Interrogative Adverbs
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 8.7.4
Interrogative Adverbs
Interrogative adverbs help us ask questions about quantity, manner, place, time, and duration.
Interrogative adverbs
- Interrogative adverbs are words used to ask questions about:
- place, time, manner, reason, etc.
- Interrogative adverbs help find out specific information in a sentence.
- Common interrogative adverbs include:
- combien, comment, où, quand, depuis quand
Combien
- Combien asks about quantity or amount.
- Use combien to ask about numbers or prices.
- Combien coûte ce livre ?
- How much does this book cost?
Comment
- Comment asks about the method or manner something is done.
- Use comment for asking about the way or condition.
- Comment vas-tu aujourd’hui ?
- How are you today?
Où
- Où asks for a place or location.
- Use où to inquire about where something is or happens.
- Où est la bibliothèque ?
- Where is the library?
Quand & depuis quand
- Quand asks about the time of an event.
- Quand pars-tu en vacances ?
- When are you going on holiday?
- Depuis quand asks about the starting point of an action that is still ongoing.
- Depuis quand apprends-tu le français ?
- Since when have you been learning French?