which?

What?

how far?

how much?

MAKING INDIRECT QUESTIONS OUT OF wh- ONES

Introduction + the question word + subject + verb in the same tense

wh- question

indirect question

She wonders + where + he +has been all this time.

"Where have you been all this time?'

challenge - transform the sentences into direct speech

I wonder why he works as a teacher?

I want to know who he is smiling at now.

I am curious how long he has been a teacher.

I wonder what he liked doing when he was young.

I want to know when he will retire.

check yourself

"Why does he work as a teacher?"

"Who is he smiling at now?"

"How long has he been a teacher?"

"What did he like doing when he was young?"

"When will he retire?"

wHO LOVES YOU MORE THAN me?

subject questions

they usually start with WHO/WHAT and look like positive sentences

MAKING INDIRECT QUESTIONS OUT OF subject ONES

Introduction + the rest of the sentence

subject question

indirect question

She wonders + who loves him more than she.

"Who loves you more than me?'

When do we use INDIRECT SPEECH?

asking for directions

applying for a job

formal writing

formal conversations