8.4.2

Question Words: Est-Ce Que...

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Est-ce que...

'Est-ce que...?' can be put before any positive sentence to make a question. It 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?

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2Personal & Social Life

3The World Around Us

4The World of Work

5The International World

6Common Tenses

7Advanced Tenses

8Extra Grammar

8.1Articles

8.2The Passive Voice

8.3Pronouns

8.4Asking Questions

8.5Nouns

8.6Prepositions

8.7Adverbs

8.8Adjectives

8.9Negative

8.10Conjunctions

8.11Miscellaneous

8.12Verbs

8.13Numbers

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