A1 - Beginner

Ask anything — questions with est-ce que

A1.1

L'interrogation

"Est-ce que" turns a statement into a yes/no question — no word-order change needed.

How to form a question with est-ce que

Put est-ce que at the front of a statement: est-ce que + subject + verb + complement.

Est-ce que tu habites ici ?

Do you live here?

Élision and negation

Before a vowel, est-ce que becomes est-ce qu'.

Est-ce qu'il arrive ?

Is he arriving?

For a negative question: est-ce que + ne … pas.

Est-ce que tu ne viens pas ?

Aren't you coming?

Open questions

Add a question word (comment, où, quand) before est-ce que.

Comment est-ce que tu t'appelles ?

What's your name?

Fill in the gap

Choisissez la question correcte.

« Il habite ici. » → ?

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