Asking questions in French
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Asking questions
There are 3 main ways to ask a question in French:
• Formal: (question word quand, où, etc) + verb + subject + ?
• Formal: (question word quand, où, etc) + verb + subject + ?
As-tu un téléphone portable ? Do you have a mobile phone?
Connaissez-vous Victor Hugo ? Do you know Victor Hugo?
Pourquoi as-tu un téléphone portable ? Why do you have a mobile phone?
Où travaillez-vous? Where do you work?
Connaissez-vous Victor Hugo ? Do you know Victor Hugo?
Pourquoi as-tu un téléphone portable ? Why do you have a mobile phone?
Où travaillez-vous? Where do you work?
• Neutral: (question word) + est-ce que + subject + verb + ?
Est-ce que vous connaissez Victor Hugo ? Do you know Victor Hugo?
Est-ce que tu aimes la poésie ? Do you like poetry?
Où est-ce qu'on va aller ce soir ? Where are we going (to go) this evening?
Qu'est-ce que vous dites ? What are you saying?
Est-ce que tu aimes la poésie ? Do you like poetry?
Où est-ce qu'on va aller ce soir ? Where are we going (to go) this evening?
Qu'est-ce que vous dites ? What are you saying?
• More informal: subject + verb (+ question word) + ?
Elle travaille chez vous ? Does she work at your place?
Vous connaissez Victor Hugo ? You know Victor Hugo?
Tu pars quand ? When are you leaving?
Vous habitez où à Londres ? Where do you live in London? You live where in London?
Vous connaissez Victor Hugo ? You know Victor Hugo?
Tu pars quand ? When are you leaving?
Vous habitez où à Londres ? Where do you live in London? You live where in London?
Monsieur Hugo, voulez-vous travailler pour l'AIGF ?
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