they are very polite. Indirect questions start with a phrase like 'could you tell me...' or 'do you know...'. For example: - Direct question: Where is the bank?-- Indirect question: Could you tell me where the bank is?, Is he Spanish? - Can you tell me if he is Spanish?, Is the restaurant closing now? - Can you tell me if the restaurant is closing now?, Was he late for the meeting? - Can you tell me if he was late for the meeting?, Were you watching TV at 3pm? - Can you tell me if you were watching TV at 3pm?, Has Lucy been to Mexico? - Can you tell me if Lucy has been to Mexico?, Has she been living here long? - Can you tell me if she has been living here long?, Had she found this job when she moved here? - Can you tell me if she had found this job when she moved here?, Had she been living here long when she met you? - Can you tell me if she had been living here long when she met you?, Will she start her new job next week? - Can you tell me if she will start her new job next week?, Is it going to rain later? - Can you tell me if it is going to rain later?, Will Lisa be meeting the boss later? - Can you tell me if Lisa will be meeting the boss later?, Will he have finished the report by tonight? - Can you tell me if he will have finished the report by tonight?, Will he have been studying French for twenty years when he retires? - Can you tell me if he will have been studying French for twenty years when he retires?, Should we start now? - Can you tell me if we should start now?, Does David live in London? - Can you tell me if David lives in London?, Did Amanda call John yesterday? - Can you tell me if Amanda called John yesterday?, Why is he unhappy? - Can you tell me why he is unhappy?, When is the restaurant closing? - Can you tell me when the restaurant is closing?, Why was he late for the meeting? - Can you tell me why he was late for the meeting?, What were you doing at 3pm? - Can you tell me what you were doing at 3pm?, Where has Lucy been? - Can you tell me where Lucy has been?, How long has she been living here? - Can you tell me how long she has been living here?, Why had she quit her job before she moved here? - Can you tell me why she had quit her job before she moved here?, How long had she been living here when she met you? - Can you tell me how long she had been living here when she met you?, When will she start her new job? - Can you tell me when she will start her new job?, When is it going to rain? - Can you tell me when it is going to rain?, What time will Lisa be meeting the boss? - Can you tell me what time Lisa will be meeting the boss?, When will he have finished the report? - Can you tell me when he will have finished the report?, How long will he have been studying French when he retires? - Can you tell me how long he will have been studying French when he retires?, What should we do now? - Can you tell me what we should do now?, Where does David live? - Can you tell me where David lives?, Why did Amanda call John yesterday? - Can you tell me why Amanda called John yesterday?, where is the station? - could you tell me where the station is?,

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