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The pronoun EN EN replaces de + noun, and generally refers to things. In English it generally means some, any, of it (them) from there.

The pronoun EN

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The pronoun EN. EN replaces de + noun, and generally refers to things. In English it generally means some, any, of it (them) from there. Basic Review. Here are examples of DE expressions and items: du pain de la glace des fraises un taxi du stade de la ville. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: The pronoun EN

The pronoun EN

EN replaces de + noun, and generally refers to things. In English it generally means some, any, of it (them) from there.

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Basic Review Here are examples of DE expressions and

items: du pain de la glace des fraises un taxi du stade de la ville

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I bought some strawberries. Do you want some?

J’ai acheté des pommes. Tu en veux? Je viens de la ville. J’en viens. I am looking for a taxi. Oh, I found one! Je cherche un taxi. Oh, j’en ai trouvé

un.

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Instead of saying: La famille achète du pain. Du pain is replaced by the pronoun EN.

Therefore, you would say: La famille en achète. You would have “en” because you are replacing

some bread with en, which means some. Elle va acheter deux stylos. Elle va en acheter deux. After a number, if a noun is omitted, you must

keep the number.

EN pronoun

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Rule One The EN precedes the verb-in the present tense-in the past tense

Ex. Il mange du raisin rouge. Il en mange. Il a mangé du raisin vert. Il en a mangé.

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Rule Two EN precedes

-the infinitive of a futur proche construction

Ex.

Elle va faire des devoirs.

Elle va en faire.

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Rule Three EN

-attaches to the end of the verb with a hyphen for a positive command

Ex Achète du pain.

Achètes-en!

Descends vite du train!

Descends-en vite!

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Rule Four EN

-precedes the verb in a negative command

Ex.

N’achète pas de café.

N’en achète pas.