1. Question formation in French

2. A
Les questions avec est-ce que
When you ask a question, you may want a YES or NO answer, or you may be looking for SPECIFIC INFORMATION. In French, you may ask both types of questions using est-ce que.
Yes/No Questions
est-ce que + rest of sentence
Est-ce que tu habites ici? Do you live here? (Are you living here?)
Est-ce qu’Alice travaille? Does Alice work? (Is Alice working?)
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3. B Information Questions Où est-ce que tu habites? Where do you live?
Les questions avec est-ce que
Information Questions
QUESTION WORD(S) + est-ce que + rest of sentence
Où est-ce que tu habites? Where do you live?
Quand est-ce que vous travaillez? When do you work?
In informal conversation, information questions can also be formed by placing the question words at the end of the sentence.
Tu habites où? Vous travaillez quand?
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4. Question words to remember
Où ? Where?
Qui? Who?
Quoi? What?
Quand? When?
Combien? How much?
Comment? How?/what?
Est-ce-que…? Do you…?
Qu’est-ce-que…? What do you…?