LES QUESTIONS en franais TYPES OF QUESTIONS n

TYPES OF QUESTIONS n TWO: n YES/NO QUESTIONS § EX. Do you like to

Ways to write ? ? ? s in French n 3 ways: 1. Intonation

Intonation n Voice rises at the end (not louder) n Word order: n n

EST-CE QUE Becomes est-ce qu’ (+vowel/”h”) n Has no English translation n Word order:

INVERSION Invert or switch n Do not use est-ce que n Invert the conjugated

Cont… INVERSION n Must insert a - t – between the conjugated verb and

Examples n Do you dance well? n Intonation: n n Est-ce que: n n

Les Exemples 1. Is she talking to (à) the lady? 2. Do they (f.

1. Is she talking to (à) the lady? n Intonation n Elle parle à

2. Do they (f. pl. ) blush often? n Intonation n Elles n Est-ce

3. Are we waiting for the teacher? n Intonation n Nous n Est-ce attendons

4. Do you (plural) like to study French? n Intonation n Vous n Est-ce

5. Does he like to sing? n Intonation n Il aime chanter? n Est-ce

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LES QUESTIONS en français

TYPES OF QUESTIONS n TWO: n YES/NO QUESTIONS § EX. Do you like to swim? n INFORMATION QUESTIONS § EX. How do you swim?

Ways to write ? ? ? s in French n 3 ways: 1. Intonation 2. Est-ce que 3. Inversion

Intonation n Voice rises at the end (not louder) n Word order: n n Subject + conjugated verb + rest of sent. ? Example: Do you swim? n Tu nages?

EST-CE QUE Becomes est-ce qu’ (+vowel/”h”) n Has no English translation n Word order: n n n Est-ce que + subject + CV + rest of sent. ? Example: Do you swim? n Est-ce que tu nages?

INVERSION Invert or switch n Do not use est-ce que n Invert the conjugated verb and subject n Word order: n n n Conjugated verb – subject (pronoun) + rest of sent Example: Do you swim? n Nages - tu?

Cont… INVERSION n Must insert a - t – between the conjugated verb and subject if the verb ends with a vowel and the subject begins with a vowel n Example: Does he swim? n Nage – t – il?

Examples n Do you dance well? n Intonation: n n Est-ce que: n n Tu danses bien? Est-ce que tu danses bien? Inversion: n Danses – tu bien?

Les Exemples 1. Is she talking to (à) the lady? 2. Do they (f. pl. ) blush often? 3. Are we waiting for the teacher? 4. Do you (plural) like to study French? 5. Does he like to sing?

1. Is she talking to (à) the lady? n Intonation n Elle parle à la dame? n Est-ce que n Est-ce qu’elle parle à la dame? n Inversion n Parle-t-elle à la dame?

2. Do they (f. pl. ) blush often? n Intonation n Elles n Est-ce rougissent souvent? que n Est-ce qu’ elles rougissent souvent? n Inversion n Rougissent-elles souvent?

3. Are we waiting for the teacher? n Intonation n Nous n Est-ce attendons le (la) prof? que n Est-ce que nous attendons le prof? n Inversion n Attendons-nous le prof?

4. Do you (plural) like to study French? n Intonation n Vous n Est-ce n aimez étudier le français? que Est-ce que vous aimez étudier …? n Inversion n Aimez-vous étudier le français?

5. Does he like to sing? n Intonation n Il aime chanter? n Est-ce n que Est-ce qu’il aime chanter? n Inversion n Aime-t-il chanter?