Questions with Inversion
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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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