Amuse-toi avec les pronoms directs et indirects!

1. Amuse-toi avec les pronoms directs et indirects!

2. What is a pronoun? • Pronouns replace nouns. We use them to avoid repeating words over and over. • Marie is a nice girl. Marie has been in my class since first grade. I see Marie every day in class. Marie and I go to class together. Marie and I sit in class, and I talk to Marie and ask Marie questions because Marie is very smart. After class, Marie and I talk about class and what Marie and I have to do for homework.

3. What are the pronouns? • It depends on how they are used in the sentence. If they are used as subjects of the verb, they are • I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they • What are they in French? • je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles

4. If they are used alone or after a preposition, they are • Moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles Qui est là? C’est moi! Je vais chez lui. Je vais chez eux.

5. What if they are objects of the verb? • Then you have to determine whether they are direct or indirect objects. If you have a “to” or “for” in front, it is an indirect object. • I wrote a letterto Marie. • I bought a giftfor Marie.

6. What are the direct object pronouns? • me (me) • te (you) • nous (us – it looks just like the subject pronoun, we) • vous (you – it looks just like the subject pronoun, you) • le (him/it – it looks just like the definite article, the) • la (her/it – it looks just like the definite article, the) • les (them – it looks just like the definite article, the)

7. What are the indirect object pronouns? • me (to me – it looks just like the direct object pronoun, me) • te (to you – it looks just like the direct object pronoun, you) • nous (to us – it looks just like the direct object pronoun, us) • vous (to you – it looks just like the direct object pronoun, you) • lui (to him/to her – it looks just like the stress pronoun, he) • leur (to them – it looks just like the possessive adjective, their)

8. Any more? • Two more: • y – it replaces any preposition of place and is translated “there” -- it can also replace à + thing, and has several translations. I think about it. I believe in it. • en – it replaces anything preceded by “de” and has many translations. I have six of them. I talk about it. I came back from there.

9. A quick review: • me • te le • nous la lui • vous les leur y en • If you have more than one object pronoun in the sentence, respect this order. I send it to him there = Je le lui y ai envoyé.

10. Position in the sentence – Très important!! • Object pronouns go IN FRONT OF THE VERB, not after it as in english, in all cases except affirmative commands.

11. Let’s practice! • Je regarde la télévision. What is the direct object? • Je regarde la télévision. • I watch it. • Je la regarde

12. Tu regardes les belles filles. • Tu regardes les belles filles. • You watch them. • Tu les regardes.

13. Je mange le dîner. • Je mange le dîner. • I eat it. • Je le mange.

14. Nous mettons la table. • Nous mettons la table. • We set it. • Nous la mettons.

15. Elle choisit un beau cadeau. • Elle choisit un beau cadeau. • She chooses it. • Elle le choisit.

16. Ils préparent un déjeuner superbe. • Ils préparent un déjeuner superbe. • They prepare it. • Ils le préparent.

17. Vous passez un examen difficile. • Vous passez un examen difficile. • You take it. • Vous le passez.

18. Il finit son devoir. • Il finit son devoir. • He finishes it. • Il le finit.

19. J’invite mes copains. • J’invite mes copains. • I invite them. • Je les invite.

20. J’invite mes copines. • J’invite mes copines. • I invite them. • Je les invite.