Y and en: advanced uses — practise in context

Y and en: advanced uses: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: y-en-avance-comprendrePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Y and en: advanced uses” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Take two “Y and en: advanced uses” examples and change one element at a time.

3. Understand

Work from the full sentence in “Y and en: advanced uses — practise in context”. Identify the grammatical link first, then choose the form that preserves the intended meaning.

Je participe à cette réunion : j’y serai dès neuf heures.Elle manque de temps mais elle n’en fait pas un drame.Nous réfléchissons à la proposition ; nous y répondrons demain.Il revient de vacances et il en montre déjà les photos.Tu vas au marché ? Oui, j’y passe après le travail.Elle parle de son entretien et elle en retient surtout une question.

Watch out

Before choosing a pronoun, identify what it replaces and the function of that group in the sentence. Then check the pronoun position before the verb.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Create new sentences in your own context; keep the target structure but change the situation.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For “Y and en: advanced uses — practise in context”, check the function of the form in the full sentence before answering.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Y and en: advanced uses” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.