Indirect Questions
Is Nancy working today? Can you tell me?
→ Can you tell me if __________________.
Can you tell me if Nancy is working today?
We are closed on Monday, ___?
We are closed on Monday, aren’t we?
Example: My wife didn’t make it. → You made it yourself, didn’t you?
My friend didn’t paint your kitchen.
→ You painted it yourself, ______.
You painted it yourself, didn’t you?
I used to have hundreds of cassettes.
Life is ___ complicated than it used to be.
a. a lot
b. much more
b. much more
Do they offer aerobics classes? Do you know?
→ Do you _____________________.
Do you know if they offer aerobics classes?
Zack will be here tomorrow, ___?
Zack will be here tomorrow, won’t he?
Example: My wife didn’t make it. → You made it yourself, didn’t you?
Stella didn’t ask me to decorate her apartment.
→ She _____________________________.
She decorated it herself, didn’t she?
Where did Brenda use to work?
It’s ___ colder today than it was yesterday.
a) a little more
b) somewhat
b) somewhat
How does this work? Can you tell me?
→ Can you ____________________.
Can you tell me how this works?
Molly would like to move, ___?
Molly would like to move, wouldn’t she?
Example: My wife didn’t make it. → You made it yourself, didn’t you?
We didn’t ask a photographer to take our vacation photos.
→ You took _________________.
You took them yourself, didn’t you?
I used to, but I don’t anymore.
Laptops are a lot ___ nowadays.
a) less expensive
b) more cheaper
a) less expensive
How much is the membership fee? I don’t know.
→ I ___________________________.
I don’t know how much it is.
You live downtown, ___?
You live downtown, don’t you?
Example: My wife didn’t make it. → You made it yourself, didn’t you?
Mrs. Bennett doesn’t clean her son’s bedroom.
→ He ____________________________.
He cleans it himself, doesn’t he?
Didn’t Bill use to live around here?
I ___ drive a car when I was fifteen. I learned to drive when I was sixteen.
a) couldn't
b) shouldn't
a) couldn't
Can members bring a guest? Bert doesn’t know.
→ Bert __________________________________.
Bert doesn’t know if members can bring a guest.
The Simpsons bought a new house last year, ___?
The Simpsons bought a new house last year, didn’t they?
Example: My wife didn’t make it. → You made it yourself, didn’t you?
I have to drive my kids to school.
→ They can’t _______________________.
They can’t get there themselves, can they?
I didn’t use to like it, but now I do.
Sandy ___ read when she was five years old.
a) can
b) could
b) could