6.3.3

'Est-ce que...'

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Est-ce que...

'Est-ce que...?' can be put before any positive sentence to make a question. 'Est-ce que...?' literally means 'is it that'.

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Key vocab

  • Qu’est-ce que...? - what is it that?
  • Qu’est-ce qui...? - what is it that?
  • Qu’est-ce que c’est? - what is it?
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With a positive sentence

  • Est-ce que tu aimes danser?
    • Do you like to dance?
  • Est-ce qu'elle est arrivée?
    • Has she arrived?
  • Est-ce que tu veux faire un tour?
    • Do you want to take a walk?
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With question words

  • Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire?
    • What are you going to do?
  • Comment est-ce que je me sens le lendemain matin?
    • How do I feel the next morning?
  • De quoi est-ce que tu parles?
    • What are you talking about?

Jump to other topics

1Identity & Culture

2Areas of Interest

3Study & Employment

4Common Tenses

4.1Present Tense

4.2Perfect Tense

4.3Imperfect Tense

4.4Imperfect vs Perfect

4.5Future Tense

5Advanced Tenses

6Extra Grammar

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