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Question words

The most useful question words are:

Qui ?Who?
Que鈥 ?/ Qu'est-ce que鈥 ?奥丑补迟鈥?
Quand ?When?
O霉 ?Where?
Pourquoi ?Why?
Comment ?How?
Combien (de)?How much/How many?
脌 quelle heure ?(At) what time?
Combien de temps ?How long?
Qui ?
Who?
Que鈥 ?/ Qu'est-ce que鈥 ?
奥丑补迟鈥?
Quand ?
When?
O霉 ?
Where?
Pourquoi ?
Why?
Comment ?
How?
Combien (de)?
How much/How many?
脌 quelle heure ?
(At) what time?
Combien de temps ?
How long?

Put the question word at the start of the sentence and switch the and around. For example:

  • O霉 habites-tu ? 鈥 Where do you live?

Or use est-ce que between the question word and the subject.

  • O霉 est-ce que tu habites ? 鈥 Where do you live?

In spoken and informal French, most question words can also go at the end. For example:

  • Tu habites o霉 ? 鈥 Where do you live?

When qui (who) is the subject of the question, another is not needed, and the word order is the same as a statement. For example:

  • Qui a gagn茅 le jeu ? 鈥 Who won the game?

Que (what) can also be qu鈥檈st-ce que. After que, the verb and subject are switched around, whereas after qu鈥檈st-ce que, the verb and subject stay in the same order as a statement. For example:

  • Que vas-tu faire demain ? 鈥 What are you going to do tomorrow?
  • Qu鈥檈st-ce que tu vas faire demain ? 鈥 What are you going to do tomorrow?

Rearrange the parts of these sentences so they make sense.

Question

aller / O霉 / demain ? / vas-tu

Question

hier ? / Qu鈥檈st-ce / ont fait / qu鈥檌ls

Question

au restaurant ? / va-t-on / manger / Quand