Reinforcement task 1 IM

Information Questions

Wh-questions begin with what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how.


We use them to ask for information. The answer cannot be yes or no

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A:

When do you finish college?

B:

Next year.

A:

Who is your favourite actor?

B:

George Clooney for sure!

Indirect Question

Indirect questions are a more polite way to ask for information or make requests.


We often use them when asking something of strangers or people we do not know well, including coworkers.


We also use them when asking for favors from friends or when we want to avoid sounding demanding.

When we make requests in English, we usually use the modal verbs can, could and would.


We also use these modals to begin many indirect questions.

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Here are a few common question phrases for indirect questions:

Can/Could you tell me…?

Do you know…?

Would you mind…?

Do you have any idea…?

Would it be possible…?

Present Perfect with ever, never, for and since

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Ever

The adverbs ever and never express the idea of an unidentified time before now(Have you ever visited Berlin?)'Ever' and 'never' are always placed before the main verb (past participle). Ever is used:

In questions

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Examples

Have you ever been to England?

Has she ever met the Prime Minister?

Never

Never means at no time before now, and is the same as not ..... ever: (I have never visited Berlin)

BE CAREFUL!You must not use never and not together

X I haven't never been to Italy.
I have never been to Italy.

For and Since.

In the third situation we use for and since. In the first two situations we can add words to give extra meaning.

For example

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I haven’t eaten today yet.

Have you ever been to Budapest?

Let’s take a closer look at these and similar words and how to use them with the present perfect.

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PRESENT PERFECT WITH ALREADY AND YET

Already

Already used with the present perfect means 'before now'.
We use it to emphasise that something happened before something else or earlier than expected.

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I've already spent my salary and it's two weeks before payday.

He wanted to see Sudden Risk but I've already seen it.

The train's left already!

Yet

Yet used with the present perfect means 'at any time up to now'. We use it to emphasise that we expect something to happen soon. Yet (in this context) is only used in negative sentences and questions.

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Have you finished your homework yet?

I haven't finished it yet. I'll do it after dinner.

A. Where's Sam? B: He hasn't arrived yet.

Yet comes at the end of the sentence or question.