The problems are on the French Pronoun Y worksheet. Try them on your own first, then compare with the answers below.
Quick answer: At a French rental desk you show your permis de conduire, pay a caution and return the car with a full tank. This answer key corrects the 20 problems of the French A2 worksheet on French pronoun y, from match the words to plan your trip: the final answer in bold, the rule behind it, and a model answer for each writing task.
Here is the answer key of the French A2 worksheet on French pronoun y. Try the worksheet first, then compare, and reread the lesson if a rule is unclear.
Check each answer against the key, especially the place of y. It must stand before the verb, except in an affirmative command. When several answers are possible, compare the structure and the vocabulary rather than the exact words.
Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Spoken interaction
French pronoun y: the answers explained
Problem 1 Match the words
Learn each noun with its article.
1-b, 2-e, 3-d, 4-a, 5-c
Problem 2 Label the map
The agency has contracts and keys, the pump belongs to the gas station, the barrier to the toll, and the circle is a roundabout.
1 l’agence, 2 la station-service, 3 le péage, 4 le rond-point
Problem 3 Choose the right word
Think about the collocations: louer une voiture, payer le péage, faire le plein, rendre la voiture.
1 loue, 2 payer, 3 le plein, 4 rends
Problem 4 Complete the sentences
Each word fits one clue: license, deposit, toll, fuel. Essence is feminine, hence l’essence.
1 permis, 2 caution, 3 péage, 4 essence
Problem 5 Rental phrases in French
Use je voudrais for a polite request and s’il vous plaît for please.
1 Je voudrais louer une voiture. 2 Où est la station-service ? 3 Le plein, s’il vous plaît. 4 Combien coûte le péage ?
Problem 6 Read the arrows
A is the left turn, B the straight arrow, C the right turn and D the circle.
1 C, 2 B, 3 A, 4 D
Problem 7 Complete with y
The pronoun y replaces a place; before a vowel je becomes j’.
1 y (j’y vais), 2 y, 3 y, 4 y
Problem 8 Replace the place
Remove the preposition and the place, and put y before the verb.
1 Nous y allons. 2 Il y dort. 3 Elles y habitent. 4 J’y mange.
Problem 9 Say no with y
Negative: ne becomes n’ before y.
1 Non, je n’y vais pas. 2 Non, nous n’y restons pas. 3 Non, ils n’y dînent pas.
Problem 10 At the rental counter
Read for numbers and key words.
a Four days. b Automatic. c 600 €, by card. d Before 18:00, at the agency, with a full tank.
Problem 11 Put the words in order
Subject, (n’)y, verb, then the rest. In a negative, n’y comes before the verb.
1 J’y vais samedi. 2 Ils n’y arrivent pas avant midi. 3 Elle veut y aller. 4 Vous y restez ?
Problem 12 Y or le, la, les?
Use y for a place with a preposition; use le, la, les for a direct object. Note l’autoroute and cette voiture are feminine, le péage and ton permis are masculine.
1 la, 2 y, 3 la, 4 y, 5 le, 6 le
Problem 13 Correct the mistake
French cannot drop y, and y stands before the verb or the infinitive.
1 Oui, j’y vais. 2 Oui, nous y allons. 3 Non, je n’y vais pas. 4 Oui, je veux y aller.
Problem 14 Translate into English
Translate y as there, and the pronoun l’ as it.
1 The toll is ten kilometers away, we’ll be there in ten minutes. 2 I never fill up there: it’s too expensive. 3 Are you going to Nice? We are going there too. 4 She kept the car for three days, then returned it to the agency.
Problem 15 Y with an infinitive
Put y right before the infinitive.
1 Je veux y aller. 2 Nous devons y rester. 3 Tu peux y aller ? 4 Ils vont y dormir.
Problem 16 Give the command
In an affirmative command the pronoun follows the verb with a hyphen, and tu va becomes vas-y with an s. In the negative, n’y comes first.
1 Vas-y ! 2 Allons-y ! 3 Restez-y ! 4 N’y va pas !
Problem 17 Y in the past
The pronoun is placed before the auxiliary. With être the participle still agrees with the subject.
1 Nous y sommes allés. 2 Elle y a dormi. 3 Ils y sont restés un mois. 4 Tu y es resté ?
Problem 18 The road-trip plan
Read for the route, the price and the stops.
a They leave from Lyon and go to Annecy. b 6.20 €. c They stop at a gas station and fill up the tank. d Ils y arrivent à 15 h.
Problem 19 Translate into French
Use je voudrais, the vous command prenez and n’y … jamais.
1 Je voudrais louer une voiture pour une semaine. 2 L’agence est ouverte ? — Oui, nous y allons maintenant. 3 Prenez la deuxième rue à droite. 4 Je n’y vais jamais en voiture.
Problem 20 Plan your trip
Model answer: Je loue une voiture pour trois jours. Je vais à Bordeaux. J’y reste deux nuits. Sur l’autoroute, je paie un péage. Je fais le plein avant d’y arriver.
Check: at least two uses of y before the verb, correct conjugations, relevant vocabulary.