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W- Questions Who How often What Where Which What time Why What kind When How many How much Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

W-questions Avui parlarem de les W-questions. Son gairebé totes les paraules que usem per a fer preguntes. What Which Why What time What kind Where How much When Who How many How often Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

What Why Which Where When Who How many How much What kind What time How often Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

What Què Exemples: • What are you doing? Què estàs fent? , Què fas? • What do you do on Sundays? Què fas els diumenges? A vegades, no el podem traduïr literalment, sinó que hem de buscar la forma per què tingui sentit en el nostre idioma. Exemples: • What is your name? Com et dius? , Quin és el teu nom? • What is your nationality? Quina és la teva nacionalitat? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

Which Quin Exemples: • Which is yours? Quin és el teu? • Which do you prefer? Quin prefereixes? • Which is your pen, the red one or the blue one? Quin és el teu bolígraf, el vermell o el blau? • Which cinema did you go to, the Majestic, or the Imperial? A quin cinema vas anar, al Majestic, o a l’Imperial? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

Why Per què Fem servir why per preguntar el per què d’alguna cosa. Notem, però, que la resposta la començarem amb because… Exemples: • Why are you carrying your umbrella? Per què portes el paraigua? Because it is raining. Perquè plou • Why aren’t you coming to the party? Per què no vens a la festa? Because I have to work. Perquè he de treballar. • Why didn’t you phone yesterday? Because I fell asleep Per què no vas trucar ahir? Perquè em vaig adormir. Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

Where On Exemples: • Where do you live? On vius? • Where are you going? On vas? • Where were you last night? On eres ahir la nit? • Where have you been? On has estat? • Where have you gone? On has anat? • Where is your sister? On és la teva germana? • Where did you go on Saturday? On vas anar dissabte? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

When Quan Exemples: • When is it your birthday? Quan és el teu aniversari? • When are you coming? Quan vindràs? • When did you go to Paris? Quan vas anar a Paris? • When are you going to London? Quan te’n vas a Londres? • When did it happen? Quan va passar això? • When will you study? Quan estudiaràs? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

Who Qui Exemples: • Who are you? Qui ets tu? • Who do you live with? Amb qui vius? • Who is that boy over there? Qui és aquell noi d’allà? • Who are you talking to? Amb qui parles? • Who did you see yesterday? A qui vas veure ahir? • Who is your sister? Qui és la teva germana? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

What time Quina hora Exemples: • What time is it? Quina hora és? • What time do you get up? A quina hora et lleves? • What time do you start working? A quina hora comences a treballar? • What time do you go to school? A quina hora vas a l’escola? • What time did you catch the train? A quina hora vas agafar el tren? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

What kind Quina mena, quina classe, quin tipus, quina marca. Exemples: • What kind of music do you like? Quin tipus de música t’agrada? • What kind of language is html? Quina mena de llenguatge és el html? • What kind of camera do you use? Quina marca és la càmera que fas servir? • What kind of person is he? • What kind of beer do you like? Quina mena de persona és (ell)? Quin tipus de cervessa t’agrada? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

How often Cada quan, amb quina freqüència Exemples: • How often do you go to the gym? Cada quan vas al giminàs? • How often do the trains run? Amb quina freqüència passen els trens? • How often do you travel abroad? Cada quan viatges a l’estranger? • How often do you take this medicine? Amb quina freqüència et prens aquesta medicina? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

How much Quant (quina quantitat) Exemples: • How much is it? Quant val? • How much coffee would you like? Quant cafè vols? • How much beer have you taken? Quanta cervessa has pres? • How much sugar do you take? Quant sucre prens? • How much orange juice is left? Quant suc de taronja queda? Fem servir how much per a coses que no podem comptar, com els líquids, el sucre… Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

How many Quants / es Exemples: • How many apples are there? Quantes pomes hi ha? • How many CDs do you have? Quants CDs tens? • How many pupils are there? Quants alumnes hi ha? • How many cars does he have? Quants cotxes té (ell)? • How many days are there in one week? Quants dies hi ha en una setmana? Fem servir how many per a coses que podem comptar, com peces de fruita, persones, objectes, litres, paquets, estris… Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

EXERCISES Fill in the gaps with one of the following words: WHEN – WHY – WHO – WHERE – WHAT - WHICH 1. ______ is your mother’s birthday? 2. ______ are you doing now? 3. ______ is that man at the door? 4. ______ did you spend your last holidays? 5. ______ is your car, the Ferrari or the Porsche? 6. ______ are you crying? 7. ______ do you live? 8. ______ is your surname? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

Fill in the gaps with one of the following: HOW MUCH – HOW MANY – HOW OFTEN – WHAT TIME – WHAT KIND 1. ______ do you go to the swimming-pool? Twice a week 2. ______ do you usually have lunch? 3. ______ of films do you like watching? 4. ______ books have you read this year? 5. ______ of car does he have? 6. ______ does this computer cost? 7. ______ do you go to the swimming-pool? At 5: 00 pm 8. ______ apples did you buy? 9. ______ water do you drink a day? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

ANSWERS 1. ______ WHEN is your mother’s birthday? 2. ______ are you doing now? WHAT WHO 3. ______ is that man at the door? WHERE 4. ______ did you spend your last holidays? 5. ______ is your car, the Ferrari or the Porsche? WHICH 6. ______ are you crying? WHY WHERE 7. ______ do you live? WHAT 8. ______ is your surname? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas

OFTEN do you go to the swimming-pool? 1. HOW ______ Twice a week 2. WHAT ______ TIME do you usually have lunch? KIND of films do you like watching? 3. WHAT ______ MANY books have you read this year? 4. HOW ______ 5. WHAT ______ KIND of car does he have? 6. ______ HOW MUCH does this computer cost? TIME do you go to the swimming-pool? 7. WHAT ______ At 5: 00 pm HOW MANY apples did you buy? 8. ______ 9. HOW ______ MUCH water do you drink a day? Written by: Eulàlia Fàbregas