Asking questions

Question 1

What are the 4 ways to ask simple questions?

Answer 1

1. Est-ce que…?
2. Intonation
3. Inversion
4. N’est-ce pas ?

Question 2

what sort of answer would you give a est-ce que question?

Answer 2

yes or no

Question 3

where do you put est-ce que and what else do you add to the question?

Answer 3

at the beginning of a statment. And place a “?” at the end.

Question 4

Est-ce que tu aimes chanter ?

Answer 4

Do you like to sing?

Question 5

Est-ce qu’elle a seize ans ?

Answer 5

“Is she sixteen?”

Question 6

What does Est-ce que become when the following word beginnings with a vowel or silent H?

Answer 6

est-ce qu’

Question 7

What is Inversion?

Answer 7

Is to switch the placement of the subject and the

conjugated verb. Then, you place a hyphen between the two.

Question 8

“Do you like to sing?”

Answer 8

Aimes-tu chanter ?

Question 9

When verbs end with a vowel what do you do with Inversion?

Answer 9

When verbs end with a vowel, a -t- is inserted between the verb and il or elle. This -t does not appear with subject pronouns other than il or elle.

Question 10

“Is she sixteen?” (Inversion)

Answer 10

A-t-elle seize ans ?

Question 11

What do you do in Inversion if there is a noun?

Answer 11

If a noun is used, put it first,
add a corresponding subject pronoun (il, elle, etc.), and then follow the inversion
formula (invert the placement of the verb and a subject pronoun): `

Question 12

Luc regarde-t-il un match de foot ?

Answer 12

“Is Luke watching a soccer game?” (Inversion)

Question 13

N’est-ce pas

Answer 13

much like English

“don’t they?” or “isn’t it?” or “right?”

Question 14

Tu aimes chanter, n’est-ce pas ?

Answer 14

“You like to sing, don’t you?” (N’est-ce pas)

Question 15

Elle a seize ans, n’est-ce pas ? “

Answer 15

“She is sixteen, isn’t she?”