French 2010 Chapitre 2 Grammar Flashcards

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When do you use the preposition, “chez?”

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  1. When making comments on a group of people. Ex: chez les français (French people)
  2. When talking about someone’s house? Ex: Chez elle (her home)
  3. When talking about an office or place of business. Ex: chez le coiffure (the hairdresser’s)
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When is the à preposition used?

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to express ‘in’ or ‘to’ a city

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When is the de/d’ preposition used?

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To express ‘from’ a cities

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to express being ‘in’ or going ‘to’ a country, state, or province use which preposition?

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‘en’ is used with feminine countries, ‘au’ is used for masculine countries, and ‘aux’ is used for countries with plural names.

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to express ‘from’ a country, continent, state, or province use which preposition?

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‘du’ is used for masculine nouns, ‘de/d’ is used for feminine nouns and nouns beginning with a vowel, ‘des’ is used for plural nouns.

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How can you say “in the ______state” in French?

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Dans l’État du… (masculine)
Dans l’État de… (feminine)
Dans l’État d’ (states that begin with a vowel)
Dans le… (masculine)
Dans la… (feminine)
Dans l’…(states that begin with a vowel)

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The preposition ‘en’ can also be used with….?

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many forms of transportation. Ex: en bus, en métro, en voiture, etc

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What two forms of transportation use the preposition à?

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à pied and à vélo

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When do you use the preposition ‘y’?

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It is used to replace an already mentioned phrase that uses à, chez, dans, en, or sur. It usually replaces a location but not always.

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Where does the preposition ‘y’ go in a sentence in the present tense?

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before the conjugated verb or infinitive verb if there is one.

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