The Expression: Il y a

Question 1

What does “il y a” mean?

Answer 1

There is OU there are

Question 2

“Il y a” is made up of three words, what are they?

Answer 2

Il - the subject “it.”
Y - the adverb “there.”
A - the third person singular present tense of “avoir” (to have).

Question 3

Il y a un gros serpent dans notre jardin!

Answer 3

There is a large snake in our yard!

Question 4

Il y a deux garçons dans ma classe de ballet.

Answer 4

There are two boys in my ballet class.

Question 5

The negate “il y a,” where do you put the “ne…pas” in the sentence?

Answer 5

Around the “y a.”

Question 6

Il n’y a pas de lait dans le frigo.

Answer 6

There is no milk in the fridge.

Question 7

How do you formulate a question using “il y a?”

Answer 7

you add “est-ce que” first, then “il y a” right after it.

Question 8

Est-ce qu’il y a encore du poulet?

Answer 8

Is there more chicken?

Question 9

How do you formulate an inversion question using “il y a?”

Answer 9

You change “il y a” into “y a-t-il…?”

Question 10

Y a-t-il un match de foot à la télé ce soir?

Answer 10

Is there a soccer game on tv tonight?

Question 11

What is a reflexive verb?

Answer 11

They are verbs where the subject (doer) is also the object 9receiver) of the action.

Question 12

What is reflexive pronoun?

Answer 12

Are me (myself), te (yourself) and se (oneself/himself/herself/itself)

Question 13

What are the different pronouns for each subject?

Answer 13

je - me
tu - te
il, elle, on - se
nous - nous
vous - vous
ils, elles - se

Question 14

Je me couche à 22h.

Answer 14

I go to sleep at 10pm.

Question 15

Vous vous couchez à 22h.

Answer 15

You go to sleep at 10pm.

Question 16

Can reflexive verbs be used to indicate that a subject and object are the same person?

Answer 16

Oui!
Ex: Je parle à ma sœur. - I’m talking to my sister.
Je me parle. - I’m talking to myself.

Question 17

Can you use reflexive verbs without a reflexive pronoun?

Answer 17

Non.
Ex: It wouldn’t be “j’habille” is is actually “je m’habille.”

Question 18

In the future tense, where do you put the conjugation of “aller?”

Answer 18

Before the reflexive pronoun.

Question 19

Nous allons nous préparer pour l’examen plus tard.

Answer 19

We’ll prepare ourselves for the exam later.