Question

question/negative worksheet #2
for each of the following sentences:
a. rewrite the sentence as an intonation question.
b. rewrite the sentence as a question using est - ce que.
c. answer the question in the positive. (je=tu/ tu=je / nous= vous/ vous= nous)
d. answer the questions in the negative using ne...pas. (circle the verb and make the ne...pas a different color)
example: ils visitent paris.
a. ils visitent paris?
b. est - ce quils visitent paris?
c. oui, ils visitent paris.
d. non, ils ne visitent pas paris

1. elle aime les frites (fries).

a.
b.
c.
d.

1. vous mangez la pizza.

a.
b.
c.
d.

1. ils dansent.

a.
b.
c.
d.

1. tu regardes la télé.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Explanation:

1. Elle aime les frites (fries).

a.

Step1: Convert to intonation question

To form an intonation question in French, we just raise the pitch at the end of the sentence, keeping the word order. So we take the original sentence "Elle aime les frites" and make it a question by changing the intonation (indicated by the question mark).
<Expression>Elle aime les frites?</Expression>

b.

Step1: Rewrite using est - ce que

The structure for "est - ce que" questions is "Est - ce que + subject + verb +...". The subject here is "elle" and the verb is "aime".
<Expression>Est - ce qu'elle aime les frites?</Expression>

c.

Step1: Positive answer

For a positive answer, we use "Oui" followed by the subject and the verb (keeping the same form as the original sentence).
<Expression>Oui, elle aime les frites.</Expression>

d.

Answer:

Step1: Negative answer with ne...pas

Place "ne" before "regardes" and "pas" after it. The subject is "tu".
<Expression>Non, tu ne regardes pas la télé. (Circle "regardes")</Expression>