In indirect or reported questions,   1. The verb does not precede the subject, as in a direct question 2. Don’t use do/does/did in the second part; instead, use the main verb in the present simple or past simple form 3. If the indirect question is a yes/no question, use IF before the second part

1. The verb does not precede the subject Have you seen the president’s speech on TV? ↓ I wonder if you have seen the president’s speech on TV.

↓ 2. Don’t use do/does/did Where does he work? Can you tell me where * he works?

3. Use IF in yes/no questions Does he like sushi? ↓ Do you know if * he likes sushi?

Direct question: Where is the airport? Could you (possibly) tell me where the airport is? Do you (happen to) know where the airport is? I wonder if you could tell me where the airport is, please. Would you mind telling me where the airport is?

Direct question: Where does he live? Could you (possibly) tell me where he lives? Do you (happen to) know where he lives? I wonder if you could tell me where he lives, please. Would you mind telling me where he lives?

To make your questions sound more polite, begin like this: Excuse me,... Please,... I’m sorry to bother you, but...

Me too! answer key What do you like doing in your free time? What are you going to do next weekend? What interesting countries have you been to? What would you do if you had more money? How long have you been studying English? What have you bought recently? What interesting things did you do last month? What were you doing at 9 o’clock...?

Me too! answer key What’s the first thing you’ll do when you get home today? What films have you seen in the last three months? What did you hate doing when you were a child? How long have you known your best friend?

Lonely Planet answer key A Where are its offices? / Where does it have offices? How many guides have they written? How many languages have the books been translated into? Why did Tony live all over the world? Where did he study business? Why did Maureen go to London? How long did the trip take? How long have they been living in Melbourne? What is the most amazing country Tony has ever visited? What are they doing in this trip? What does Tony say about selling his shares in the company?

Lonely Planet answer key B How many people does LP employ? How long have they been writing LP guidebooks? How many copies do they sell a year? Where did Tony live when he was young? What did he study at Warwick university? Where was Maureen born? Where did she meet Tony? What was their first book called? How many countries have they been to? Where are they currently? What is Tony thinking of selling?