Interrogative words

Question 1

quand

Answer 1

when?

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 2

à quelle heure

Answer 2

at what time?

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 3

comment

Answer 3

what/how

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 4

où

Answer 4

where?

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 5

quoi

Answer 5

what?

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que if it doesn’t come with a preposition

Question 6

qui

Answer 6

who(m)?

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 7

quel(le)

Answer 7

what or which
you can use it with inversion or est-ce que
interrogative adjective

Question 8

when do you use quel(le)

Answer 8

when you want specific information about a noun

use qu’est-ce que in most other cases

Question 9

combien de

Answer 9

how many?

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 10

to whom?

Answer 10

à qui?

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 11

for who?

Answer 11

pour qui?

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 12

with whom?

Answer 12

avec qui?

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 13

Whom is the professor talking to this morning?

Answer 13

à qui le professeur parle-t-il ce matin?

Question 14

que

Answer 14

what

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 15

What are you going to eat?

Answer 15

Que vas-tu manger?

Question 16

pourquoi

Answer 16

why

you can use it with inversion or est-ce que

Question 17

In questions: when qui is the object of a sentence

Answer 17

it’s followed by est-ce que or inversion

Qui est-ce que tu regardes?

Question 18

In questions: what follows “qui,” when “qui” is the subject of a sentence?

Answer 18

a verb in the third person singular

Qui aime danser?

Question 19

how do you use interrogative words informally?

Answer 19

place them after the verb

Tu t’appelles comment?

Question 20

pardon?

Answer 20

excuse me? what?

Question 21

When forming a question with quoi and est-ce que or inversion, where do you place the preposition?

Answer 21

Before “quoi.”

De quoi est-ce qu’il parle?