French pronouns

Question 1

‘y’ - use as a pronoun

Answer 1

• It replaces nouns that are introduced with “ à “
  e. g. Tu penses aux livres? Oui, j’y pense.
• It replaces a place
  e. g. Es-tu déjà allé en france? Oui, J’y suis allé l’été dernier.

Question 2

‘en’ - use as a pronoun

Answer 2

En means ‘of them’, ‘of it’ or ‘some’.

• It replaces words about quantity.
  e. g. j’ai deux enfants → j’en ai deux
• It replaces words with de.
  e.g. ils ont beaucoup d’argent → ils en ont beaucoup
  elle a bu du café → elle en a bu

Question 3

Typical verbs using ‘de’

a) To come back from
b) To look after
c) To come out of
d) To arrive from
e) To leave from

Answer 3

a) revenir de (to come back from)
b) s’occuper de (to look after)
c) sortir de (to come out of)
d) arriver de (to arrive from)
e) partir de (to leave from)

Question 4

Typical verbs using à

a) To ask
b) To give to
c) To speak to (2)
d) To think of
e) To offer

Answer 4

a) Demander à
b) Donner à
c) Parler à / Dire à
d) Penser à
e) Offrir à

Question 5

Translate:

Is she back from the bakery? Yes, she’s back from it.

Answer 5

Revient-elle DE la boulangerie? → Oui, elle EN revient.

Question 6

Translate:

a) j’en ai assez
b) j’en ai marre -
c) il y en a douze -
d) il n’y en a pas -
e) je n’en sais rien -

Answer 6

a) I’ve had enough (of it)
b) I’m fed up (with it)
c) there are twelve (of them)
d) there aren’t any (of them) left
e) I know nothing (about it)