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QUESTION WORDS

HOW OFTEN-à quelle fréquence

Number of times an action is repeated

How often do you take a break ?

HOW MANY-combien

Amount (countable nouns)

How many calls did she answer ?

HOW MUCH-combien

amount (non-countable nouns)

How much wine did you drink last night?

money-rpice

How much did you pay for your laptop?

WHAT TIME-quelle heure

Clock time

What time do we start ?

What time is it ?

WHAT KIND-quelle sorte

Make / type

What kind of movies do you enjoy ?

What kind of car is that ?

why am I telling you this?

HOW-comment

Opinion

How do you like the new colour ?

Physical or mental state

How old are you ?

How are you ?

Means or to do something

How do you put someone on hold ?

Sujet secondaire

WHERE-où

Establishes the place

Where do you like to eat ?

Sujet principal

WHEN-quand

Period of time

When did she arrive ?

How many times-combien de fois

number of times something is repeated

How many times have you gone to Europe?

HOW LONG-combien de temps

Duration of an event

How long have you been working as manager ?

HOW NEAR-ccombien proche

How near is the sea?

HOW FAR-quelle distance

Distance

How far do you live from work ?

WHY-pourquoi

Reason or purpose

Why did you return to school ?

Cause

Why did you forget to call ?

WHOSE-èa qui appartient

Possessive

Whose pen is on the table ?

WHICH-lequel(s)-laquelle-lesquels(les)

Choice

Which one do you prefer ?

WHAT-quel(s)-quelle(s) qu'est-ce que

Weather

What is the weather for ?

Activity

What are you doing ?

Fonction

What is that used for ?

Nature

What does that mean ?

WHO-qui

People

Who is that person ?