<h3 class="titre">Direct questions</h3>
Questions are formed:
<ul><li>
when the main verb is not <i>be</i>, by putting an auxiliary verb before the subject:
<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:
<p class="exemple">Are you fluent in German?</p>
<p class="exemple">Is your present job challenging?</p>
</li></ul>
<h3 class="titre">Indirect questions</h3>
The <i>word order</i> of questions changes when you put a short phrase before them :
<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><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>
---
<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>
---
<span class="exemple">
<b>Do you know if </b>your present employer would be prepared to give you a reference?
</span>
</p>
Pay attention to the use of question marks.
<h3 class="titre">Exercise</h3>
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