1. Preposition DE This preposition contracts in the same manner that the preposition À does

2. DE means … This preposition is used when coming from a place or location Used as of Used as about

3. FORMATION OF CONTRACTION De + le = DU De + la = DE LA De + l’ = DE L’ De + les = DES

4. J’ARRIVE DE… J’arrive du magasin

5. J’arrive de la maison J’arrive de l’école

6. J’arrive de…. J’arrive des Champs -Elysees

7. Used as OF and ABOUT La maison DE LA reine française Je parle DU film “Pirates des Caraibes

8. Traveling FROM If you are traveling from a country that is masculine gender, use the preposition DU J’arrive DU Canada

9. Traveling FROM If you are coming from a country that is feminine gender, use the preposition DE LA Je voyage de la Chine

10. Traveling FROM If you are traveling from a country that begins with a vowel, use preposition D’ J’arrive d’Afrique du Sud

11. Traveling FROM When you are traveling from the USA use the preposition DES Je voyage DES Etats-Unis

12. Used to show POSSESSION La voiture de l’homme La voiture des parents Le sandwich de la fille

13. In between two nouns Use the the preposition DE when it qualifies another noun Le livre de français

14. PREPOSITIONS Remember that you use the preposition à (and all its forms au, à la, à l’, aux) when you are playing a game or sport Je joue au basket Je joue aux jeux videos

15. PREPOSITIONS Remember to use de (and all its forms) to express an activity you are doing or an instrument you are playing Je joue de la guitare Je fais du ski