| Type | Réponse attendue | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| Question totale | Yes ou No | Is she ready? — Yes, she is. |
| Question partielle (WH-) | Une information | Where do you live? — In Paris. |
On inverse le sujet et l’auxiliaire. Avec un verbe ordinaire, on ajoute DO/DOES/DID.
| Auxiliaire | Affirmative | Question |
|---|---|---|
| BE | She is ready. | Is she ready? |
| DO / DOES | You like pizza. She speaks English. |
Do you like pizza? Does she speak English? |
| DID | They went home. | Did they go home? |
| CAN / WILL | He can swim. She will come. |
Can he swim? Will she come? |
Attention : après DO/DOES/DID, le verbe reste à l’infinitif sans -s ni -ed.
Does she speak English? (pas « speaks ») •
Did they go? (pas « went »)
| Mot | Sens | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| WHAT | quoi / quel(le) | What is your name? |
| WHERE | où | Where do you live? |
| WHEN | quand | When does it start? |
| WHO | qui | Who is that? |
| WHY | pourquoi | Why are you late? |
| HOW | comment | How are you? |
| HOW OLD | quel âge | How old are you? |
| HOW MANY | combien (dénombrable) | How many brothers? |
| HOW MUCH | combien (indénombrable / prix) | How much does it cost? |
Formation : mot interrogatif + auxiliaire + sujet + infinitif
Where do you live? • When does she arrive? • Why did they leave?
| FAUX | VRAI | Explication |
|---|---|---|
| Does she speaks English? | Does she speak English? | Pas de -s après DOES |
| Where did they went? | Where did they go? | Pas de prétérit après DID |
| What is she want? | What does she want? | WANT n’est pas BE : utiliser DOES |