QUESTIONS
ENGLISH QUESTIONS:
1. WH questions (=les questions ouvertes)
LES MOTS INTERROGATIFS :
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Who did you see? I saw Juliet. Qui as-tu vu? J' ai vu Juliet. Who brought flowers? Romeo brought them.
What did you find? I found a nice jacket. What surprised her? The new car surprised her.
Which of these girls do you know? Laquelle de ces filles connais-tu?
REMARQUE: lorsque le pronom est sujet, l' auxiliaire n' apparaît pas Who came? What happened? |
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WHOSE |
Whose coat is it? It' s Jenny' s. A qui est ce manteau? Il est à Jenny. |
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WHY - WHAT FOR |
Why did you sell it? Because it was too old. Pourquoi l' as-tu vendu? Parce qu' il était trop vieux.
What did you call him for? To ask him for dinner. Pourquoi l' as-tu appelé? Pour l' inviter à dîner. |
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WHERE - HOW FAR |
Where' s the nearest bus-stop? Just round the corner. Où se trouve l' arrêt de bus le plus proche? Juste au coin.
How far is the station? It' s two mile from here. La gare, c' est à combien d' ici? |
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WHEN - HOW LONG - HOW LONG AGO - HOW OFTEN |
When did he get there? On Monday. Quand est-il arrivé? Lundi.
How long ago did he last write? Two months ago. Il y a combien de temps qu' il n' a pas écrit? Il y a deux mois.
How often does he visit her? Twice a year. Tous les combien lui rend-il visite? Deux fois par an. |
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HOW MUCH - HOW MANY |
How much (money) have you got? Combien + singulier (indénombrable) How many people/artists were there? Combien + pluriel |
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WHAT ... LIKE - HOW |
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WHAT ... LIKE : question posant sur une description et/ou un jugement : What is she like? She' s tall and blue-eyed. Comment est-elle? Grande avec des yeux bleus.(on demande de décrire la personne) What was the film like? It was boring.
HOW : question posant sur un état, une manière ou un moyen : How is she? Comment va-t-elle? (état de santé) How did he move all the furniture in one hour? Comment a-t-il bougé tous les meubles en une heure? How did he decorate the table?
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HOW OLD/TALL/ HEAVY / HIGH/ DEEP.... |
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HOW ...associés à divers adjectifs peut interroger sur... L'âge : How old is she? She is 20 years old. Quel âge a-t-elle?
La taille : How tall is she? She is 5 feet tall.
Le poids : How heavy is he? He weighs 30 lbs (= pounds).
La hauteur : How high is Mount Everest ? It is 29,029 ft high.
La profondeur : How deep is that lake? It is 36,198 feet deep. |
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2 . YES / NO questions (=les questions fermées)
Révisez le principe de base.
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