Question formation In English, you can change a statement into a question by adding a helping verb (auxiliary): does he sing? do we sing? did they sing will you sing? would she sing?

Question formation In English, there are different helping verbs (auxiliaries): do, will, could, does, were… In French, there is only one: EST- CE- QUE…

1. Question formation Statement: Tu chantes bien. Question: Est-ce-que tu chantes bien?

2. Question Formation Statement: Tu chantes bien. Can also become a question if you raise your voice: Tu chantes bien?

3. Question Formation Statement: Tu chantes bien You can also invert subject and verb: Question : Chantes-tu bien?

Question formation Est-ce que tu chantes bien? Tu chantes bien? Chantes-tu bien? are Yes-No questions.

Information Questions In English: Who? Where? When? Why? What? How? At What Time?...

Where = Où? Où est-ce-que tu vas? Tu vas où? Où vas tu? Où ça? In conversational English, simple one word questions are often used but in French such one word questions sound abrupt and are incomplete. To make your cquestions convey a more complete idea, you can add CA : ou ca?

When = Quand? Quand est-ce-que tu pars? Tu pars quand? Quand pars-tu? Quand ça?

A quelle heure? A quelle heure est-ce-que le train arrive? A quelle heure le train arrive-t-il? Le train arrive à quelle heure? Notice the phonetic “t” added between arrive and il

Why = Pourquoi? Pourquoi est-ce-que tu pleures? Pourquoi pleures-tu? Pourquoi-ça? Pleurer: to cry

How = Comment? Comment est-ce qu’on dit? Comment dit-on? Comment t’appelles-tu? Comment vas-tu? Comment es- tu? How does one say? How is also used in idiomatic expressions such as: what’s your name? or how are you? Or comment es-tu asks for your description: What do you look like like? Aht are you like/

How many / How much = Combien? Combien de crayons est-ce-que tu as? Combien de crayons as-tu? C’est combien? Combien can mean how many? How many pencils do you have? Or How much, in how much doea it cost? Or how much sugar?

What = Quoi?/ Qu’est-ce-que? Tu fais quoi?= qu’est-ce-tu fais? Qu’est-ce-que c’est? = C’est quoi? Note that “quoi” will be at the end of the question while qu’est-ce que starts the question.

Who? = Qui? Tu invites qui? Qui est- ce- que tu invites? Object Tu invites qui? Qui est- ce- que tu invites? Qui invites-tu? Qui ça ?

Who? = Qui? Pour qui est ce cadeau? Avec qui vas-tu à la fête? Object Pour qui est ce cadeau? Avec qui vas-tu à la fête? A qui est-ce-que tu parles? De qui est-ce que tu parles? Pour qui: for whom; avec qui: with whom; a qui: to whom?, de qui: about whom or from whom? : de qui est cette lettre?

Who? = Qui? Subject Qui chante? Qui est-il? = Qui est-ce?

Practice Turn the statements into questions: Il étudie. Tu vas voyager. Vous faites une promenade.

Practice/ Answers Est-ce qu’il étudie? Etudie-t-il? Est-ce que tu vas voyager? Vas-tu voyager? Est-ce que vous faites une promenade? Faites-vous une promenade?

Practice Ask the appropriate question: Il invite son amie. Elle va au lycée. Nous partons demain. He invites his friend; She goes to the high school; We leave to-morrow

Practice/ Answers Ask the appropriate question: Qui est-ce qu’il invite? Qui invite-t-il? Où est-ce qu’elle va? Où va-t-elle? Quand est-ce-que vous partez? Vous partez quand? He invites his friend; She goes to the high school; We leave to-morrow