Plusieurs questions se forment avec le mot interrogatif how.
I. How employé seul
How sert à interroger sur la manière.
How do you make an apple pie?
Comment fais-tu une tarte aux pommes ?
II. How + adverbe ou adjectif
How peut être combiné à des adverbes ou à des adjectifs.
- How often does she play tennis?
Est-ce qu’elle joue souvent au tennis ?
- How often do you go the gym?
Tu vas souvent à la gym ?
- How difficult is this exercise?
Cet exercice est-il difficile ?
Selon le cas, how sert à interroger sur :
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la quantité (+ indénombrable), le prix how much |
How much money did you spend? How much is this vase? |
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la quantité how many |
How many friends came to the party? |
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la distance how far |
How far is the bus station? |
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la durée, la longueur how long |
How long does the play last? How long is the table? |
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la fréquence how often |
How often do you go to London? |
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l’âge how old |
How old will he be? |
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la dimension how big |
How big is your house? |
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la largeur how wide |
How wide is the avenue? |
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la profondeur how deep |
How deep is the lake? |
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la taille how tall |
How tall is your sister? |
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le poids how heavy |
How heavy is the bag? |
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la hauteur how high |
How high is Mount Rushmore? |