Asking questions in FrenchHow to ask questions

'Yes' and 'no' questions

There are different ways to ask questions to which the answer is ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

• 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 mangé ? – Have you eaten?

Est-ce qu’on va aller au supermarché ? – Are we going to go to the supermarket?

• Switch the verb and the subject at the start of the question. Remember to add a hyphen between the verb and the subject pronoun 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 ? – Are you doing your homework tonight?

A-t-il une nouvelle voiture ? – Does he have a new car?

Translate these sentences into French using all three question forms.