1. Point de départ
In Leçon 2A, you learned four ways to formulate yes or no questions in French. However, many questions seek information that can’t be provided by a simple yes or no answer.
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2. Use these words with est-ce que or inversion.
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3. Although quand. and à quelle heure. can be translated as when
Although quand? and à quelle heure? can be translated as when?, in English, they are not interchangeable. Use quand to talk about a day or date, and à quelle heure to talk about a particular time of day.
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4. Another way to formulate questions with most interrogative words is by placing them after a verb. This kind of formulation is very informal but very common.
Note that quoi? (what?) must immediately follow a preposition in order to be used with est-ce que or inversion. If no preposition is necessary, place quoi after the verb.
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5. To answer a question formulated with pourquoi, use parce que/qu’ (because).
It’s impolite to use Quoi? to indicate that you don’t understand what’s being said. Use Comment? or Pardon? instead.
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6. Quel(le)(s) agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
Note that when qui is used as a subject, the verb that follows is always singular.
Quel(le)(s) agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
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7. Quel(le)(s) can be placed before a form of the verb être.
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8. Essayez! Donnez les mots (words) interrogatifs.
1. ___________ allez-vous? Moi, je vais très bien, merci.
2. ___________ est-ce que vous allez faire (do) après le cours?
3. Le cours de français commence à ___________ heure?
4. ___________ est-ce que tu ne travailles pas aujourd’hui?
5. Avec ___________ est-ce qu’on va au cinéma ce soir?
6. ___________ d’étudiants y a-t-il dans la salle de classe?
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