English Level 3
Lesson 2
Activity 2.2
Actividad de practica 2.2, Direct and Indirect questions/ Preguntas Directas e
Indirectas
Direct questions are the “normal” questions that we can ask to friends, family
members, and people who we know well / Las preguntas directas son las
preguntas “normales” que hacemos a nuestros amigos, familiares y gente que
conocemos bien.
Example of a direct question/Ejemplo de pregunta Directa: “Where’s the
bathroom?”
Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking
to a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is
a little different/ Las preguntas indirectas son un poco mas formales y educadas.
Las usamos cuando hablamos con una persona que no conocemos bien o en
situaciones profesiones y su forma grammatical es un poco diferente.
Example of an indirect question/ ejemplo de pregunta indirecta: “Could you tell
me where the bathroom is?”
1.-Direct: Where is Market Street?
Indirect: Could you tell me where Market Street is?
In indirect questions with is/are, the verb (is) comes after the subject (Market
Street).
2.-Direct What time does the bank open?
Indirect: Do you know what time the bank opens?
In indirect questions, we don’t use the auxiliary verbs do/does/did. Also, you can
see that the verb is “open” in the direct question, and “opens” in the indirect
question
3.-Direct: Why did you move to Europe?
Indirect: I was wondering why you moved to Europe.
Again, there is no auxiliary verb did in the indirect question. In fact, this indirect
question isn’t even a question – it’s more of a statement that invites the other
person to give more information
- Ve más información en este enlace/See more at:
http://www.espressoenglish.net/direct-and-indirect-questions-in-
english/#sthash.jCRgaDdx.dpuf
Practica A: Choose the correct option/ Escoge la opción correcta para las
preguntas indirectas y marcalas con amarillo, ve el ejemplo:
1. "Where's the station?"
"Can you tell me _______________________ ?"
1. ? where the station is
2. ? where is the station
3. ? where be the station
2. "Are you coming to the party?"
"Can you let me know if _______________________ ?"
1. ? you are coming to the party
2. ? to come to the party
3. ? are you coming to the party
3. "How does it work?"
"Can you explain _______________________ ?"
1. ? how can it work
2. ? how it works
3. ? how it work
4. "What's the the matter?"
Please tell me _______________________ ."
1. ? what's the matter
2. ? what is the matter
3. ? what the matter is
5. "Where are you from?"
"I'd like to know _______________________ ."
1. ? where are you from
2. ? where're you from
3. ? where you are from
6. "How long does it take to get there?"
"Do you know _______________________ ?"
1. ? how long it take to get there
2. ? how many time does it take to get there
3. ? how long it takes to get there
7. "Has she reached a decision yet?"
"Has she told you whether _______________________ ?"
1. ? has she made a decision yet
2. ? she's made a decision yet
3. ? have made a decision yet
8. "What time are you leaving?"
"Do you know _______________________ ?"
1. ? what time are you leaving
2. ? what hour are you leaving
3. ? what time you are leaving
9. "Does Annie know about computers?"
"I wonder whether _______________________ ."
1. ? Annie knows about computers
2. ? Annie know about computers
3. ? does Annie know about computers
10. "Excuse me. How do you get to the post office from here?"
"Could you tell us _______________________ ?"
1. ? how do you get to the post office
2. ? how to get to the post office
3. ? to get to the post office
11. "What are you doing?!"
"Do you have any idea _______________________ ?!"
1. ? what you do
2. ? what you are doing
3. ? what are you doing
12. "Could you lend me 50 Euros?"
"Is there any chance _______________________ ?"
1. ? you could lend me 50 Euros
2. ? could you borrow me 50 Euros
3. ? you lend me 50 Euros
