Common Sentence Starters
1. Il y a ....
("Il y a" can be used in a sentence when you want to list objects. It means "there is" or "there are")
Exemple: Il y a une table, une chaise et un tableau.
2. Il y a .... dans.... / Dans.... il y a
(Expand your sentence using "Il y a" by adding where the objects are found. "Dans" means "in")
Exemple: Il y a des tables, des chaise et un tableau dans la salle de classe.
Dans la salle de classe, il y a des tables, des chaise et un tableau.
3. Voici..
("Voici" means "Here is" or "Here are". It can be used to begin a sentence that introduces people or objects.)
Exemple: Voici un livre. Voici le magicien.
4. J'aime... / Je préfère...
(Use this to describe what you like or love.)
Exemple: J'aime faire du sport. Je préfère la natation.
5. C'est ...
(A simple sentence starter for expressing something general. It means "This is..." or "It is...")
Exemple: C'est mon avis. C'est quelque chose importante.
Sentence Structures
Question words:
· Qui? (Who?)
· Quoi? (What?)
· Quand? (When?)
· Où? (Where?)
· Pourquoi? (Why?)
Les éléments de la phrase (Sentences): When writing sentences in sentence, be sure to include the following elements in order for proper sentence structure.
1. Qui ? (Always start with the subject/ Person)
2. Verbe (Use a verb/ action word)
3. Comment? (Add adverbs if necessary/ - ends with "ment")
4. Quoi? (nouns/ things)
5. Quand? (time/ days - add if necessary)
6. Où? (place - add if necessary)
7. Pourquoi? (add reason if necessary, start with "parce que" [because] / OR "pour" [for] )
QUI? VERBE COMMENT? QUOI? QUAND? OÙ? POURQUOI?
Je mange rapidement un sandwich au déjeuner à la cafétéria parce que j'ai faim.
Elle écoute toujours sa chanson favorite à la maison.
Asking Questions
Asking Questions - Read about how to ask and formalate questions in French
Question Words - List of common question words and phrases in French
Expressing Opinions Sentence Starters
Expressing opinion - long list of sentence starters when giving opinions, in French and English
Opinion expressions - short list of sentence starters for expressing opinions
Giving Opinions - a simple list of sentence starters in French and English
Phrases and adjectives - list of adjectives and phrases used with adjectives