DIRECT QUESTIONSAND

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

WITHOUT QUESTION WORD

Are you living in Ingenio?

Have you ever been to London?

Do you like reading?

Auxiliary + subject + main verb + complements

WITH QUESTION WORD

What do you usually do after class?

Where did you work?

Why are you studying English?

Question word + auxiliary + subject + main verb + complements

SUBJECT QUESTIONS

The question word is the subject of the sentence. We don’t know who has done the verb action.

What happened next?

Who spoke to you?

Subject + verb + complement

PREPOSITIONS IN QUESTIONS

They usually come at the end of the question but in a very formal English, they can come at the beginning.

Who did you go with?

What did you speak to him about?

To whom did you talk?

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

We need an introductory phrase such as: •Do you know…

•I’d be interested to know…

•Could you tell me …

•I was wondering ….

The indirect question is used to ask for information or to ask personal questions in a more polite way.

Do you know what time the class starts?

I was wondering where the teacher is

Do you mind me asking what she is doing?