Questions and Opinions

Question 1

of course

Answer 1

bien sûr

Question 2

OK, all right

Answer 2

d’accord

Question 3

but of course not

Answer 3

mais non

Question 4

me neither, you neither

Answer 4

moi non plus

toi non plus

Question 5

no, not

Answer 5

ne (verb) pas

Question 6

isn’t that right?

Answer 6

n’est-ce pas?

Question 7

because

Answer 7

parce que

Question 8

not at all

Answer 8

pas du tout

Question 9

maybe

Answer 9

peut-être

Question 10

why?

Answer 10

pourquoi?

Question 11

How is she/him like?

Answer 11

Comment est-elle/il?

Question 12

How many are there…?

Answer 12

Il y a combien de …?

Question 13

What are the four ways to form a question

Answer 13

1. rising intonation
2. add est-ce qu(e) before sentence
3. add n’est-ce pas or d’accord after sentence
4. inversion

Question 14

In what situations do you use rising intonation to ask a question?

Answer 14

informal

Question 15

Inversion

Answer 15

You invert the subject pronoun and the verb. Add a hyphen between.

Example: Vous parlez –> Parlez-vous…?

It is formal.

Question 16

Inversion with proper nouns

Answer 16

You add the proper noun before the verb.

And if a verb ends in vowel and subject pronoun starts with one, add a “t” in between and hyphenate.

Example: Nina dessine –> Nina dessine-t-elle?

Question 17

inverted form of il y a

Answer 17

y a-t-il

Question 18

Turn “vous parlez français” into an est-ce que question

Answer 18

Est-ce que vous parlez français?

Question 19

Turn “il mange à midi” into an inverted question

Answer 19

Mange-t-il à midi?

Question 20

How do you ask a “why” question (inversion)?

Answer 20

Pourquoi (verb)-(pronoun) …?

Question 21

Inversion: Why do you hate chemistry?

Answer 21

Pourquoi détestes-tu la chimie?

Question 22

How do you ask a “why” question (est-ce que)?

Answer 22

Pourquoi est-ce qu(e)…?

Question 23

Est-ce que: Why do you hate chemistry?

Answer 23

Pourquoi est-ce que tu détestes la chimie?