Gr - Questions

Question 1

‘Est-ce que’:

Answer 1

Est-ce que (literally, ‘is it that’) can be placed at the beginning of any affirmative sentence to turn it into a question. Interrogative words are placed before est-ce que.

Est-ce que vous dansez?
Do you dance?

Est-ce que tu veux voir un film?
Do you want to see a movie?

Quand est-ce que tu veux partir?
When do you want to leave?

Question 2

Inversion:

Answer 2

The conjugated verb and the subject pronoun are inverted and connected by a hyphen? Interrogative words are placed at the beginning of the sentence.

Dansez-vous?
Do you dance?

Quand veux-tu partir?
When do you want to leave?

Question 3

Statements as questions:

Answer 3

Raising your voice at the end of a statement is a way of informally asking yes/no questions

Vous dansez?
You dance?

Il est arrivé?
He arrived?

Question 4

‘N’est-ce pas?’:

Answer 4

‘N’est-ce pas’ can be tagged at the end of an affirmative sentence to turn it into an informal question

Tu danses, n’est-ce pas?
You dance, right?

Tu veux voir un film, n’est-ce pas?