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Est-ce qu'il envoie ce formulaire aujourd'hui ?

Est-ce qu'il envoie ce formulaire aujourd'hui ?
Is he sending this form today?
From Lesson 85:Verbs ending in -yer (payer, envoyer)·French

Questions & Answers about Est-ce qu'il envoie ce formulaire aujourd'hui ?

Why is it spelled envoie with an "i" instead of a "y"?
The verb is envoyer (to send). For verbs ending in -oyer or -uyer, the y changes to an i in the present tense for all subjects except nous and vous. So for il (he), it becomes il envoie.
The English translation says "is he sending". Why isn't there a French word for "is" in this sentence?
In French, the standard present tense covers both the simple present ("he sends") and the present continuous ("he is sending"). You don't need a separate verb for "is" or an "-ing" equivalent. Il envoie naturally translates to "he is sending".
Why do we use ce before formulaire?
Ce is a demonstrative adjective that means "this" or "that". It is used here because formulaire (form) is a masculine singular noun starting with a consonant. If the noun were feminine, you would use cette instead.
Why is que shortened to qu' in Est-ce qu'il?
The word que always drops its e and replaces it with an apostrophe when the next word starts with a vowel or a silent h. Since il starts with an i, que il must become qu'il.

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