Verb drill
French ownership drill: answer whose object it is with être à
Answer À qui est ce sac ? with être à and stressed pronouns. Practise à moi, à elle, à eux and shared ownership while matching singular and plural objects.
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In short
Answer “Whose is it?” with être à plus a stressed pronoun: Ce sac est à moi; Ces clés sont à elle. The object controls est or sont. The owner controls moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux or elles.
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- Léa
À qui est ce livre ?
Whose book is this?
- Paul
Ce livre est à moi. Les clés sont à Nora.
This book is mine. The keys belong to Nora.
- Léa
Et la valise ?
And the suitcase?
- Paul
Elle est à nous. Nora et moi, nous voyageons ensemble.
It’s ours. Nora and I are travelling together.
| Owner | After à |
|---|---|
| the speaker | moi |
| the person addressed as tu | toi |
| Paul | lui |
| Nora | elle |
| the speaker and another person | nous |
| the person or people addressed as vous | vous |
| Paul and Marc; Paul and Nora | eux |
| Nora and Léa | elles |
Ce vélo est à eux. Ces vélos sont à lui.
This bike belongs to them. These bikes belong to him.
One bike can have several owners; several bikes can have one owner.
Four objects to return
Find:
Write the complete answer using the object phrase in the cue. Replace only the owner with the appropriate stressed pronoun. Read “me” and “us” from your own speaking position. When the cue says “you”, use the stated tu or vous form. Shared ownership has one plural owner pronoun even when there is only one object.
1 · One owner: answer with the full object phrase
- Ce livre · owner: me → (the speaker)
- Cette valise · owner: you (tu) → (one familiar addressee)
- Ce vélo · owner: Paul → (Paul is a man)
- Ces clés · owner: Nora → (Nora is a woman)
- Ces livres · owner: me → (several objects)
- Ce sac · owner: you (vous) → (one politely addressed person)
2 · Shared ownership: keep the object’s number
- Cette valise · owners: Nora and me → (include the speaker)
- Ces vélos · owners: Paul and Marc → (two men)
- Ce livre · owners: Nora and Léa → (two women)
- Ces clés · owners: Paul and Nora → (a mixed pair)
- Ce vélo · owners: you two (vous) → (address both owners)
- Ces sacs · owners: Léa and me → (include the speaker)