English Language Resources for Speakers of Spanish
Inversion in indirect questions activities
Complete the sentence following the example.
Where do you live? --- I asked her...
a) ...where she lives.
b) ...where does she live.
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a)
I would like to know if…
a) … can he speak French?
b) … he can speak French.
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a)
How often do you play the guitar? --- She asked me…
a) …how often I play the guitar.
b) …how often do I play the guitar
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a)
Let’s ask where…
a) … did they get married.
b) … they got married.
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b)
a) The doctor inquired me how I was feeling.
b) The doctor inquired me how was I feeling.
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a) Questions in reported speech do not have subject inversion
a. Could you tell me how much it costs?
b. Could you tell me how does much it cost?
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a. Embedded questions have just one inversion
a) Do you know what time the train leaves?
b) Do you know what time does the train leave?
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a) Embedded questions have just one inversion
a) Can you tell me what time it is
b) Can you tell me what time it is?
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b. Embedded questions have a question mark
a) My Spanish teacher asked me if I had finished the exam.
b) My Spanish teacher asked me if I had finished the exam?
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a. Questions in reported speech do not have a question mark
a) My father asked me where did my sister go.
b) My father asked me where my sister went.
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b) Questions in reported speech do not have subject inversion
Chose the right phrase.
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Could you tell me when…
a. …will the movie start.
b. …the movie will start?
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b)
Can you tell me how…
a) …you passed the driving test?
b) …have you passed the driving test?
Answer
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