Build a sentence, step by step

From a very simple sentence to: When did she learn to swim?

Need help? Click FR (bottom right) to read the instructions in French.Les consignes sont en français. Cliquez sur EN (en bas à droite) pour revenir à l'anglais.

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Climb the stairsMontez les marches

Translate each sentence into English. Each step changes only a small part (in orange): use the sentence above! After two wrong answers, you can choose between three sentences.Traduisez chaque phrase en anglais. À chaque marche, seule une petite partie change (en orange) : servez-vous de la phrase du dessus ! Après deux erreurs, vous pourrez choisir entre trois phrases.

MethodMéthode

  1. Go back (in your head) to the simple sentence, in the affirmative: My brother likes football.Revenez (dans votre tête) à la phrase simple, à la forme affirmative : My brother likes football.
  2. Find the auxiliary: be or can? It goes before the subject (Are they…? Can she…?). Another verb? Use do / does / did + base verb.Trouvez l'auxiliaire : be ou can ? Il passe devant le sujet (Are they…? Can she…?). Un autre verbe ? On utilise do / does / did + verbe de base.
  3. Build the negative or the question: Does my brother like…? He doesn't like…Construisez la négation ou la question : Does my brother like…? He doesn't like…

    More sentences to build: Why did your brother like football? · Why were they late? · Where did your sister live?