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French Grammar Explained
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How to use "est-ce que"
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There are 3 ways to form questions in French:
1. Intonation
2. Inversion
3.
Est-ce que
This topic introduces you to forming simple questions using
est-ce que
.
Asking a question using
est-ce que
is similar to making a statement, only you put
est-ce que
in front of the subject:
Tu parles français.
You speak French.
Est-ce que
tu parles français
?
Do
you speak French?
Il habite à Paris.
He lives in Paris.
Est-ce qu'
il habite à Paris
?
Does
he lives in Paris?
When the subject starts with a
vowel
or an
h →
est-ce que
becomes
est-ce qu'
It may be helpful to remind yourself that
est-ce que
literally means "is it that?" ⇒ "Is it that you speak French?"
est-ce que
can also be used in association with a question word like
quand
(when),
qui
(who),
où
(where) and
que
(what).
Où
est-ce que
vous... ?
⇒ Where do you...
Qu
'
est-ce qu
'elle... ?
⇒ What does she... ?
Quand
est-ce qu
'il... ?
⇒ When does he... ?
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