Stage 1 · A1

Level A1

Questions with est-ce que — use it independently in context

Ask natural questions with est-ce que and est-ce qu’ while keeping normal subject-verb order.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: question-est-ce-que-manipulerValidation threshold: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will turn a statement into a question using est-ce que.

2. I discover

Transform: Vous travaillez ici. → Est-ce que vous travaillez ici ? What changes?

3. I understand

To ask a question without subject-verb inversion, put est-ce que before a statement: Tu viens demain. → Est-ce que tu viens demain ? Before a vowel, que contracts to qu’: Est-ce qu’il arrive?

Est-ce que tu viens ?Est-ce que vous travaillez ici ?Est-ce qu’il arrive ?Est-ce qu’elle comprend ?Est-ce que nous partons ?Est-ce qu’on peut entrer ?
Watch out

After est-ce que, keep normal word order: est-ce que tu viens? Do not add inversion as well.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. I write / I speak

Produce three new sentences that use the target feature precisely, then explain what you applied.

7. Check my learning

8. What I remember

Simple question: est-ce que + subject + verb. Before a vowel: est-ce qu’il / qu’elle / qu’on.

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9. Now I can…

  • I can recognise the feature in a new example.
  • I can reuse it in a meaningful sentence.