Interrogative words Flashcards
quand
when?
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
à quelle heure
at what time?
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
comment
what/how
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
où
where?
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
quoi
what?
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que if it doesn’t come with a preposition
qui
who(m)?
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
quel(le)
what or which
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
interrogative adjective
when do you use quel(le)
when you want specific information about a noun
use qu’est-ce que in most other cases
combien de
how many?
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
to whom?
à qui?
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
for who?
pour qui?
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
with whom?
avec qui?
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
Whom is the professor talking to this morning?
à qui le professeur parle-t-il ce matin?
que
what
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
What are you going to eat?
Que vas-tu manger?
pourquoi
why
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
In questions: when qui is the object of a sentence
it’s followed by est-ce que or inversion
Qui est-ce que tu regardes?
In questions: what follows “qui,” when “qui” is the subject of a sentence?
a verb in the third person singular
Qui aime danser?
how do you use interrogative words informally?
place them after the verb
Tu t’appelles comment?
pardon?
excuse me? what?
When forming a question with quoi and est-ce que or inversion, where do you place the preposition?
Before “quoi.”
De quoi est-ce qu’il parle?
