Fiche Whose : exprimer la possession

Niveau : A2-B1 | Cabinet Action - Formation anglais CPF

Regle : Whose + nom = a qui ?

Whose exprime la possession. Il est toujours suivi d'un nom (jamais seul).

Whose car is this? (A qui est cette voiture ?)
Whose idea was that? (De qui etait cette idee ?)

Piege classique : whose vs who's

Ne pas confondre :
Whose = possession (+ nom) : Whose keys?
Who's = contraction de who is : Who's there?
Astuce : Si vous pouvez dire who is, ecrivez who's. Sinon, c'est whose.

20 exemples concrets

Anglais	Francais
Whose bag is on the chair?	A qui est le sac sur la chaise ?
Whose phone is ringing?	A qui est le telephone qui sonne ?
Whose turn is it?	A qui est le tour ?
Whose idea was this?	De qui etait cette idee ?
Whose book is on the desk?	A qui est le livre sur le bureau ?
Whose car is parked outside?	A qui est la voiture garee dehors ?
Whose jacket is this?	A qui est cette veste ?
Whose fault is it?	A qui est la faute ?
Whose laptop are you using?	A qui est le portable que tu utilises ?
Whose birthday is today?	A qui est l'anniversaire aujourd'hui ?
Whose house is the biggest?	A qui est la plus grande maison ?
Whose umbrella is this?	A qui est ce parapluie ?
Whose dog is barking?	A qui est le chien qui aboie ?
Whose plan do you prefer?	Quel plan preferes-tu ?
Whose advice should I follow?	A qui dois-je suivre les conseils ?
Whose decision was it?	De qui etait la decision ?
Whose desk is this?	A qui est ce bureau ?
Whose signature is required?	A qui est la signature requise ?
Whose team won?	A qui est l'equipe qui a gagne ?
Whose email address is this?	A qui est cette adresse email ?