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When the subject is a pronoun

If the subject of the verb in the declarative sentence is a personal pronoun, it suffices to invert the 

subject and the verb while separating the two with a hyphen. The result is an interrogative 

sentence.

subject pronoun + verb

  

declarative sentence 

     verb + subject pronoun

  

interrogative sentence

Il est fermé. 

It is closed.

Est-il fermé? 

Is it closed?

Elle chantera fort. 

She will sing loud.

Chantera-t-elle fort? 

Will she sing loud?

Nous boirons à ta santé. 

We will drink to your health.

Boirons-nous à ta santé? 

Will we drink to your health?

Vous êtes allés au cinéma. 

You went to the movies.

Etes-vous allés au cinéma? 

Did you go to the movies?

On ne fait pas de bêtises. 

We are not doing anything silly.

Ne fait-on pas des bêtises? 

Are we not being silly?

Il y a beaucoup de gens ici. 

There are a lot of people here.

Y a-t-il beaucoup de gens ici? 

Are there a lot of people here?

You can always invert the subject pronoun and the verb except when the subject pronoun is