Questions about others: inversion questions (il/elle)
I can ask questions about others using inversion.
Questions about others: inversion questions (il/elle)
I can ask questions about others using inversion.
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Key learning points
- 'Je sors', 'tu sors' and 'il, elle sort' are singular forms of the -ir verb 'sortir'.
- 'Je viens', 'tu viens' and 'il, elle vient' are singular forms of the -ir verb 'venir'.
- The preposition 'de' can mean both 'of' and 'from' in French.
- When asking a closed inversion question using 'il/elle', pronounce the 't' (sort-elle ce soir ?).
- If the verb ends in a vowel, add a 't' before 'il/elle' (a-t-elle un chien ?).
Keywords
Venir - -ir verb meaning 'to come, coming'
Sortir - -ir verb meaning 'to go out, going out'
De - preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
Inversion question - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question
Common misconception
Nationalities use capital letters as in English: I am French.
In French, nationalities do not use capital letters: je suis français.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I have
you have
he has
we have
you (pl) have
they (f) have
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to take
to come
to become
to return
to say