Indirect questions | ||
Special questions | He
asked (me) He wanted to know He wondered |
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"What are you
doing? "Where do you live?" "Where does he work?" "What is Nick doing?" "What have you prepared for today?" "When did you come home yesterday?" "When will your mother come home?" |
what I was doing. where I lived. where he worked. what Nick was doing. what I had prepared for that day. when I had come home the day before. when my mother would come home. |
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General questions | He
asked (me) He wanted to know. He wondered |
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"Are you watching TV?" "Do you play chess?" "Does she go to school?" "Are you listening to me?" "Have you done your homework?" "Did you skate last winter?" "Will you see your friend tomorrow?" |
if whether |
I
was watching TV. I played chess. She went to school. I was listening to him. I had done my homework. I had skated the winter before. I should see my friend the next day. |
Обратите внимание на передачу следующих конструкций в косвенной речи
"Let's play chess," said Nick. — Nick suggested playing chess.
"All right," said Pete. — Pete agreed.
"Oh no," said Mike. — Mike refused.