Il est/ Ell est Describing Things and People(Part I)

Describing Things and People

Salut!

Comment ça va?

I hope you are ok.  Today we are going to use the verb être (to be) conjugated on its third person, singular form to describe things and people.

You can use a number of different phrases to refer to things and people, depending on the situation.

In this lesson we are going to start describing the various constructions you can use.

‘Il est’

In English, we often use the phrase ''it is" to describe things: it is blue, it is old, it is hot In French, this can be done using il est or c'est.

Both forms can mean the same thing, ranging from ''he is," "she is," or "it is," depending on the construction of the sentence.

Each form, however, is used at a different time.

Il est is the correct choice in the following circumstances. If the subject of the sentence is female, then you use elle est to make it agree.

Using a Single Adjective

When using a single adjective that refers to a specific person or a specific thing, il est is the proper construction. The adjective will agree in gender and number with the subject of the sentence. You can also use it in other tenses instead of just in the present

Je connais cet homme. Il est intelligent.

(I know that man. He is intelligent.)

J' aime ce jardin. Il est bien.

(I love this garden. It is nice.)

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