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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric.
Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine.
Eric: Asking About Time.
Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for asking about time.
PATTERN
Eric: For example, "When does the train arrive?"
Yasmine: Quand est-ce que le train arrive?
Yasmine: [slow] Quand est-ce que le train arrive?
Eric: The pattern for asking about time has 4 elements. First, the adverb "when."
Yasmine: Quand.
Eric: Second, the polite form to ask something meaning, "is it that...?"
Yasmine: est-ce que.
Eric: Third, the subject, in this case "the train."
Yasmine: le train.
Eric: And last, the verb "to arrive," conjugated in the third person singular.
Yasmine: arrive.
Eric: Altogether, we have "When does the train arrive?"
Yasmine: Quand est-ce que le train arrive? [slow] Quand est-ce que le train arrive? [normal] Quand est-ce que le train arrive?
Eric: First you have the adverb meaning "when." This is followed by the polite form of asking a question, literally meaning "is it that." It’s used quite similar to the English auxiliaries "do" or "does." Finally, we have a complement, which is most often a subject (an article and a noun) followed by a verb, and sometimes an extra complement.
Yasmine: Quand est-ce que le train arrive?
Eric: So remember, to ask when something is going to happen, start with the adverb "when," followed by the polite form of asking a question, and what you want to know.
Eric: Here's another example meaning, "When do we eat?" First, the adverb "when."
Yasmine: Quand.
Eric: Second, the polite form to ask something meaning, "is it that...?"
Yasmine: est-ce qu'.
Eric: Third, the subject, in this case "we" or "one."
Yasmine: on.
Eric: And last, the verb "to eat," conjugated in the third person singular, which is usually used to mean "we."
Yasmine: mange.
Eric: Altogether we have...
Yasmine: Quand est-ce qu'on mange? [slow] Quand est-ce qu'on mange? [normal] Quand est-ce qu'on mange?
Eric: "When do we eat?"
[pause]
Yasmine: Quand est-ce qu'on mange?
Eric: How do you say - "When will we have a barbecue?" To give you a hint, "we have a barbecue" is...
Yasmine: on fait un barbecue. [slow] on fait un barbecue. [normal] on fait un barbecue.
Eric: "When will we have a barbecue?"
[pause]
Yasmine: Quand est-ce qu'on fait un barbecue? [slow] Quand est-ce qu'on fait un barbecue? [normal] Quand est-ce qu'on fait un barbecue?
[pause]
Yasmine: Quand est-ce qu'on fait un barbecue?
REVIEW
Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I’ll give you the English equivalent of the phrase, and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud in French. Here we go.
Eric: "When does the train arrive?"
[pause]
Yasmine: Quand est-ce que le train arrive?
[pause]
Yasmine: Quand est-ce que le train arrive?
Eric: "When do we eat?"
[pause]
Yasmine: Quand est-ce qu'on mange?
[pause]
Yasmine: Quand est-ce qu'on mange?
Eric: "When will we have a barbecue?"
[pause]
Yasmine: Quand est-ce qu'on fait un barbecue?
[pause]
Yasmine: Quand est-ce qu'on fait un barbecue?

Outro

Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for asking about time, as in...
Yasmine: Quand est-ce que le train arrive?
Eric: meaning "When does the train arrive?"
Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time!
Yasmine: A la prochaine!

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