4.5 Expressions with Être

Être + de

To express a place of origin (where you are from), you can use the verb être and the preposition de (from):

être + de + ville/pays
Je suis de Paris. / I am from Paris.

Être + à

To express where you are located (at), you can use the verb être and the preposition à (at):

être + à + place.
Nous sommes au supermarché. / We are at the supermarket.

Don’t forget that it is necessary to make changes to the preposition à if it is followed by a masculine definite article (à + le = au) or plural definite article (à + les = aux).

Exercise 5: Être + de

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Exercise 6: Être + à

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