Il est/C’est

Valerie O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi. Easy but frustrating question. Why is the sentence “C’est Francois Hollande” and not “Il est Francois Hollande”. In a class and being told the former. But when I state “Il est Paul Martin”, that’s correct. Merci!

This question relates to:French lesson ""C'est" vs "Il/Elle est" to say it is/she is/he is in French"

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Valerie,

With the names of people, it cannot be - il or elle est.

Please take a look at my answer to a similar question -

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/questions/view/it-is-person-s-name

I hope it helps!

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Valerie O. asked:

Il est/C’est

Hi. Easy but frustrating question. Why is the sentence “C’est Francois Hollande” and not “Il est Francois Hollande”. In a class and being told the former. But when I state “Il est Paul Martin”, that’s correct. Merci!

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