Grammar: The "est-ce que" form and the proper intonation

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Conception: Valérie Collige, Université catholique de Louvain.

Published on 03/08/2013 - Modified on 22/08/2017

Grammar / Politely suggesting an activity with the "est-ce que" form and with intonation

The verbs "aimer" or "vouloir" are used in the conditional or present tense to politely suggest an activity.
The verbs "aimer" and "vouloir" are followed by an infinitive.

Suggestions can be expressed in two ways:

- With "est-ce que":

Using the conditional:

play pause stop mute unmute 1061_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau1.mp3 Est-ce que tu aimerais	aller à la piscine ?
play pause stop mute unmute 1062_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau2.mp3 Est-ce que tu voudrais	aller au cinéma ?

Using the present:

1063_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau3.mp3

Est-ce que tu veux

aller au restaurant ?

Using the conditional:

play pause stop mute unmute 1064_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau4.mp3 Est-ce que vous aimeriez	visiter ce musée ?
play pause stop mute unmute 1065_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau5.mp3 Est-ce que vous voudriez	aller au cinéma ?

Using the present:

1066_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau6.mp3

Est-ce que vous voulez

aller au restaurant ?

- Using rising intonation :

Using the conditional:

play pause stop mute unmute 1067_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau7.mp3 Tu aimerais	aller à la piscine ?
play pause stop mute unmute 1068_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau8.mp3 Tu voudrais	aller au restaurant ?

Using the present:

1069_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau9.mp3

Tu veux

aller au cinéma ?

Using the conditional:

play pause stop mute unmute 1070_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau10.mp3 Vous aimeriez	visiter ce musée ?
play pause stop mute unmute 1071_vignette_sortie-gram-tableau11.mp3 Vous voudriez	aller au cinéma ?