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Asking Questions in French - Test

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Do you know how to ask questions in French? Test yourself by translating each sentence twice, using both inversion and est-ce que. Feel free to look back at the lesson for help. (Note that this tests you on all kinds of questions, not just yes/no.)

1. Are you (tu) studying French?
2. How many cats do they (male) have?
3. Where does he live?
4. What restaurants do they (female) like?
5. Do we like to travel?
6. Which house are you (vous) buying?
7. Who works in Paris?
8. Why does she love movies?
9. What bike do you (tu) want?
10. What does he eat?

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1. Are you (tu) studying French?

Est-ce que tu étudies le français ?
Étudies-tu le français ?

2. How many cats do they (male) have?

Combien de chats est-ce qu'ils ont ?
Combien de chats ont-ils?

3. Where does he live?

Où est-ce qu'il habite ?
Où habite-t-il ?

4. What restaurants do they (female) like?

Quels restaurants est-ce qu'elles aiment ?
Quels restaurants aiment-elles ?

5. Do we like to travel?

Est-ce que nous aimons voyager ?
Aimons-nous voyager ?

6. Which house are you (vous) buying?

Quelle maison est-ce que vous achetez ?
Quelle maison achetez-vous ?

7. Who works in Paris?

Qui est-ce qui travaille à Paris ?
Qui travaille à Paris ?

8. Why does she love movies?

Pourquoi est-ce qu'elle aime les films ?
Pourquoi aime-t-elle les films ?

9. What bike do you (tu) want?

Quelle bicyclette est-ce que tu veux ?
Quelle bicyclette veux-tu ?

10. What does he eat?

Qu'est-ce qu'il mange ?
Que mange-t-il ?

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