Asking questions Flashcards

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Where

Where is it that ……

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Où est-ce que……

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When

When is it that……..

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Quand

Quand est-ce que……..

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How

How well is it that …..

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Comment

Comment est-ce que….

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At what time

At what time is it that …..

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À quelle heure

À quelle heure est-ce que……

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Why

Why is it that…….

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Pourquoi

Pourquoi est-ce que

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5
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Because

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Parce que /parce qu’

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6
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Information questions usually follow this pattern:

Interrogative expression + est-ce que + subject + verb
où/quand/à quelle heure/pourquoi

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To ask questions about people use the interrogative pronoun ‘qui’ (who or whom).

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Who

Who is that ……

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Qui

Qui est-ce que………

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To whom
To whom is it that ……
Example: to whom is it that you telephone?

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À qui
À qui est-ce que
Example: à qui est-ce que vous téléphonéz?

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Of whom
Of whom is it that
Example: Of whom is it that you talk?

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De qui
De qui est-ce que
Example: de qui est-ce que tu parles?

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With whom
With whom is it that
Example: With whom is it that you study?

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Avec qui
Avec qui est-ce que
Example: Avec qui est-ce que tu étudies?

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For whom
For whom is it that
Example: For whom is that your cousin works?

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Pour qui
Pour qui est-ce que
Example: Pour qui est-ce que ta cousine travaille?

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To ask WHO is doing something , omit the est-ce que

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for example: qui habite ici? (who lives here?)

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Verbs and prepositions

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Many French verbs require a specific preposition when followed by another verb or noun.

The choice on the preposition depends on the verb before it.

There are no rules - they must be memorised.

The most common prepositions are à and de.

Refer to Word Reference Dictionary (online).

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15
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To ask questions about things, use the interrogative pronouns que and quoi (what).

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16
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About what
About what is it that
Example: About what is it that you speak?

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De quoi
De quoi est-ce que
Example: De quoi est-ce que vous parlez?

17
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What (is it that)

Example: What (is it is that) you are eating?

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Qu’est-ce que

Qu’est-ce que tu manges?

18
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Quoi (what)!!!! may be used on its own, however it is more polite to use pardon or please repeat SVP.

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19
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Use ‘que’ when asking a question about the subject or object.

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Example:

Qu’est-ce que tu étudie?

20
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Use ‘quoi’ when what follows a preposition.

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Tu penses á quoi?

De quoi est-ce qu’elle parle?

21
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Use ‘quoi’ when asking a questions in which what comes after the verb.

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Tu veux quoi?

Ils regardent quoi?

22
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Stress pronouns refer to people

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je - moi
tu - toi
il - lui
elle - elle
vous - vous
nous - nous
ils - eux
elles - elles
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Uses of stress pronouns:

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  1. To reinforce a subject pronoun eg. moi, je parle français
  2. After c’est and ce n’est pas eg. C’est Paul? Non, ce n’est pas lui.
  3. In short sentences where there is no verb eg. Qui parle français ici? Moi!
  4. Before and after et and ou eg. Lui et moi, nous sommes français.
  5. After prepositions like de, avec, pour eg.Voici Thomas. Nous parlons souvent de lui.
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Characteristics of stress pronouns

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  1. Can only refer to people
  2. Must agree with the subject or object in number or gender
  3. Must be used with or in place of a subject or object
25
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The days of the week

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Les jours de la semaine

26
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vandredi
samedi
dimanche
27
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The months

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Les mois

janvier, février, mars avril, mai, juin, juillet, août, septembre, octobre, novembre, décembre

28
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The seasons

NB: they are all masculine in gender

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Les saisons
l'été - summer
l'automne - autumn
l'hiver - winter
le printemps - spring
29
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Other vocab

NB: capital letters are not used in months, seasons or days of the week

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un an - year
une année - whole year
une saison - season
un mois - month

30
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Giving the date

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le + number + month
le trois mars, le 3 mars

le premier avril

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Date related expressions

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Quelle est la date? - What is the date

C’est le 5 avril - it’s the 5th of April

Nous sommes le 5 avril - we are the 5th of April

C’est le lundi 4 mars - it’s Monday 4th of March

Nous sommes le lundi 4 mars - we are Monday 4th March

Mon anniversaire le (date) (mois) - My birthday is ..

J’ai rendaz-vous le (date) (mois) - I have an appointment/date on …