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Who called you? / Who did you call? Les questions sujet et objet

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Avec who, what, which, how many, il y a deux sortes de questions. Tout dépend de ce que l'on cherche : le sujet ou le complément.

Question sur...ConstructionExempleRéponse
le sujetWho / What + verbe (sans do / did)Who called you?Tom called me.
le complémentWho / What + do / did + sujet + verbeWho did you call?I called Tom.
What happened? (et non What did happen?) / What did you see?
Que s'est-il passé ? / Qu'as-tu vu ?

D'autres exemples

Question sujetQuestion complément
Who lives here? (Qui habite ici ?)Who do you live with? (Avec qui habites-tu ?)
What makes you happy? (Qu'est-ce qui te rend heureux ?)What do you want? (Que veux-tu ?)
Which team won? (Quelle équipe a gagné ?)Which team did you support? (Quelle équipe soutenais-tu ?)
How many people came? (Combien de personnes sont venues ?)How many people did you invite? (Combien en as-tu invité ?)

Astuce : si l'on peut répondre en remplaçant who / what par le sujet de la phrase, il n'y a pas d'auxiliaire. Le verbe de la question sujet s'accorde à la 3ᵉ personne : Who wants pizza?

Mise en situation : après une fête

Mum : What happened here? The living room is a mess!
Que s'est-il passé ici ? Le salon est en désordre !
Jack : Sorry, Mum. Some friends came over. Who told you?
Désolé, Maman. Des amis sont passés. Qui te l'a dit ?
Mum : The neighbour. How many people did you invite?
La voisine. Combien de personnes as-tu invitées ?
Jack : Only five! But who broke the vase? I don't know!
Seulement cinq ! Mais qui a cassé le vase ? Je ne sais pas !

À retenir

  • Question sur le sujet : pas de do / did : Who called you? What happened?
  • Question sur le complément : do / did : Who did you call? What did you see?
  • Même règle avec which et how many.
  • Le verbe d'une question sujet est à la 3ᵉ personne : Who wants...?

Exercice 1 : Questions sujet et objet : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « Qui t'a appelé ? »
    1. Who did you call?
    2. Who called you?
    3. Who did call you?
  2. « Qui as-tu appelé ? »
    1. Who called you?
    2. Who did you call?
    3. Who you called?
  3. « Que s'est-il passé ? »
    1. What happened?
    2. What did happen?
    3. What did it happen?
  4. « Qu'as-tu vu ? »
    1. What you saw?
    2. What saw you?
    3. What did you see?
  5. « Qui habite ici ? »
    1. Who do live here?
    2. Who does live here?
    3. Who lives here?
  6. « Quelle équipe a gagné ? »
    1. Which team did win?
    2. Which team did it win?
    3. Which team won?
  7. « Combien de personnes sont venues ? »
    1. How many people did come?
    2. How many people came?
    3. How many people did they come?
  8. « Combien de personnes as-tu invitées ? »
    1. How many people you invited?
    2. How many people did you invite?
    3. How many people invited you?
  9. « Qu'est-ce qui te rend heureux ? »
    1. What does make you happy?
    2. What do you make happy?
    3. What makes you happy?
  10. « Qui veut de la pizza ? »
    1. Who does want pizza?
    2. Who want pizza?
    3. Who wants pizza?

Exercice 2 : Questions sujet et objet : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. Who .......................... you last night? (t'a appelé)
  2. Who .......................... you meet at the party? (as-tu rencontré)
  3. What .......................... ? (s'est passé)
  4. What did you .......................... ? (as-tu acheté)
  5. Who .......................... in that house? (habite)
  6. Which team .......................... the match? (a gagné)
  7. How many people .......................... ? (sont venues)
  8. Who .......................... an ice cream? (veut)
  9. What .......................... you angry? (te met en colère)
  10. Who .......................... the window? (a cassé)

Exercice 3 : Questions sujet et objet : mise en situation

  1. Ton téléphone a sonné : ton ami demande qui t'a appelé.
    1. Who called you?
    2. Who did you call?
    3. Who did call you?
  2. Tu demandes à ton ami qui il a rencontré.
    1. Who met you?
    2. Who you met?
    3. Who did you meet?
  3. Tu arrives, tout est cassé : tu demandes ce qui s'est passé.
    1. What did it happen?
    2. What did happen?
    3. What happened?
  4. Tu demandes qui a mangé ton gâteau.
    1. Who did you eat my cake?
    2. Who ate my cake?
    3. Who did eat my cake?
  5. Tu demandes quelle équipe a gagné.
    1. Which team did win?
    2. Which team won?
    3. Which team did they win?
  6. Tu demandes combien de personnes sont venues.
    1. How many people did come?
    2. How many people did they come?
    3. How many people came?
  7. Tu demandes à ton ami ce qu'il a acheté.
    1. What bought you?
    2. What you bought?
    3. What did you buy?
  8. Tu proposes : qui veut une glace ?
    1. Who does want an ice cream?
    2. Who wants an ice cream?
    3. Who want an ice cream?
  9. Tu demandes ce qui rend ton amie heureuse.
    1. What does make you happy?
    2. What do you make happy?
    3. What makes you happy?
  10. Tu demandes qui te l'a dit.
    1. Who did tell you?
    2. Who told you?
    3. Who did you tell?

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) Who called you? · 2. b) Who did you call? · 3. a) What happened? · 4. c) What did you see? · 5. c) Who lives here? · 6. c) Which team won? · 7. b) How many people came? · 8. b) How many people did you invite? · 9. c) What makes you happy? · 10. c) Who wants pizza?

Exercice 2

1. called · 2. did · 3. happened · 4. buy · 5. lives · 6. won · 7. came · 8. wants · 9. makes · 10. broke

Exercice 3

1. a) Who called you? · 2. c) Who did you meet? · 3. c) What happened? · 4. b) Who ate my cake? · 5. b) Which team won? · 6. c) How many people came? · 7. c) What did you buy? · 8. b) Who wants an ice cream? · 9. c) What makes you happy? · 10. b) Who told you?