INDIRECT QUESTIONS OBJETIVO DE APRENDIZAJE DE PRIORIZACIN CURRICULAR

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

OBJETIVO DE APRENDIZAJE DE PRIORIZACIÓN CURRICULAR. Utilizar su conocimiento del Inglés en la comprensión y producción de textos orales y escritos breves y claros. Indicador de evaluación • Identifican preguntas indirectas en diferentes tiempos verbales • •

PRESENTE SIMPLE • 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). • 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

PASADO SIMPLE • Direct: Why did you move to Europe? ( Por qué te mudaste a Europa? • Indirect: I was wondering why you moved to Europe. ( me preguntaba por qué te mudaste a Europa • 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. ( en pasado simple en la pregunta indirecta no se usa auxiliar did, usas verbo en pasado simple)

TIEMPOS VERBALES • What are you going to do tomorrow? ( future con going to ) Could you tell me what you are going to do tomorrow. Will he go to London next year? ( futuro con will) I don’t know if you will go to London next year Who has won the car race? (presente perfecto) Can you tell me who has won the car race. Where was the concert? (pasado simple) I don’t remember where the concert was

Types of Questions Structure DIRECT QUESTIONS (common questions) INDIRECT QUESTIONS (more polite and personal) Wh + axuliary verb + subject + verb + object? Opening phrase + WH word / if + affirmative form Where does he live ? Can you tell me( opening phrase) where he lives? Examples Did he go to London? Do you have any idea (opening phrase) if he went to London? Examples of OPENING PHRASES - Can I ask you …? Could you tell me. . ? - Do you have any idea…. ? - Would you mind telling me…? - What / why/where/ who / do you think…. ? - I was wondering …… / I wonder… - I´d be interested to know … - I´d like to know …. - Would it be possible…?

Examples

1 - Have you seen Peter? 1 - …If/Whether you have seen Peter 2 - Did you buy that old clock? 2 - … If/Whether you bought that old clock 3 - Are you going to move to London? 3 - … If/Whether you are going to move to London 4 - When was she born? 4 - … when she was born 5 - Why were you wearing that costume? 5 - … Why you were wearing that costume 6 - Do you know that girl over there? 6 - … If / Whether you know that girl over there 7 - … If / Whether I can have that seat 7 - Can I have that seat? 8 - … If / Whether it will rain today 8 - Will it rain today? 9 - What is that noise? 10 - How many people did you invite? 9 - … What that noise is 10 - … how many people you invited?