Indirect questions have the word order of affirmative sentences:

  • Where are you?
  • What is it?
  • What are you doing?
  • What did you do?

->

Tell me …

  • where you are.
  • what it is.
  • what you’re doing.
  • what you did.

General questions

Exercises

1. Transform these direct questions into indirect ones. Use ‘Tell me …’

a) Special questions

1) What are you reading?

2) Which film did you see?

3) What have you bought?

4) Who did you talk to?

5) Where were you driving last night? 

6) What’s the time?

7) Who’s the winner?

8) Why are you laughing?

9) What should I do?

10) Where were you last night?

b) General questions (+ practice)

1) Can you swim?

2) Am I late?

3) Are you tired?

4) Were you at work yesterday?

5) Do you love rock?

6) Have you ever been to France?

7) Did you go out yesterday?

8) Are you going to visit anyone soon?

9) Are you hungry?

10) Do you have siblings?