Hi Graham,
the sentence you quote looks perfectly correct to me. I would need the full text of the question to understand better what the question was aiming at specifically.
-- Chris (not a native teacher).
To form questions by inverting in Passé composé when the subject is a subject pronoun, you follow this order:
(question word) + auxiliary avoir/être + hyphen + je/tu/il/elle/on/nous/vous/ils/elles + past participle
Il est allé au cinéma -> Est-il allé au cinéma?
He went to the cinema -> Did he go to the cinema?
Here are more examples:
ATTENTION:
For pronouns il/elle/on + avoir, you need to add a -t- between avoir (= a) and the pronoun, to ease the pronunciation:
Quand a-t-il revu Angélique ?
When did he see Angélique again?
See also Forming inverted questions in Le Présent (except il, elle, on forms)
Forming inverted questions in Le Présent with il, elle, on
but also Forming inverted questions with nouns in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)
and Forming inverted questions with reflexive verbs in Le Passé Composé
Learn more about these related French grammar topics
Examples and resources
Est-il allé au cinéma?
Did he go to the cinema?
Où sont-ils allés ?
Where did they go?
Ai-je mangé des pâtes?
Did I eat pasta?
Quand as-tu appris la nouvelle ?
When did you hear the news?
Avons-nous dormi toute la nuit?
Did we sleep all night?
Pourquoi êtes-vous partis si tôt ?
Why did you leave so early?
Quand a-t-il revu Angélique ?
When did he see Angélique again?
A-t-elle joué avec son frère?
Did she play with her brother?
A-t-on oublié quelque chose ?
Did we forget something?
Q&A Forum 3 questions, 9 answers
GrahamKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
"Sont-elles parties avant la fin du film?" I was marked partially correct for this answer. Why?
Asked 1 year ago
CécileKwiziq team member
Hi Graham,
Please re-post your question using the 'Report it' button in your Correction Board as it links directly to the specific quiz you're referring to and makes it easier for us to answer you.
The Q&A is for more general language questions.
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"Sont-elles parties avant la fin du film?" I was marked partially correct for this answer. Why?
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JenniferKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Is this a correct reflexive verb question please,
Vous êtes-vous rasé ce matin?
Asked 2 years ago
AurélieKwiziq team member
Bonjour Jennifer !
Yes, this is a perfect sentence ;)
And it would be "Vous êtes-vous raséE ce matin ?" if you talked to a woman!
Bonne journée !
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Is this a correct reflexive verb question please,
Vous êtes-vous rasé ce matin?
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KazukoKwiziq community member
J'ai une question: A-t-elle joué avec son frère?
Shouldn't "joué" be "jouée," as the subject is elle?
Asked 3 years ago
Bonjour Kazuko,
No, there's only agreement with the subject when the helping verb is être - see Agreeing past participle with subject's gender and number with (+ être) verbs in Le Passé Composé
No, there's only agreement with the subject when the helping verb is être - see Agreeing past participle with subject's gender and number with (+ être) verbs in Le Passé Composé
ClaudiaKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Isn't Joué a verb? Therefore it does not take a feminine form. Isn't it so?
LauraKwiziq team member
Bonjour Claudia,
Joué is a past participle, and past participles do take a feminine form, which is called "agreement." There are different types of agreement depending on the verb.
In this case, the only time joué requires agreement is when it's preceded by a direct object; for example, J'aime la musique que tu as jouée.
You can learn more about this here: Special cases when the past participle agrees (in number & gender) when used with 'avoir' in Le Passé Composé
Kazuko asked:View original
J'ai une question: A-t-elle joué avec son frère?
Shouldn't "joué" be "jouée," as the subject is elle?
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