EXTRA RESOURCES

List of French verbs

Exam rubrics
Your exam syllabus
SITE INFORMATION

About us
Contact us
Links

Welcome to TargetLanguage.co.uk - the proper way to learn French.


Select a level from the grid below:

Level 43 - Asking Questions Part 2

So far we have seen a few questions in French but here is the complete list and some examples of how to use them. With certain questions you need to change the order of subject (person doing the thing) and the verb after the question word. This is called inversion. See if you can spot inversion happening in the examples, but don't get too concerned about it - the main thing here is to recognise the meanings of the different words.

à quelle heure
combien (de)
comment

d'où
pourquoi
quand
quel / quelle / quels / quelles
qui
que / qu'est-ce que
qu'est-ce qui
quoi

à quelle heure tu viens? / à quelle heure viens-tu?
combien de pommes désirez-vous?
comment ça marche?
est-il?
d'où est-il?
pourquoi tu pleures?
tu arrives quand?
quel est le problème?
quelle voiture préférez-vous?
quels bonbons aimes-tu?
quelles sont les priorités?
qui êtes-vous?
que penses-tu? / qu'est-ce que tu penses?
qu'est-ce qui se passe?
avec quoi tu joues?
  at what time
how much, how many
how
where
from where
why
when
which / what (the word must agree with the noun which follows)
who / whom
what (object of the sentence)
what (subject of the sentence)
what (after prepositions like à, de, avec)

what time are you coming?
how many apples do you want?
how does that work?
where is he?
where is he from?
why are you crying?
when do you arrive?
what's the problem?
which car do you prefer?
which sweets do you like?
what are the priorities?
who are you?
what do you think?
what's happening?
what are you playing with?

© TargetLanguage.co.uk 2008