Inversion of question in the conditional tense

Abdula M.A1Kwiziq community member

Inversion of question in the conditional tense

Is this the inversion of - Could you wait for me ?

"M'attendriez-vous "

Asked 4 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Abdula,

What you are saying with  -

M'attendriez-vous?

is

Would you wait for me?

To say -

Could you wait for me -

with inversion is 

Pourriez-vous m'attendre?

Becky L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Fais-tu la vaisselle (in a quiz) has no question mark so I opted for a different answer. I think this is confusing and should be corrected (a ? added)

CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hi Becky, 

You need to use the Report It button on your correction board as it will link directly to that quiz and can be fixed .

Inversion of question in the conditional tense

Is this the inversion of - Could you wait for me ?

"M'attendriez-vous "

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