Adverbial Pronouns – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Choose the correct adverbial pronoun to complete the sentences.

  1. Je suis dans la cuisine. J’ suis.y replaces dans + placeI’m in the kitchen. I’m there.
  2. Nous sommes allés en vacances à Rome. Nous sommes allés.y replaces à + placeWe went to Rome on holiday. We went there.
  3. J’achète trois pommes. J’ achète trois.en replaces the noun after a numberI’m buying three apples. I’m buying three of them.
  4. Elle a parlé à ses parents de ses projets. Elle a parlé à ses parents.en replaces de + nounShe talked to her parents about her plans. She talked to her parents about them.
  5. Je vais souvent au restaurant de mon oncle. J’ vais souvent.y replaces à + place
    (au = à + le)    I often go to my uncle’s restaurant. I often go there.

Rewrite the sentences by replacing the underlined words with y or en.

  1. Nous allons à Nancy en vélo.
    →  .y replaces à + placeWe’re cycling to Nancy.
    → We’re cycling there.
  2. Nous sommes partis de Paris ce matin.
    →  .en replaces de + noun/placeWe left Paris this morning.
    → We left there this morning.
  3. Sur le chemin, une dame nous a offert des pommes.
    →  .en replaces des + nounAlong the way, a woman gave us some apples.
    → Along the way, a woman gave us some of them.
  4. Nous avons roulé sur les petites routes de campagne jusqu’au soir.
    →  .y replaces sur + place/nounWe drove on small country roads until the evening.
    We drove there until the evening.
  5. Demain, nous rentrerons à Paris en train.
    →  .y replaces à + placeTomorrow we’ll return to Paris by train.
    Tomorrow, we’ll return there by train.

Rewrite the sentences by replacing the underlined words with y or en.

  1. Jacques est habitué à la vie citadine.
    →  .y replaces à + nounJacques is used to city life.
    → Jacques is used to it.
  2. Il aime beaucoup aller au cinéma après une journée de travail.
    →  .y replaces à + placeHe likes going to the cinema after a day of work.
    → He likes going there after a day of work.
  3. Il parle souvent de ses films préférés avec ses amis.
    →  .en replaces de + nounHe often talks about his favourite films with his friends.
    → He often talks about them with his friends
  4. Il aime beaucoup manger des crêpes avec sa copine.
    →  .en replaces des + nounHe likes to eat crêpes with his girlfriend.
    → He likes eating them with his girlfriend.
  5. Le soir, il écrit toutes ses expériences dans son journal intime.
    →  .y replaces dans + place/nounIn the evening, he writes down all his experiences in his diary.
    → In the evening, he writes all his experiences there.