Quasimodo: Tienes que hacer parte D de la tarea.

Question formation: Review

Question words: ¿Quién(es)? ¿Cómo? ¿Cuánto/a(s)? ¿Cuál(es)? How much? or how many? Which one(s)? (match #) ¿Dónde? ¿Qué? Where? What? ¿Adónde? ¿Por qué? To where? Why? ¿De dónde? ¿Quién(es)? From where? (origin) Who? ¿Cuándo? ¿Cómo? When? How

3 ways to ask a question in Spanish:

This is the most common way to ask question in Spanish. 1. Switch the order of the subject and the verb in a declarative statement. This is the most common way to ask question in Spanish. We do something similar in English: Declarative statement: You are happy. Question: Are you happy? If you ask a question using a question word (who, what, when, where, ect.) you typically use this format. Examples: ¿Están ellos en México? ¿Cuándo estudia ella?

2. Raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a declarative sentence We do this type in English as well. You study every day.  You study every day? To show that this is a question in a written form you just add the question marks on either end of the question. Examples: ¿Ellos trabajan los sábados? ¿Nosotros necesitamos los libros? NOTE: just like in English this has a slightly different feel than the previous type – more like verifying information you didn’t know or you weren’t sure of.

3. Add ¿no? or ¿verdad? at the end of a statement. Equivalent in English: We need to study tonight, right? Examples in Spanish: Tú estudias con Miguel, ¿verdad? (You study with Miguel, right?) Ellos compran libros, ¿no? (They buy books, don’t they?) NOTE: You can only use “¿no?” after a positive statement, not after a negative statement (one with a “no” before the verb). You must use “¿verdad?” with a negative statement.

So, to summarize: 3 basic ways to form a question: Switch the order of the subject and the verb in a declarative statement. The subject could even be put at the end of the sentence. ¿Estudian ustedes los viernes? (Do you all study on Fridays?) ¿Trabaja a las cuatro Carlota? (Does Carlota work at 4?) Raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a declarative sentence ¿Ustedes trabajan los sábados? (You all work on Saturdays?) Add ¿no? or ¿verdad? at the end of a statement.* Tú estudias con Miguel, ¿verdad? (You study with Miguel, right?) Ellos compran libros, ¿no? (They buy books, don’t they?) *NOTE: You can only use “¿no?” after a positive statement, not after a negative statement. You must use ¿verdad? with a negative statement.

How could you find out the following information in Spanish? If the person you’re talking to takes band: If Maria takes Physics: If the students study on Mondays: If the teachers work on Saturdays:

Question practice: Son las 3 You will be given several questions in the next few minutes. Partner A will ask Partner B the question as written. Partner B must answer it in complete sentences in Spanish. THEN Partner B must find a way to rephrase the question to ask something similar (one of the other ways) and ask it to Partner A. Partner A answers the question and then you wait SILENTLY for me to give you another question for Partner B to start off asking.

Ejemplo: Pregunta: ¿Tomas tú la clase de biología? PARTNER A: ¿Tomas tú la clase de biología? PARTNER B: Sí, tomo la clase de biología. PARTNER B: Tú tomas la clase de biología, ¿no? PARTNER A: Sí, tomo la clase de biología a las ocho de la mañana.

Pregunta: ¿Toman los chicos la clase de literatura?

Pregunta: Las chicas necesitan unos libros para la clase de inglés, ¿no?

Pregunta: ¿Marco estudia por la tarde?

Tarea: Do part A of the worksheet THEN, take 5 sentences from part A and change them into questions. Be sure to use all 3 ways at least once!