Question/Interrogative

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2014-12-12

Words, expressions, clauses and sentences that have a the form of a question or an interrogative nature.

Lessons with more detail on Question/Interrogative

Asking yes/no questions in French with intonation, est-ce que, n'est-ce pas (French Questions)
Qu'est-ce que c'est... and Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça/cela ? = What is... / What's that? in French
Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - regular forms (except il/elle/on forms)
Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - special cases "puis-je/ai-je/suis-je"
Inverted questions with reflexive verbs in the present tense (Le Présent) in French
Inverted questions in the compound past (Le Passé Composé) in French - with subject pronouns
Inverted questions with reflexive verbs in the compound past (Le Passé Composé) in French
Asking questions in French with "qui/que/quoi/quand/où/comment/pourquoi/combien" (French Question Words)
Qui/Qui est-ce qui [conjugated verb] ? = Who ... ? (French Questions)
Quel/quels/quelle/quelles ? = Which/what? (French Question Words)
Using "si" instead of "oui" to disagree with a negative question or statement in French
C'est quoi, Qu'est-ce que c'est ? = What's that? (French Questions)
Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - with names/things/emphasis
Inverted questions in the compound past (Le Passé Composé) in French - with nouns
Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - il/elle/on forms
Que + [inverted statement] ? = What ... ? (French Questions)
Qui/Qui est-ce que ... ? = Whom ... ? (French Questions)
Qu'est-ce qui + [conjugated verb] = What [does]... (French Questions)
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