French y vs en practice
Practice y and en with twelve contextual questions about places, quantities and à/de complements. Get explanations, examples and missed-answer review.
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How to choose: Y vs en
Identify the phrase being replaced. Y usually points to a place or à + a thing; en commonly replaces de + a thing or an expression of quantity.
Y: location or à + thing
Tu vas à Lyon ? Oui, j’y vais. Tu penses à ce projet ? Oui, j’y pense.
Tu reviens de Paris ? Oui, j’en reviens.
Are you coming back from Paris? Yes, I am coming back from there.
Try it in context
Tu vas à Lyon ? Oui, j’___ vais.
Examples in context
Tu reviens de Paris ? Oui, j’en reviens.
Are you coming back from Paris? Yes, I am coming back from there.
Il y a du pain ? Oui, il y en a.
Is there bread? Yes, there is some.
A common trap
Do not automatically replace people with y. Je pense à Marie becomes je pense à elle. En can refer to people in some constructions, but this starter practice uses things, places and quantities with explicit antecedents.
How should I practice?
Read the whole context before choosing. Check the explanation, then retry the questions you missed. Your result measures this short practice set, not your overall French level.
Notice the same patterns in French stories or practice forms in the verb trainer.
Further explanation: French grammar reference.