INDIRECT QUESTIONS (see students book page 155)

Remember :
Sometimes we start questions with Could you tell me ?, Id like to know, Would you mind
telling me ? We do this because we are trying to be more polite or on formal occasions.
When we use these phrases, we have to remember certain rules :
1. The word order is the same as it is for statements (subject+verb)
e.g.

Could you tell me where the library is ? (Not : Could you tell me where is the library ?)

2. We dont use the auxiliary

e.g

Id like to know how much you earn. (Not : Id like to know how much do you earn ?)

3. For indirect yes/no questions we use if or whether

e.g.

Could you tell me if this is the train for Birmingham?

Rewrite these sentences making them indirect.

e.g.
What's this?"
"Do you know what this is?"
1 "Where's the station?"
"Can you tell me ___________________________________________ ?"
2 "Are you coming to the party?"
"Can you let me know if ___________________________________________ ?"
3 "How does it work?"
"Can you explain ___________________________________________ ?"
4 "What's the the matter?"
Please tell me ___________________________________________ ."
5 "Where are you from?"
"I'd like to know ___________________________________________ ."
6 "How long does it take to get there?"
"Do you know ___________________________________________ ?"
7 "Has she reached a decision yet?"
"Has she told you whether ___________________________________________ ?"
8 "What time are you leaving?"
"Do you know ___________________________________________ ?"
9 "Does Annie know about computers?"
"I wonder whether ___________________________________________ ."
10 "Excuse me. How do you get to the post office from here?"
"Could you tell us ___________________________________________ ?"

11 "What are you doing?!"

"Do you have any idea ___________________________________________ ?!"
12 "Could you lend me 50 Euros?"
"I don't suppose ___________________________________________ ."
13 "Could you take me to the airport?"
"Is there any chance ___________________________________________ ?"
14 "Does Susana like classical music?"
"I can't remember if ___________________________________________

Answers
1 "Where's the station?"
"Can you tell me where the station is?
2 "Are you coming to the party?"
"Can you let me know if you're/are coming to the party?
3 "How does it work?"
"Can you explain (to me) how it works?"
4 "What's the the matter?"
Please tell me what the matter is?"
5 "Where are you from?"
"I'd like to know where you are from?"
6 "How long does it take to get there?"
"Do you know how long it takes to get there?"
7 "Has she reached a decision yet?"
"Has she told you whether she has reached a decision yet?"
8 "What time are you leaving?"
"Do you know what time you're/are leaving?"
9 "Does Annie know about computers?"
"I wonder whether Annie knows about computers?"
10 "Excuse me. How do you get to the post office from here?"
"Could you tell us how /you get/we get/to get/ to the post office from here?"
11 "What are you doing?!"
"Do you have any idea what you are doing?!"
12 "Could you lend me 50 Euros?"
"I don't suppose you could lend me 50 Euros."
13 "Could you take me to the airport?"
"Is there any chance you could take me to the airport?"
14 "Does Susana like classical music?"
"I can't remember if Susana likes classical music."