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<h2 class="titre">Direct questions</h2>
<p>
Questions are formed&#58;<br>
<ul><li>
when the main verb is not <i>be</i>,by putting an auxiliary verb before the subject&#58;
<p>
<p class="exemple">How long have you studied English?</p>
<p class="exemple">When did you graduate from university?</p>
<p class="exemple">Which university did you graduate from?</p>
<p class="exemple">Are you prepared to travel?</p>
</li><li>
when the main verb is <i>be</i>, by putting the main verb before the subject&#58;<br>
<p class="exemple">Are you fluent in German?</p>
<p class="exemple">Is your present job challenging?</p>
</li></ul>
<h2 class="titre">Indirect questions</h2>
The <i>word order</i> of questions changes when you put a short phrase before them &#58;
<p>
<p>
<span class="exemple">How long have you studied English?</span> --- <span class="exemple">
<b>Can you tell me</b> how long you have studied English.</span></p>
<p>
<p><span class="exemple">When did you graduate from university?</span> ---
<span class="exemple"><b>I'd like you to tell me</b> when you graduated from university.
</span></p>
<p><span class="exemple">Which university did you graduate from?</span>
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<span class="exemple">
<b>I wonder</b> which university you graduated from.</span></p>
<p><span class="exemple">Would your present employer be prepared to give you a reference?
</span>
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<span class="exemple">
<b>Do you know if </b>your present employer would be prepared to give you a reference?
</span>
</p>
<p>
Pay attention to the use of question marks.
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<h2 class="titre">Exercise</h2>

!read primitives.phtml 1, exercise, module=U1/english/oefcv.fr&cmd=new&exo=indirect_questions, Exercise 

