Quel boulot ? past tense questions; interrogative and demonstrative adjectives
Learning outcomes
I can ask about workplaces using 'what' and 'which' questions in the perfect tense and respond using 'this' and 'that' with nouns.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [qu].
Quel boulot ? past tense questions; interrogative and demonstrative adjectives
Learning outcomes
I can ask about workplaces using 'what' and 'which' questions in the perfect tense and respond using 'this' and 'that' with nouns.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [qu].
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Key learning points
- To ask perfect tense questions using question words, add question word before the inverted auxiliary verb.
- Use interrogative adjectives quel, quelle, quels, quelles to ask 'which?'.
- Use demonstrative adjectives ce, cet, cette, ces to mean 'this/that/those' They often answer the question 'which?'.
- [qu] sounds like 'question' or 'quatre'. [c/ç] sound like 'ici'.
Keywords
Interrogative adjective - asks a question about a noun, translated as 'which' or sometimes as 'what'
Demonstrative adjective - specifies a particular noun, indicating 'this', 'that', 'these' or 'those'
Common misconception
[qu] is pronounced the same way in French as in English.
In French, [qu] is always a hard sound and must be carefully practised in order to ensure clear communication with French speakers.
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