Asking Questions with Est-ce que

In French, there are several ways to ask questions. The first way we learned was called intonation. This asks a question by changing the tone of your _______.

• voice

• hands

• eyes

• clothes

Est-ce que literally means '______ ______ ______ ______'.

• is it that

• what is this

• how are you

• where is it

Est-ce que translates as ______/______?

• do/does

• is/are

• have/has

• will/shall

To ask a question using Est-ce que, you simply put Est-ce que in front of a ________.

• statement

• question word

• verb

• noun

What do you add in front of a conjugated verb to form a question in French?

• Est-ce que

• Le

• La

• Un

Translate the following sentence into French: Is it that Stephanie is Canadian?

• Est-ce que Stephanie est canadienne?

• Est-ce que Stephanie est américaine?

• Est-ce que Stephanie est française?

• Est-ce que Stephanie est anglaise?

Translate the following sentence into French: Does he play tennis?

• Est-ce qu'il joue au tennis?

• Joue-t-il au football?

• Est-ce qu'il aime le tennis?

• Joue-t-il au basket?

Translate the following sentence into French: Are they eating at the café?

• Est-ce qu'ils mangent au café?

• Est-ce qu'ils boivent au café?

• Est-ce qu'ils mangent à la maison?

• Est-ce qu'ils dorment au café?

What is the structure used to form a yes/no question in French as shown in the diagram?

• Est-ce que + conjugated verb

• Conjugated verb + subject + object

• Subject + verb + object

• Verb + est-ce que + subject

If the subject starts with a ______ then drop the E when writing Est-ce qu’.

• vowel

• consonant

• noun

• adjective