Les Pronoms Interrogatifs – Qui & Que Flashcards
When is qui used?
Qui is used to ask a question about a person
How do you ask the identity of a person?
Qui est-ce?
Can qui be used as a subject of an interrogative sentence?
Yes, qui may be used as the subject of an interrogative sentence
Give me an example (Who plays the piano?)
Qui joue du piano?
Can qui be used as a direct object of a verb?
Yes, qui + inversion or qui est-ce que may also be used as the direct object of a verb
Give me an example (Who are you looking at?)
Qui regardes-tu?
When is que used?
Que is used to ask a question about a thing
How do you ask someone to identify or name something?
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
Can que be used as a subject of an interrogative sentence?
Yes, que be used as a subject of an interrogative sentence
Give me an example (What is under the table?)
Qu’est-ce qui est sur la table?
Can que be used as a direct object of a verb?
Yes, que + inversion or qu’est-ce que are used as direct object of the verb
Give me an example (What are you looking at?)
Que regardes-tu?
What are the two ways to ask “what” in French?
Qu’est-ce que? Qu’est-ce qui?
What are the two ways to ask “who” in French?
Qui est-ce que? Qui est-ce qui?
Why are qui and que used at the end of the sentence?
They are pronoms relatifs - they conntect two clauses and stand for a noun or a pronoun already mentioned or assumed.
