To form questions by inverting in Passé composé when the subject is a noun (Marie, la fille, etc), you follow this order:
Anne est allée au marché. -> Anne est-elle allée au marché ?
Anne went to the market. -> Did Anne go to the market?
Note that when turning the sentence into a question, you still need to include the subject pronoun il, elle, nous, vous, ils or elles that matches the subject noun.
-> If the noun is Anne, you will use elle (feminine singular), but if it's garçon, you will use il (masculine singular).
Here are more examples:
Anne est-elle allée au marché?
Did Anne go the market?
Où ma sœur et moi avons-nous fait nos études ?
Where did my sister and I study?
Thomas et toi êtes-vous partis tôt?
Did Thomas and you leave early?
Pourquoi mon frère est-il venu te voir ?
Why did my brother come to see you?
Les enfants ont-ils pris leur petit-déjeuner?
Did the children have their breakfast?
ATTENTION:
See Forming inverted questions with subject pronouns in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)
and Forming inverted questions with reflexive verbs in Le Passé Composé
See also Forming inverted questions in Le Présent (except il, elle, on forms)
Forming inverted questions in Le Présent with il, elle, on
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Examples and resources
Anne est-elle allée au marché?
Did Anne go the market?
Julie a-t-elle fait ses courses hier?
Did Julie do her shopping yesterday?
Les enfants ont-ils pris leur petit-déjeuner?
Did the children have their breakfast?
Quand Juliette et Pauline ont-elles déménagé ?
When did Juliette and Pauline move out?
Pourquoi mon frère est-il venu te voir ?
Why did my brother come to see you?
Où ma sœur et moi avons-nous fait nos études ?
Where did my sister and I study?
Thomas et toi êtes-vous partis tôt?
Did Thomas and you leave early?
Le chien a-t-il mangé l'os?
Did the dog eat the bone?
Le petit garçon est-il entré dans la classe?
Did the small boy go in the classroom?
Q&A
Megan
Kwiziq community member
30/11/17
Ron
Kwiziq community member
5/10/17
In short, no. Here is the rule, from the lesson, for forming inverted questions:
Note that all those sentences start with a noun (les enfants / Anne / le petit garçon / Thomas et toi), and not by il, elle, ils, elles, vous or nous.
In those cases, when turning the sentence into a question, you still need to include il, elle, nous, vous, ils or elles (matching with the noun) after the verb "avoir/être", with a hyphen.
Example: if the noun is ''Anne'', you will use elle (feminine singular). If it's ''Le petit garçon'', you will use il (masculine singular).
The inverted form is constructed to have the verb followed by a pronoun when a named person is part of the question. Below is to a link on another site that gives a little bit different explanation:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/int3.html
J'espère que ma réponse vous aiderait.
Bonne chance et bonne continuation dans vos études en français, la langue de Molière et qui a été utilisé par le monde français depuis l’époque d’Hugues Capet
CrystalMaiden
Kwiziq community member
4 May 2018
1 reply
Way to make it easier: " About... X...? "
So I imagine, in the English more literal translations, " about " before the first noun. " About Paul, has he left? " " The kids, have they had their breakfasts? " Is that a good habit?
Chris
Kwiziq community member
5 May 2018
5/05/18
Inverted questions are more elegant. Depending on the actual situation, it might sound approriate or over-the-top. It isn't a good habit in general. You need to develop a feel for when they fit and when not.
-- Chris (not a anative speaker).