Je m’appelle ________________________ frIV block ______ la date ______________________________

les Questions

You have learned several ways to form a question in French.

____________________________: Changing your voice to indicate a question. This is the most ________________ way to ask a question. (aka: _______________________________________)

Tu as un stylo. (fact) ( Tu as un stylo___ (question)

_____________________________this question makes it a little more polite.

Tu as un stylo ? (question)( Tu as de stylo ? (Slightly more polite question.)

_____________________________ : Add it to the beginning of your question to ask a yes/no question.

This is a slightly more polite way of asking a question than intonation.

Tu as un stylo. (fact) ( ________________tu as un stylo___ (question)

_____________________________ : Add it to the beginning of your question to ask an informational question.

_____________________________ tu as? (Cannot be answered with oui/non.)

Here is a ‘new’ question formation style that is more formal.

a. ______________________________________ : reversing the order of the subject and the verb.

This is more polite than using #2 or #3.

Depending on wording this kind of question can be oui/non or informational.

It is ___________________________, but more often is _______________________.

Tu as un stylo ? (question)	( _____________un stylo ? (question, more polite)

Vous allez comment, Monsieur ? ( _______________________________________________

Est-ce que vous avez étudiez ? ( _______________________________________________

Quand est-ce que Claude parle à Jean ? ( _________________________________________

BUT WAIT! There’s more!( ((((

Voilà a question formation format that is VERY FORMAL, indeed.

b. ______________________________________ : reversing the order of the subject and the verb

AND using the ____________________________ form of the verb.

* This is significantly more polite than using any of the previous question formations.

It is mostly used in __________________________, but is _______________ in very particular, formal situations. This does not mean royalty necessarily, but in formal business correspondence.

Tu as un stylo?

Tu n’as pas un stylo?

Est-ce que tu as un stylo?

As-tu un stylo ?

____________________ -tu* un stylo ?	*Not often used with « tu », but just an example.

Inversion questions are NOT only oui/non questions.

Depending on wording this kind of question can be oui/non OR informational.

c. You must pay attention to word order when question words are used.

Où est-ce que Juliette va la semaine prochaine?

Pourquoi vous avez fait des bêtises ?

d. You must pay attention to il/elle & vowel issues (not in the Cond): you will need to add: _________.

Est-ce qu’il va à Paris?

Est-ce qu’Éliane ira à Québec ?

Est-ce qu’Igor aura des escargots ?

Je m’appelle ________________________ frIV block ______ la date ______________________________

les Questions

You have learned several ways to form a question in French.

INTONATION: Changing your voice to indicate a question. This is the most INFORMAL way to ask a question. (aka: Slap a ? on it!)

Tu as un stylo. (fact) ( Tu as un stylo ? (question)

NEGATING	this question makes it a little more polite.

Tu as un stylo ? (question)( Tu as de stylo ? (Slightly more polite question.)

EST-CE QUE/QU’ :	Add it to the beginning of your question to ask a yes/no question.

This is a slightly more polite way of asking a question than intonation.

Tu as un stylo. (fact) ( EST-CE QUE tu as un stylo ? (question)

QU’EST-CE QUE/Qu’ : Add it to the beginning of your question to ask an informational question.

QU’EST-CE QUE tu as? (Cannot be answered with oui/non.)

Here is a ‘new’ question formation style that is more formal.

a. INVERSION : reversing the order of the subject and the verb.

This is more polite than using #2 or #3.

Depending on wording this kind of question can be oui/non or informational.

It is SPOKEN but more often is WRITTEN

Tu as un stylo ? (question)	( As-tu un stylo ? (question, more polite)

Vous allez comment, Monsieur ? ( _______________________________________________

Est-ce que vous avez étudié ? ( _______________________________________________

Quand est-ce que Claude parle à Jean ? ( _________________________________________

BUT WAIT! There’s more!( ((((

Voilà a question formation format that is VERY FORMAL, indeed.

b. INVERSION : reversing the order of the subject and the verb

AND using the CONDITIONEL form of the verb.

* This is significantly more polite than using any of the previous question formations.

It is mostly used in WRITTEN but is SPOKEN in very particular, formal situations. This does not mean royalty necessarily, but in formal business correspondence.

Tu as un stylo?

Tu n’as pas un stylo?

Est-ce que tu as un stylo?

As-tu un stylo ?

____________________ -tu* un stylo ?	*Not often used with « tu », but just an example.

Inversion questions are NOT only oui/non questions.

Depending on wording this kind of question can be oui/non OR informational.

c. You must pay attention to word order when question words are used.

Où est-ce que Juliette va la semaine prochaine?

Pourquoi vous avez fait des bêtises ?

d. You must pay attention to il/elle & vowel issues (not in the Cond): you will need to add: _________.

Est-ce qu’il va à Paris?

Est-ce qu’Éliane ira à Québec ?

Est-ce qu’Igor aura des escargots ?

Cashore, Donna

2012-02-24