![]() This is called inversion, and it is used to make direct questions in many verb tenses in English, but we don't use inversion in indirect questions. ![]() ![]() Notice that in the indirect question I put the verb ('is') after the subject ('the bank'), in the same way as I do with a normal positive sentence ('the bank is over there'), but in the direct question I put the verb 'is' before the subject 'the bank'. Indirect question: Could you tell me where the bank is? Indirect questions start with a phrase like 'could you tell me.' or 'do you know.'. I use indirect questions when I'm asking for help in the street, because they are very polite. And do you know if there's a supermarket near here? Person in the street: Yes, there's one next to the station. Could you tell me where the nearest station is? Person in the street: Certainly.
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