French 1 Unit 4: Être and Subject Pronouns | Notes and practice

Notes

ils = males or a mixed group; elles = all females. on = "we / people" with the il/elle form.

Description, identity, origin (Je suis de Dakar), location (Il est au parc), time (Il est midi).
Negation: ne ... pas around the verb: Elle n'est pas là.

Nationalities and descriptive adjectives agree and are not capitalized: Elle est canadienne. Ils sont sportifs.
Feminine: add -e (sportif → sportive, canadien → canadienne). Adjectives ending in -e do not change for the feminine.

C'est / Ce sont + article or possessive + noun: C'est un professeur. Also for names and general ideas: C'est facile.
Il / Elle est + adjective or a profession/nationality without an article: Elle est médecin.

Each topic has its own short notes and practice.

Which pronoun replaces « Léo et Zoé » ?

Complete: « Vous ___ en retard. »

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

Read: « Je m'appelle Amina. Je suis de Dakar, au Sénégal. Je suis sénégalaise. Mon père est professeur. Ma mère est médecin. » Where is Amina from?

Which sentence means "We are not tired"? (fatigué)

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Free-response question

Tom introduces his new friend Inès to the class. Inès is from Montréal, in Canada. She is tall and funny, and her mother is a teacher.

(a) Write two sentences giving Inès's origin and nationality.

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Elle est de Montréal. Elle est canadienne.

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(b) Describe Inès with two adjectives, then say her mother is a teacher (no article).

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Elle est grande et drôle. Sa mère est professeur.

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(c) Tom says « Inès et Chloé sont canadiennes. » Which pronoun replaces both girls, and what happens if Marc joins them?

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Elles replaces two girls. With Marc, the group is mixed, so we use ils.

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