TSU 1 - Unit 3 - Review

TSU 1 - Unit 3 - Review

By Maria Valenzuela

Indirect Questions

Indirect Questions are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different.

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Example of an Indirect Question:

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• “Could you tell me where the bathroom is?”

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PHRASES FOR INDIRECT QUESTIONS

• Could you tell me…

• Do you know…

• I was wondering…

• Do you have any idea…

• I’d like to know…

• Would it be possible…

• Is there any chance…

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Direct questions are the “normal” questions that we can ask friends, family members, and people who we know well.

Example of a direct question:

“Where is the bathroom?”

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​Indirect: Could you tell me where the bathroom is?

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(In indirect questions with is/are, the verb (is) comes after the subject (the bathroom).

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​If the direct question is a “yes or no” question, then the indirect question will have if.

​-Direct: Does Tom like Italian food?

-Indirect: Do you know if Tom likes Italian food?

-Direct: Are your parents joining us for dinner? -Indirect: Could you tell me if your parents are joining us for dinner?

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Multiple Choice

Where is the nearest bank?

Could you tell me...

• where is the bank?

• where was the bank?

• where the bank was?

• where the bank is?

Multiple Choice

Why is that little baby crying?

Indirect:

• Do you know why that little baby is crying?

• Do you know why that is little baby crying?

• Do you know why is that little baby crying?

Multiple Choice

DIRECT: Is there any water here?

INDIRECT: I'd like to know...

• where is there any water here?

• if there any water is here?

• if there is any water here?

Multiple Choice

 

DIRECT: Is he coming tomorrow?

INDIRECT: ...

• Could you tell me when is he coming tomorrow?

• Could you tell me if he is coming tomorrow?

• Could you tell me if he is coming

Multiple Choice

 

DIRECT: Do they like swimming?

INDIRECT: Do you know…

• if do they like swimming?

• if they do like swimming?

• if they like swimming?

Tag

Questions

​Tag Questions

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question.

We use tag questions to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Is that right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.

The basic structure of a tag question is:

Positive statement - Negative tag:

• It is raining, isn't it?

Negative statement - Positive tag:

• You don't like her, do you?

Positive Statement Tag Questions

Look at these examples with positive statements.

You will see that most of the time, the auxiliary verb from the positive statement is repeated in the tag and changed to negative.

• You are coming, aren't you?

• We have finish, haven't we?

• They will help, won't they?

• I should try harder, shouldn't I?

• Emily was there, wasn't she?

Negative Statement Tag Questions

Look at these examples with negative statements. Notice that the negative verb in the original statement is changed to positive in the tag.

• It isn't raining, is it?

• We must not tell her, must we?

• He shouldn't drive so fast, should he?

• You aren't Colombian, are you?

• Michael wasn't there, was he?

Multiple Choice

YOU ARE A TEACHER,

• DON´T YOU?

• AREN´T YOU?

• IS YOU?

• ARE YOU?

Multiple Choice

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YOU WATCHED A MOVIE,

• AREN´T YOU?

• DO YOU?

• ARE YOU?

• DIDN´T YOU?

Multiple Choice

Q. 

IT WAS A HORROR MOVIE,

• WAS IT?

• WASN´T IT?

• ISN´T IT?

• IS IT?

Multiple Choice

Q. 

WE WON´T ARRIVE ON TIME,

• WON´T WE?

• SHOULD WE?

• WILL WE?

• SHOULDN´T WE?

Multiple Choice

Q. 

YOU HAVEN´T FINISHED YET,

• DO YOU?

• DID YOU?

• HAVEN´T YOU?

• HAVE YOU?

Used to

We use "used to" to express a habit that someone had in the past but not anymore.

For example: I used to play soccer every weekend. (I don't play anymore because I don't have time)

But: I went jogging yesterday. (That's not a habit It only happened once.)

USED TO - AFFIRMATIVE

WE USE "USED TO" + THE VERB IN BASE FORM IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES.

For example:

Karen used to go shopping every weekend.

My parents used to drive an old van.

We use "Didn't use to" + Verb in base form to express that an action wasn't part of a routine.

For example:

I didn't use to wake up early when I was a kid.

Sam didn't use to ride a bike to work.

DIDN'T USE TO - NEGATIVE

We use DID + subject + USE TO + VERB in Base Form to ask if an action is a past habit.

For example:

Did you use to play video games as a kid?

Did Chris use to take the bus to school?

DID .... USE TO...? - QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice

Complete with the correct form of USED TO.

Carl _______ marathons when he was young.

• use to running

• used to run

• used to ran

• use to ran

Multiple Choice

Complete with the correct form of USED TO.

Mike _________ vegetables.

• didn't use to like

• didn't used to liked

• didn't used to like

• don't used to like

Multiple Choice

Complete with the correct form of USED TO.

______________ your cousins often?

• You did use to see

• Did you use to see

• Did you see

• Did you used to see

Multiple Choice

Complete with the correct form of USED TO.

Kim __________ to Canada often.

• used to travelling

• use to travel

• using to travel

• used to travel

Multiple Choice

Complete with the correct form of USED TO.

Sophie ___________ eat meat as a kid.

• don't used to

• didn't used to

• didn't use to

• not used to

Great Job Class!!!

Any questions for me, before we leave...?

Thank You!!!