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Un étudiant travaille bien avec lui.

Un étudiant travaille bien avec lui.
A student works well with him.
From Lesson 17:Regular -er verbs singular (je parle, tu parles, il parle)·French

Questions & Answers about Un étudiant travaille bien avec lui.

Why does travaille end in an e if it is an action done by 'a student'?
Travailler is a regular -er verb. For the 'he/she/it' forms (like un étudiant), you drop the -er and add -e. Remember that this ending is silent, so travaille is pronounced just like the 'I' form (je travaille).
Does travaille mean 'travels'?
No, travailler is a false friend! It looks a bit like 'travel', but it actually means 'to work'. If you want to say 'to travel', you would use the verb voyager.
Why is it avec lui instead of avec il for 'with him'?
In French, when a pronoun comes right after a preposition like avec (with) or pour (for), you must use a stressed pronoun. The stressed pronoun for 'him' is lui. You only use il when 'he' is doing the action.
Why does bien come right after the verb?
In French, short adverbs like bien (well) usually go directly after the conjugated verb. While in English you might say 'works with him well', French prefers to keep the adverb close to the verb it describes: travaille bien.
How would this sentence change if the student was female?
You would change un étudiant to the feminine form une étudiante. Adding the e at the end means you now pronounce the t sound. The verb travaille stays exactly the same.

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