
Question Formation & Negation
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World Languages
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9th - 12th Grade
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Easy
Lindsay Westwood
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Question Formation
The 4 ways to form questions in French.
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The Basics:
Intonation
N'est-ce pas
Est-ce que
Inversion
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Intonation
Keep the sentence the same BUT you RAISE your voice at the end of the question.
This formation type for questions can ONLY be done in speaking conversations.
Ex: Tu joues au foot. --> Statement saying you play soccer.
Ex: Tu joues au foot? --> Question asking if you play soccer.
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Multiple Choice
How do you use intonation?
lower your voice at the end of a sentence
raise your voice at the end of a sentence
write a question mark
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Multiple Choice
Vrai ou Faux: Intonation can ONLY be used in spoken conversations.
Vrai
Faux
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N'est-ce pas
This doesn't have one EXACT translation in English.
It is placed AT THE END OF A SENTENCE to turn into a question.
Ex: Tu joues au foot. --> Statement saying you play soccer.
Ex: Tu joues au foot, n'est-ce pas? --> A question translating to "You play soccer, don't you?"
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Multiple Choice
Where does n'est-ce pas go in the sentence?
at the beginning
at the end
after the verb
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Multiple Choice
Make this sentence: "Vous dessinez un photo." into a question, using "n'est-ce pas"
N'est-ce pas vous dessinez un photo?
Vous dessinez n'est-ce pas un photo?
Vous dessinez un photo, n'est-ce pas?
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Multiple Choice
Translate: Ils étudient l'allemand, n'est-ce pas?
They study German, don't you?
They study German, don't they?
They study German.
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Est-ce que
This also doesn't have an EXACT translation in English.
Think of this phrase as a way to indicate that "the sentence you are about to read/hear is going to be question!"
Est-ce que goes at the BEGINNING of a sentence to make it a question.
Before a vowel "est-ce que" will change to est-ce qu'
Ex: Tu joues au foot. --> You play soccer.
Ex: Est-ce que tu joues au foot? --> Do you play soccer?
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Multiple Choice
Where does est-ce que go in the sentence?
at the end
at the beginning
after the verb
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Multiple Choice
Make this statement "Les garçons parlent espagnol." into a question, using est-ce que.
Est-ce que les garçons parlent espagnol?
Les garçons parlent espagnol, est-ce que?
Les garçons est-ce que parlent espagnol?
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Multiple Choice
Make this statement "Elle a la biologie." into a question using est-ce que.
Est-ce que elle a la biologie?
Elle a la biologie, est-ce que?
Est-ce qu'elle a la biologie?
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Inversion
We flip around the subject and the verb and put a HYPHEN ( - ) in between.
Example: Tu joues au foot.
Subject = Tu
Verb = joues
Joues-tu au foot?
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Multiple Choice
How do you form an inversion question?
put it at the beginning
flip the subject and verb around
keep everything the same, just add a hyphen
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Multiple Choice
Make this statement "Vous êtes content." a question using inversion.
Vous-êtes content?
Êtes-vous content?
Content êtes vous?
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Inversion Exception:
Many time, in the "IL" and "ELLE" forms, when we invert (flip) the subject and verb around, we have two vowels back to back which is a pronunciation "faux pas" or "no-no" in French.
Elle mange
Mange-elle
So, instead of adding JUST a hyphen, a -T- will be used to save the pronunciation!
Mange-t-elle.
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Inversion Exception
This -T- excepion really only happens in the "IL" "ELLE" and "ON" forms, ESPECIALLY with our ER Verbs, Avoir, and Aller
Joue-t-il au basket?
A-t-elle le calcul?
Va-t-on au stade?
In the "ILS" and "ELLES" forms, our verbs end in a "T," so, the -T- is NOT needed, since there aren't two vowels side by side.
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Multiple Choice
Make this statement "Il a un prof d'anglais" a question using inversion.
A-il un prof d'anglais?
A-t-il un prof d'anglais?
Est-ce qu'il a un prof d'anglais?
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Non Subject Pronoun as a Subject with Inversion
Keep the subject the same + verb + HYPEN + subject pronoun
Les filles mangent de la pizza.
Les filles mangent-elles de la pizza?
Elles would replace "les filles"
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Non Subject Pronoun as a Subject with Inversion
Le garçon nage à la piscine.
Le garçon nage-t-il à la piscine.
Les joueurs jouent au stade.
Les joueurs jouent-ils au stade?
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Multiple Choice
Make this statement "La fille aime l'art." into a question using inversion.
La fille aime-t-elle l'art?
La fille aime l'art?
La fille aime-elle l'art?
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Multiple Select
Select the 4 ways to form questions in French.
n'est-ce pas
intonation
ne pas
est-ce que
inversion
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Negation
To make a sentence negative....
Put NE before your verb and PAS after.
Je danse bien. - I dance well.
Je NE danse PAS bien. - I don't dance well.
The hardest part is identifying our verb!
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Multiple Choice
Which is the verb?
Je suis prof.
je
suis
prof
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Multiple Choice
Which is the verb?
Oui, Maxime est timide.
oui
maxime
est
timide
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Multiple Choice
Which is the verb?
Tu manges à la cantine
tu
manges
à
la
cantine
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Great!
Now we'll practicing place NE and PAS.
One more thing....NE will change to N' before a verb that begins with a vowel or an "H"
Je n'habite pas à Paris.
Tu n'es pas en France.
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Multiple Choice
Make this sentence negative: Il travaille a McDo.
Il ne pas travaille a McDo.
Il ne travaille a McDo.
Il pas travaille a McDo.
Il ne travaille pas a McDo.
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Multiple Choice
Make this sentence negative: Je joue au baseball.
Je ne joue au baseball.
Je ne joue pas au baseball.
Je joue pas au baseball.
Je ne...pas joue au baseball.
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Multiple Choice
Make this sentence negative: Nous mangeons la pizza.
Nous mangeons pas la pizza.
Nous ne mangeons pas la pizza.
Nous ne pas mangeons la pizza.
Nous pas mangeons ne la pizza.
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Multiple Choice
Make this sentence negative: Il danse
Il ne pas danse
Il ne danse
Il ne danse pas
Il pas danse ne
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