Téléchargement RECAP QUESTIONS

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RECAP : HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS
Comment former une question ? (How to make a question?)
En inversant le sujet et le verbe auxiliaire. (Invert the order of the subject and the auxiliary
verb.)
 It is raining. => Is it raining?
 You have seen that documentary about volunteering.
=> Have you seen that documentary about volunteering ?
 She is coming to the work camp next summer. => Is she coming to the work camp?
 He can speak English. => Can he speak English?
 He has learnt English for seven years => Has he learnt English for seven years ?
 She will arrive at ten o'clock. => Will she arrive at ten o'clock?
 He was helping in an organization. => Was he helping in an organization?
S'il n'y a pas d'auxiliaire, on emploie le verbe "do" comme auxiliaire (if there is no auxiliary,
use the verb ' do' as an auxiliary).
 You speak good English. = Do you speak good English?
 She lives in New York. = Does she live in New York?
 They volunteered in Zimbabwe. = Did they volunteer in Zimbabwe?
 He met his best friend during a humanitarian trip. = Did he meet his best friend during
a humanitarian trip?
Les mots interrogatifs en WH (Question words beginning with WH?)
Who = Qui
Where = Où ?
When = Quand ?
What = Quoi, que ?
Which = Quel, quelle ?
Why = Pourquoi ?
How = Comment ?
Whose = A qui ?
On place le mot interrogatif au début de la phrase (Use the question word at the beginning of
the sentence).
 When is the next train ?
 Why don't you come to the cinema with us?
 Where do you study?
 What did you eat for dinner yesterday?
 Where did you go?
 How many pens did you buy?
 What time did you go?
 Which colour do you prefer?
 Whose hat is it?

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Who, what et which peuvent être sujet du verbe (ce sont des pronoms interrogatifs).
Who, what and which can be the subject of the verb (they are called interrogative pronoun).
Compare:
 Who is coming to lunch? (who is the subject of the verb)
 Who do you want to invite to lunch? (you is the subject of the verb)
 What happened? (what is the subject of the verb)
 What did you do? (you is the subject of the verb)
Interrogative pronouns
Pronoun
Asking for / about
Example
What?
information, type
What is your name?
Who?
a person, a name
Who wrote Hamlet – was it
Shakespeare?
Si le verbe est accompagné d'une préposition, la préposition se place à la fin de la question.
(the preposition ends up at the end of a question):
 What are you looking for?
 Where does he come from?
 What does he want a new mobile phone for?
 Who did you speak to?