Questions with Inversion French I Unité 4 Leçon 16

Questions with Inversion

French IUnité 4

Leçon 16

Questions with Inversion

•In French questions are often constructed using the phrase “est-ce que”, however, when the subject is a pronoun inversion is more commonly used.

Questions with Inversion

•When a question is constructed using inversion the subject and the verb are inverted, or switched. They are connected by a hyphen.

Verb - Subject . . .?

Questions with Inversion

Verb - Subject . . .?Tu voyages à Paris.

You travel to Paris.

Voyages-tu à Paris?Do you travel to Paris?

Questions with Inversion

Verb - Subject . . .?Vous jouez au basket.

You play basketball.

Jouez-vous au basket?Do you play basketball?

Questions with Inversion

•When the subject is il or elle a “-t-” is inserted between the subject and the verb for pronunciation purposes.

Joue-t-il au basket?

Questions with Inversion

Il aime danser.He likes to dance.

Aime-t-il danser?Does he like to dance?

Questions with Inversion

Elle regarde la télé.She watches TV.

Regarde-t-elle la télé?Does she watch TV?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentence into a question using inversion.

Il fait un sandwich.Fait-il un sandwich?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentence into a question using inversion.Tu fais un match de tennis.Fais-tu un match de tennis?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentence into a question using inversion.Elle fait une promenade.Fait-elle une promenade?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentence into a question using inversion.Vous parlez beaucoup.Parlez-vous beaucoup?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentence into a question using inversion.Nous sommes en classe.Sommes-nous en classe?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentence into a question using inversion.Ils téléphonent à Paul.Téléphonent-ils à Paul?

Questions with Inversion

•In order to make an information question using inversion employ the following construction.

Question + verb-subject..?word

Questions with Inversion

Tu joues au foot. (Oú)You play soccer.

Oú joues-tu au foot?Where do you play soccer?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentences into inversion questions.Il téléphone à Chris.(Quand)Quand téléphone-t-il à Chris?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentences into inversion questions.

Nous mangeons. (à quelle heure)

à quelle heure mangeons-nous?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentences into inversion questions.Ils parlent espagnol. (quand)Quand parlent-ils espagnol?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentences into inversion questions.Vous dansez. (comment)Comment dansez-vous?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentences into inversion questions.Elles nagent. (Pourquoi)Pourquoi nagent-elles?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentences into inversion questions.

Tu parles. (à qui)à qui parles-tu?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentences into inversion questions.

Il travaille. (Pour qui)Pour qui travaille-t-il?

Questions with Inversion

•Make the following sentences into inversion questions.Vous dînez. (avec qui)Avec qui dînez-vous?

Questions with Inversion

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