1. © and ® 2011 Vista Higher Learning, Inc.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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3. © and ® 2011 Vista Higher Learning, Inc.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.

4. © and ® 2011 Vista Higher Learning, Inc.3B.2-4 Use the contractions du and des in prepositional expressions when they are appropriate.

5. © and ® 2011 Vista Higher Learning, Inc.3B.2-5 You can further modify prepositions of location by using intensifiers such as tout (very, really) and juste (just, right).

6. © and ® 2011 Vista Higher Learning, Inc.3B.2-6 You may use prepositions without the word de when they are not followed by a noun.

7. © and ® 2011 Vista Higher Learning, Inc.3B.2-7 The preposition chez has no exact English equivalent. It expresses the idea of at or to someones house or place.

8. © and ® 2011 Vista Higher Learning, Inc.3B.2-8 The preposition chez is also used to express the idea of at or to a professionals office or business.

9. © and ® 2011 Vista Higher Learning, Inc.3B.2-9 Use disjunctive pronouns after prepositions instead of subject pronouns:

10. © and ® 2011 Vista Higher Learning, Inc.3B.2-10 1.La librairie est __________ (behind) le resto U. 2.Jhabite __________ (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