Usage of the Impersonal Pronoun Il
Rule 1: The impersonal pronoun il is used in French when an action has no agent, that is, when there is no person or animate being responsible for the action.
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Rule 2: The conjugated verb is always in the third person singular.
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French Weather Verbs
Rule 3: The impersonal pronoun il is mostly used with the French weather verbs. Here they are:
| verb | example | translation |
|---|---|---|
| faire | Il fait beau. | It's nice outside / the weather is nice. |
| geler | Il gèle. | It's freezing. |
| neiger | Il neige. | It's snowing. |
| pleuvoir | Il pleut. | It's raining. |
And now that you know all that, let's see whether you can differentiate the personal pronoun il from the impersonal one.
Quiz
1/4Il y a 30 filles dans notre classe.