The Preposition 'chez' - GCSE French Revision - AQA - BBC Bitesize

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1. Prepositions of place
2. Prepositions of time
3. The preposition ‘à’
4. The preposition ‘chez’
5. The preposition ‘en’
6. Verbs followed by prepositions

The preposition ‘chez’

To say ‘to’ or ‘at’ someone’s house or place of work, use the preposition chez. It is often used in the expression chez moi to mean ‘at my house’, ‘to my house’ or ‘at home’. For example:

• Nous allons chez mes grands-parents. – We’re going to my grandparents’ house.
• Il a acheté du poisson chez le poissonnier. – He bought fish at the fishmonger’s.

Fill in the gaps with one of the following prepositions:

• à
• au
• à la
• chez

Question

Je n’aime pas aller __________ cinéma.

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Je n’aime pas aller au cinéma.

I don’t like going to the cinema.

Cinéma is masculine so the preposition is au.

Question

Mon frère est __________ piscine.

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Mon frère est à la piscine.

My brother is at the swimming pool.

Piscine is feminine so the preposition is à la.

Question

Je suis rentré __________ moi.

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Je suis rentré chez moi.

I returned to my house.

Chez moi means ‘to my house’.

Question

Je voudrais habiter __________ campagne.

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Je voudrais habiter à la campagne.

I would like to live in the countryside.

Campagne is feminine so the preposition is à la.

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