Inversion in French Questions

The inverted form of il y a

y a-t-il

The inverted form of c'est

est-ce

How do you know where to put an inversion in a French sentence?

Place a hyphen between the conjugated verb and its subject pronoun (or noun-turned-pronoun), and add a -t- between vowels if needed (e.g., aime-t-il)

inversion only works with

subject pronouns; no nouns or names

3 ways to turn a statement into a question

inversion, "qu'est-ce que" or "est-ce que" before the statement, or intonation (raising the end) for speaking

You swap what words in a statement to make an inversion

the conjugated verb and the subject, and then hyphenate it

In inversion, il y a becomes...

A-t-il y

(il and a swap placement, and t takes the y's place)

T stands for:

nothing, its just for a smoother pronunciation

Invert the statement: Tu vas aller au parc. (You are going to the park)

Vas-tu aller au parc? (Are you going to go to the park?)

The subject (tu) and the conjugated word (vas) swap placement and a dash is placed.