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LE PRONOM <EN>

‘EN’ Pronoun

En pronoun is also used for replacing a noun particularly for for things
,introduced by the verbs following the preposition ’de’ and also for the place

which shows the province and origin.

Eg.Elle parle de ses vacances ? -Oui, elle en parle.

Tu viens d’Inde ? - Oui, j’en viens.

RULES FOR PLACING THE PRONOUN(Y/EN) IN THE SENTENCES

1. Both the pronouns are placed before the verb .
Eg. J’en manage

Il y va.
2. With the two verbs,pronouns are always placed before the main
verb.(i.e infinitive)

Eg. Tu peux y aller, je vais en manger.
3. In positive sentences of imperative(l’imperatif- affirmatif),both the

nd
pronouns are placed after the verb but it is necessary to add ‘s’ in the 2
person singular of the regular verbs and ‘aller’ as ‘y’ and ‘e’ are the

vowels.
Eg. Parles-en!

Vas-y!
4. In negative sentences of imperative (l’imperatif-negatif),pronouns are

placed before the verbs.
Eg. N’y regarde pas!

N’en prenez pas!
5. While making passé compose ,pronouns are placed before the auxiliary
‘etre’ or ‘avoir’.

Eg. J’y ai pense.
Ils en ont eu.