What will you learn?

In this lesson, you will learn how to:

• Ask simple questions in French
• Use intonation and est-ce que
• Use basic question words
• Answer questions correctly
• Build simple conversations

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1. What is a Question?

A question is used to ask for information.

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Example:

• Tu parles français. (statement)
• Tu parles français ? (question)

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2. Asking questions with Intonation

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Rule:

Use the same sentence, but raise your voice at the end.

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Structure:

Statement + ?

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Examples:

• Tu parles français ?
• Tu habites à Delhi ?

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Use:

• Informal
• Very common in speaking

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3. Asking questions with “Est-ce que”

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Structure:

Est-ce que + subject + verb

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Examples:

• Est-ce que tu parles français ?
• Est-ce que tu habites à Delhi ?

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Use:

• Easy and safe
• Used in all situations

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4. Question words (Basic)

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French	English
Qui	Who
Que / Qu’	What
Où	Where
Quand	When
Pourquoi	Why
Comment	How

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5. Using question words

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Structure:

Question word + est-ce que + sentence

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Examples:

• Où est-ce que tu habites ?
• Pourquoi est-ce que tu étudies ?
• Comment est-ce que tu t’appelles ?

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6. Special structure: “Qu’est-ce que”

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Used for “What”

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Example:

• Qu’est-ce que tu fais ?

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7. Answering questions

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A. Short answers

• Oui
• Non

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B. Full answers

• Oui, je parle français
• Non, je ne parle pas français

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8. Common mistakes

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1. Wrong word order

Incorrect: Tu est-ce que parles ?
Correct: Est-ce que tu parles ?

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2. Missing question mark

Incorrect: Tu parles français
Correct: Tu parles français ?

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3. Wrong question word

Incorrect: Qui tu habites ?
Correct: Où tu habites ?

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9. Exercises

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Exercise 1 – Turn into questions (intonation)

1. Tu parles français → ______
2. Tu habites à Delhi → ______

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Exercise 2 – Use “est-ce que”

1. Tu manges → ______
2. Il joue → ______

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Exercise 3 – Choose correct word

1. ______ tu habites ? (où / qui)
2. ______ tu manges ? (que / quand)
3. ______ tu es fatigué ? (pourquoi / comment)

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Exercise 4 – Write

Write 3 questions:

• One with intonation
• One with est-ce que
• One with a question word

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10. Speaking task

Ask a partner:

• Name
• Age
• What they like

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11. Writing task

Write 4–5 questions:

• About daily life
• About school

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Lesson summary

You can now:

• Ask simple questions
• Use est-ce que
• Use basic question words
• Answer clearly

Use simple questions first:

Tu parles français ?

Then try:

Est-ce que tu parles français ?