why would you do this?

ZeynepA0Kwiziq community member

why would you do this?

Hi, what is the point of inverting verbs? Does it change the mood of the question? All I got from this lesson was "it sounds better".

This question relates to:French lesson "Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - regular forms (except il/elle/on forms)"

Asked 1 year ago

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CélineKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Zeynep,

It might "sound better" but not just: it is a structure you will find when reading French books, poetry, in plays etc ; when writing French too. It is a structure of the French language that needs to be taught, even if, in a casual conversation you won't always use/hear it ;-) .

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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LauraKwiziq team member

Bonjour Zeynep, it makes the question more formal and therefore more polite.

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why would you do this?

Hi, what is the point of inverting verbs? Does it change the mood of the question? All I got from this lesson was "it sounds better".

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