In, To, Of
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 6.5.1
In, To, Of
Prepositions are words like 'in', 'to' or 'of'. They let you add more detail to a sentence.
'À' - 'at', 'to' or 'in'
- 'À' can be translated as 'at', 'to' or 'in' depending on how it's used.
- 'À' changes when followed by 'le' or 'les'.
- À + le → au - masculine singular.
- Je vais au ciné - I go to the cinema.
- À + la → à la - feminine singular.
- Je suis à la plage - I am at the beach.
- À + l' → à l' - before a vowel or 'h'.
- À + les → aux - masculine, feminine plural.
'En' can mean 'in' or 'to'
- 'En' is used instead of 'à' before countries that are feminine or start with a noun.
- J'habite en France - I live in France.
- Je suis allé en Inde - I went to India.
- 'En' can be used to describe how long it takes to do something or when saying something happened at a specific time.
- J'y suis allé en janvier - I went there in January.
- Je l'ai fait en dix minutes - I did it in 10 minutes.
- 'En' can be used to say what something's made of.
- Un pull en laine - a wool jumper.
'De' can mean 'of' or 'from'
- 'De' can mean 'of'.
- Une verre de l'eau - a glass of water.
- Une tasse de café - a mug of coffee.
- Like 'à', 'de' changes with 'le' and 'les'.
- De + le → Du - masculine singular.
- De + la → De la - feminine singular.
- De + l' → De l' - before a vowel or some 'h'.
- De + les → Des - masculine, feminine plural.
Test yourself on In, To, Of
In French, the United States is 'Les États-Unis'. How do you say I went to the 'United States' in French?
'Je viens __ Japon'
What is the correct preposition to complete this sentence?