1. Inversion Question Formation

2. Question formation options There are three different ways to ask a question in French: ▫ Statement ?  Tu parles français? ▫ Est-ce que + statement ?  Est-ce que tu parles français? ▫ Inversion  Parles-tu français?

3. Inversion Formation To make a question using inversion: 1.Locate the verb of your question  Regarder 2.Write the verb, in the right form, followed by a hyphen  Regardez- 3.Locate the subject of your question  Vous 4.Write the subject after the hyphen  Regardez-vous

4. Practice Write these questions in French using inversion: ▫ Do you all like math?  Aimez-vous les maths? ▫ Do you sing?  Chantes-tu? ▫ Do we study?  Etudions-nous?

5. Inversion Annoyances If you want to use a name in your question, it has to come before the verb. ▫ Valérie est-elle en classe? ▫ Simone et Paulette étudient-elles? ▫ Moi et Claire sommes-nous intelligentes?

6. Inversion Annoyances If the subject starts with a vowel (il, elle, & on ONLY), you need to insert a t between the verb and subject to preserve the sound IF there is not already a t sound in the verb. ▫ Parle- t -elle espagnol? ▫ Etudie- t -il l’anglais? ▫ Fai t -il attention en classe?  There is already a t sound at the end of the verb ▫ Joue- t -elle au foot?

7. Inversion Annoyances Any question words (quand, pourquoi, etc.) come at the very front of the question. ▫ Pourquoi étudies-tu la biologie? ▫ Quand regardent-ils la télé? ▫ Avec qui danse-t-elle? ▫ Combien d’argent avons-nous?

8. Inversion Annoyances Any extra words just go on the end of the sentence. ▫ Aimez-vous parler français? ▫ Pourquoi travaille-t-il au supermarché? ▫ Quand écoutent-elles de la musique?