There are different ways to ask questions to which the answer is 鈥榶es鈥 or 鈥榥o鈥.
Keep the word order the same as a statement, and add a question mark. For example:
Add Est-ce que to the start of the question and keep the word order the same as a statement.
For example:
Est-ce que vous avez mang茅 ? 鈥 Have you eaten?
Est-ce qu鈥檕n va aller au supermarch茅 ? 鈥 Are we going to go to the supermarket?
Switch the verbA word used to describe an action or state of being. and the subjectThe person or thing in the sentence that is doing the action. at the start of the question. Remember to add a hyphen between the verb and the subject pronounI, you, he, she, we, you, they. in your writing. If the verb ends with a vowel and the subject pronoun starts with a vowel (il, elle or on), add -t- between them.
For example:
Faites-vous vos devoirs ce soir ? 鈥 Are you doing your homework tonight?
A-t-il une nouvelle voiture ? 鈥 Does he have a new car?
Translate these sentences into French using all three question forms.
Question
Do you like eating chips? (tu)
Tu aimes manger des frites ?
Est-ce que tu aimes manger des frites ?
Aimes-tu manger des frites ?
Question
Did they go to the bank? (ils)
Ils sont all茅s 脿 la banque ?
Est-ce qu鈥檌ls sont all茅s 脿 la banque ?
Sont-ils all茅s 脿 la banque ?
Question
Are you going to study French in the future? (vous)
Vous allez 茅tudier le fran莽ais plus tard ?
Est-ce que vous allez 茅tudier le fran莽ais plus tard ?