English Sentence:

I was hoping to see her at her work, but it was too late, she was gone.

French Translation:

J'espérais la voir à son travail mais il était trop tard, elle était partie.

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Words used:

je

I

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espérer

to hope

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la

1. (female definite article) 2. her 3. it

Here: her

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voir

1. to see 2. to look at

Here: to see

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à

to, in, at, on

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son

his, her, its (referring to a masculine noun or a feminine noun if followed by a noun starting with a vowel)

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travail m.   (Pl: travaux)

work, job

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mais

but

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il

1. he 2. it

Here: it

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était

to be (third person singular imperfect tense of "être")

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trop

too, too much

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tard

late

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elle

1. she 2. her 3. it

Here: she

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était

to be (third person singular imperfect tense of "être")

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partir

to leave, to go

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