WE’RE ALMOST DONE – CONGRATULATIONS! LE PRONOM « Y »

C’EST QUOI LE SENS? WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The letter “y” in French means “________________”. Ex: The book is not _______________. Ex: I don’t want to go there. Ex: Scotland? I’ve never been there. “y” is used to talk about destinations and places. Ex: Tu vas au cinéma.  You are going ___________________________. Ex: Elle veut aller à Toronto.  She wants to go ___________________.

WE DO IT IN ENGLISH If you do not want to repeat the place, you can replace the underlined word with the word “there”. Ex: You are going to the movies.  You are going there. Ex: She wants to go to Toronto.  She wants to go there. En français: Ex: You are going there.  Tu y vas. Ex: She wants to go there.  Elle veux y aller.

HOW DID YOU DO THAT?! I DON’T GET IT!

THREE STEPS Follow these three steps: 1.Cross out the place (usually an underlined/bolded word). 2.Replace it with the letter “y” (which means “there”). 3.Stick it before the verb. Watch: Tu vas au cinéma. 1.Tu vas au cinéma. 2.Tu vas y. 3.Tu y vas.

EXEMPLES Let’s try it together! Elle va à la salle de quilles. 1.Elle va à la salle de quilles. 2.______________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________ Je vais à l’école. 1.Je vais à l’école. 2.______________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________

WHAT ABOUT TWO VERBS?? Some sentences will have two verbs in them, like les verbes suivis d’un infinitif, ____________, ____________, et _____________. The steps are a little different when you see two verbs. How do I know if there are two verbs in my sentences? My first verb can be aimer, adorer, préférer, vouloir, pouvoir, or aller _____________________ (this means that ending’s different!) My second verb is an ____________________: it has an –er, -ir, or –re ending

TWO VERBS STEPS Follow these three steps: 1.Cross out the place (usually an underlined/bolded word). 2.Replace it with the letter “y” (which means “there”). 3.Stick it between the verbs. Watch: Nous voulons manger au restaurant. 1.Nous voulons manger au restaurant. 2.Nous voulons manger y. 3.Nous voulons y manger.

EXEMPLES Let’s try some more together: Nous pouvons aller au parc de planche à roulettes samedi. 1.Nous pouvons aller au parc de planche à roulettes samedi. 2.______________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________ Il va aller à la bibliothèque. 1.Il va aller à la bibliothèque. 2.______________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________

AU NÉGATIF One verb! Vous allez au cinéma. 1.Vous allez au cinéma. 2.Vous allez y. 3.Vous y allez. 4.______________________________________________ Two verbs! Elles veulent manger au café. 1.Elles veulent manger au café. 2.Elles veulent manger y. 3.Elles veulent y manger. 4.______________________________________________