2015 by Vista Higher Learning Inc All rights reserved 3B2 1 Point de départ You have already learned expressions in French containing prepositions like à de and en Prepositions of location describe the location of something or someone in relation to something or someone else ID: 763299
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© 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3B.2-1 Point de départ You have already learned expressions in French containing prepositions like à , de , and en . Prepositions of location describe the location of something or someone in relation to something or someone else.
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© 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3B.2-3 Use the preposition à before the name of any city to express in or to . The preposition that accompanies the name of a country varies, but you can use en in many cases. In Leçon 7A, you will learn more names of countries and their corresponding prepositions.
© 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3B.2-4 Use the contractions du and des in prepositional expressions when they are appropriate.
© 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3B.2-5 You can further modify prepositions of location by using intensifiers such as tout ( very , really ) and juste (just, right).
© 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3B.2-6 You may use prepositions without the word de when they are not followed by a noun.
© 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3B.2-7 The preposition chez has no exact English equivalent. It expresses the idea of at or to someone’s house or place.
© 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3B.2-8 The preposition chez is also used to express the idea of at or to a professional’s office or business.
© 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3B.2-9 Use disjunctive pronouns after prepositions instead of subject pronouns:
© 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3B.2-10 1. La librairie est __________ ( behind ) le resto U. 2. J’habite __________ ( close to) leur lycée. 3. Le laboratoire est __________ ( next to ) ma résidence. 4. Tu retournes __________ ( to the house of ) tes parents ce week-end? 5. La fenêtre est __________ ( across from ) la porte. 6. Mon sac à dos est __________ ( under ) la chaise. 7. Ses crayons sont __________ ( on ) la table. 8. Votre ordinateur est __________ ( in ) la corbeille! Essayez! Provide the preposition indicated in parentheses. derrière