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Questions: inversion (verb-subject)

Questions: inversion (verb-subject)

Structure:

conjugated verb + hyphen + subject pronoun

Used in formal writing and speech. A -t- is added when verb ends in a vowel: Parle-t-il ?

Example:

Parlez-vous français ? Est-il médecin ? Où habites-tu ? **Translation:** Do you speak French? Is he a doctor? Where do you live?

Examples

Parlez-vous français ?

Do you speak French?

Est-il médecin ?

Is he a doctor?

Où habites-tu ?

Where do you live?

Practice

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Parlez-vous français ?"

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