Interrogatives Flashcards
Who
Qui
What
Que or Qu’est-ce que?
When
Quand
Questions with rising intonation are constructed how?
In this type of question, the pitch of the voice rises at the end of a sentence to create a vocal question mark. The subject-verb order remains unchanged. •Vous êtes d’ici? (Are you from around here?) •On a du temps pour un café? (Do we have time for a coffee)
Tag questions
End sentence with n’est-ce pas? Subject-verb order does not change. •Tu es allemand, n’est-ce pas? (You’re German, aren’t you?) •En été on a des vacances, n’est-ce pas? (We’ll have vacation in the summer, won’t we?
Questions starting with est-ce que are
In this form the entire statement is preceded by est-ce que. The subject-verb order of the Before a vowel, est-ce que becomes est ce qu’: Est-ce qu’il(s)…/Est-ce qu’elle(s) -Est-ce que nous sommes déjà en ville? (Are we already in the city?)
How does word order change into a question?
Switching subject-verb order makes a questions with a hypen. •Êtes-vous dêjà en retard? (Are you already late?) •Avons-Nous assez d’argent?
How to write negative questions with inverted sentences? What is special about je?
Ne/n’ precedes the conjugated verb and pas follows the inverted subject pronoun. •N’as-tu pas envie de manger? (Don’t you want to eat?) •Ne sommes-nous pas à la gare? (Aren’t we at the train station?) The subject prnoun je is almost never inverted with the verb. Use Est-ce que…? •Est-ce que je suis à l’heure? (Am I on time?)
What are the three special cases when Je is inverted with the verb in a question?
•Suis-je…? (Am I…?) •Puis-je…? (May I…?) •Dois-je…? (Must I…?)
In an inverted question, when a third person singular (il/elle/on) verb form ends in a vowel then what happens
The letter -t-, surrounded by hyphens is inserted between the verb and the pronoun to aid in pronunciation •A-t-on l’adresse de Marianne? (Do we have Marianne’s address?) Note especially the inverted question form of the expression il y a. In the affirmative, it goes like this: •Y a-t-il…? (Is there…? Are there…?) •Y a-t-il des devoirs? (Is there any homework?)
When il y a is turned into an inverted question what happens to des preposition?
Des becomes de/d’ in the negative form of the question •N’y a-t-il pas de…? (Isn’t there…? Aren’t there…?) •N’y a-t-il pas de bons films? (Aren’t there any good movies?) •N’y a-t-il pas d’eau? (Isn’t there any water?)
Is the -t- added to third-person singular inverted question found in all present tense verbs?
Yes, -t- is added in third-person singular inverted questions Parle-t-il? (Is he speaking) Discute-t-elle? (Does she argue) Ne va-t-elle pas habiter à Paris? (Isn’t she going to live in Paris?
Questions with noun subjects include
They include both the noun subject and the inverted pronoun are used. •Ce monsieur est-il français? (Is that man French?) •Simon a-t-il une moto? (Does Simon have a motocycle?) •Annick et Chantal n’ont-elles pas de logement? (Don’t Annick and Chantal have a place?
What
Qu’est-ce que?
Which?
Quel(le)(s)
How?
Comment?
How to ask who in subject in long form
Qui est-ce qui (as subject)+verb (Who…?) *Qui est-ce qui arrive? (Who’s arriving?)
