8.3.6

'Y' & 'En'

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'Y' and 'En'

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Uses of 'y'

  • 'Y' can be used to mean there.
  • It is used to talk about a location that has already been mentioned.
    • Elle va à l'école → Elle y va.
      • She is going to school → she goes there.
  • It can also mean 'it' or 'them' with verbs that are followed by 'à'.
    • Je travaille à l'université → J'y travaille.
      • I work for the universirty → I work there.
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More uses of 'y'

  • It is also used in some common expression.
    • Il y a...
      • There is...
    • Vas-y.
      • Do it!, go on!
    • Allons-y, on y va.
      • Let's go.
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En - of it, of them, some, any

  • 'En' has a variety of meanings depending on the context.
  • It replaces words about quantity and any words with 'de'.
    • J'ai besoin de pain → J'en ai besoin.
      • I need bread → I need it.
    • J'ai mangé du gâteau → J'en ai mangé.
      • I ate some cake → I ate some.

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1Phonics/Alphabet/Spellings

1.1Alphabet & Accents

2Family & Home

3Lifestyle

4Education & Future Plans

5Leisure, Free Time & Media

6Wider World

7Grammar

7.1Present Tense

7.2Perfect Tense

7.3Imperfect Tense

7.4Future Tense

7.5Conditional Tense

7.6Passive

7.7Imperative

8Other Grammar

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