2. direct vs indirect questions
• Do you know him? Direct question
• Could you tell me if you know him? embedded
question
• I would like to know if you know him. indirect
question
3. direct vs indirect questions
• Does he play chess? Direct question
• Could you tell me if he plays chess? embedded
question
• I would like to know if he plays chess. indirect
question
4. direct vs indirect questions
• Are you coming with us?
• Can you tell me if/wether you are coming with
us?
• I would like to know if you are coming with us.
5. direct vs indirect questions
• Do you play football?
• Can you tell me if/whether you play football?
• I would like to know if/whether you play football.
6. THE RULES
• Indirect questions normally have the same
order as a positive sentence.
• We don’t need the auxiliary verbs do/did
• Yes/no questions are introduced by “if” or
“whether”
7. WHEN DO WE USE THEM?
• When we want to sound more polite with
people we don’t know very well.