Asking questions Flashcards
Where
Where is it that ……
Où
Où est-ce que……
When
When is it that……..
Quand
Quand est-ce que……..
How
How well is it that …..
Comment
Comment est-ce que….
At what time
At what time is it that …..
À quelle heure
À quelle heure est-ce que……
Why
Why is it that…….
Pourquoi
Pourquoi est-ce que
Because
Parce que /parce qu’
Information questions usually follow this pattern:
Interrogative expression + est-ce que + subject + verb
où/quand/à quelle heure/pourquoi
To ask questions about people use the interrogative pronoun ‘qui’ (who or whom).
Who
Who is that ……
Qui
Qui est-ce que………
To whom
To whom is it that ……
Example: to whom is it that you telephone?
À qui
À qui est-ce que
Example: à qui est-ce que vous téléphonéz?
Of whom
Of whom is it that
Example: Of whom is it that you talk?
De qui
De qui est-ce que
Example: de qui est-ce que tu parles?
With whom
With whom is it that
Example: With whom is it that you study?
Avec qui
Avec qui est-ce que
Example: Avec qui est-ce que tu étudies?
For whom
For whom is it that
Example: For whom is that your cousin works?
Pour qui
Pour qui est-ce que
Example: Pour qui est-ce que ta cousine travaille?
To ask WHO is doing something , omit the est-ce que
for example: qui habite ici? (who lives here?)
Verbs and prepositions
Many French verbs require a specific preposition when followed by another verb or noun.
The choice on the preposition depends on the verb before it.
There are no rules - they must be memorised.
The most common prepositions are à and de.
Refer to Word Reference Dictionary (online).
