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Asking information questions: Follow the formula: Interrogative expression + est-ce que + subject + verb…..? Ex. Où est-ce que tu habites? – where do you live?

Interrogative Expressions: Où - where Quand - when À quelle heure – at what time Comment - how Pourquoi - why ---parce que – because (not really an interrogative expression but it goes along with them) Ah bon? – oh really?

Qui Expressions: TO ASK ABOUT PEOPLE Qui – who(m) À qui – to who(m) De qui – of who(m) Avec qui – with who(m) Pour qui – for who(m)

To ask who is DOING something Qui + verb ….? Ex. Qui habite ici? – Who lives here? Qui organise la boum? – Who organizes the party? You don’t know who the subject is, so use the third person singular for the verb.

To ask WHAT someone is doing Qu’est-ce que + subject + verb + ….? Qu’est-ce qu’(vowel sound) + subject + verb + ….? Ex. Qu’est-ce que tu fais le weekend? – What do you do on the weekend? Ex. Qu’est-ce que tu étudies maintenant? – What are you studying now?

The Verb Faire: to do or to make Je fais I do, I am doing, I make, I am making Nous faisons We do, We are doing, We make, We are making Tu fais You do, You are doing, You make, You are making Vous faites Y’all do, Y’all are doing, Y’all make, Y’all are making Il/elle/on fait He/She/one does, He/She/one is doing, He/She/one makes, He/She is making Ils/elles font They do, They are doing, They make, They are making

Faire expressions Faire un match – to play a game (match) Faire une promenade – to take a walk Faire un voyage – to take a trip Faire attention – to pay attention Faire de l’aérobic – to do aerobics Faire de l’athlétisme – to do track and field Faire du jogging – to jog Faire de la natation – to swim Faire du patin à glace – to ice skate Faire de la photo – to do photography

Faire expressions con’t. Faire des photos – to take photos Faire du roller en ligne – to in-line skating Faire du ski – to ski Faire du ski nautique – water ski Faire du théâtre – to do drama Faire du vélo – to bike Faire de la vidéo – to make videos Faire du sport – to play sports

Questions with faire Qu’est-ce que tu fais le weekend? what do you do on the weekends? Qu’est-ce que tu fais le soir? what do you do in the evening? Qu’est ce que tu fais en vacances? what do you do on vacation? Qu’est-ce que tu fais comme sport? What do you do for sports? Qu’est-ce que tu fais pour t’amuser? What do you do for fun?

Yes/No Inversion Questions Verb/subject pronoun …..? Ex. Voyagez-vous souvent? – Do you travel often?

INFORMATION Inversion QUESTIONS: Interrogative expression + verb/subject pronoun …..? Ex. Avec qui travaillez-vous? – With whom do you work?

Note * Note: with il/elle, if the verb in the singular ends in a vowel (ex. parle), the letter “t” is inserted between the verb and the subject pronoun so that a liason can occur (remember, the French don’t like two vowels sounds together normally). Ex. Où travaille-t-il? – Where does he work? Avec qui dîne-t-elle? – With whom does she dine?