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  • Direct: "Do you commute to work by train?" - Indirect: "I'd like to know ..."
    I'd like to know if you commute to work by train.
  • Direct: "Where are you based?"  -  Indirect: "Can you tell me ...?"
    Can you tell me where you are based?
  • Direct: "What does your job involve?"  -  Indirect: "Could you tell me ...?"
    Could you tell me what your job involves?
  • Direct: "Is it a full-time contract?" Indirect: "Could you tell me ...?"
    Could you tell me if it is a full-time contract?
  • Direct: "Is there a possibility of extending the contract?"  -  Indirect: "I'd like to know ..."
    I'd like to know if there is a possibility of extending the contract.
  • Direct: "How often do buses go to the airport?"  -  Indirect: "Do you know ...?"
    Do you know how often buses go to the airport?
  • Direct: "How do I apply for the job?"  -  Indirect: "Could you tell me...?"
    Could you tell me how I apply for the job?
  • Direct: "When does the shop open?"  -  Indirect: "Can you tell me ...?"
    Can you tell me when the shop opens?
  • Direct: "How far is the pharmacy from here?"  -  Indirect: "Can you tell me ...?"
    Can you tell me how far the pharmacy is from here?
  • Direct: "What time is it?"  -  Indirect: "Do you know ...?"
    Do you know what time it is?
  • Direct: "What do you do?"  -  Indirect: "Can I ask you ...?"
    Can I ask you what you do?
  • Direct: "Where are you coming from?"  -  Indirect: "Can I ask you ...?"
    Can I ask you where you are coming from?
  • Direct: "How long does it take to get to the hotel?" -  Indirect: "Could you tell me...?"
    Could you tell me how long it takes to get to the hotel?
  • Direct: "How long does the course last?"  -  Indirect: "I'd like to know ..."
    I'd like to know how long the course lasts.
  • Direct: "Which key do we need?"  - Indirect: "Can you tell me ...?"
    Can you tell me which key we need?
  • Direct: "Is it a big company?"  -  Indirect: "I'd like to know ..."
    I'd like to know if it is a big company.
  • Direct: "What is her name?"  -  Indirect: "Do you know what?"
    Do you know what her name?
  • Direct : "Which company does she work for?"  -  Indirect: "Do you know ...?"
    Do you know which company she works for?
  • Direct: "Where is the post office?"  -  Indirect: "Do you know ...?"
    Do you know where the post office is?
  • Direct: "How long does the interview usually take?" -  Indirect: "Could you tell me ...?"
    Could you tell me how long the interview usually takes?
  • Direct: "Do you offer German courses?"  -  Indirect: "I'd like to know ..."
    I'd like to know if you offer German courses.