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French Pronouns

French Pronouns. What are they?. These are the replacement words we use instead of naming things - “I see Jane” becomes “I see her”, “we eat cake” becomes “we eat it” In English pronouns come after the verb - They read the books/ they read them. In French, pronouns come BEFORE the verb.

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French Pronouns

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  1. French Pronouns

  2. What are they? • These are the replacement words we use instead of naming things - “I see Jane” becomes “I see her”, “we eat cake” becomes “we eat it” • In English pronouns come after the verb - They read the books/ they read them In French, pronouns come BEFORE the verb

  3. Pronouns and negatives French pronouns go before the verb when the phrase is negative and the ne…pas or other negative term wraps around - je nel’aimepas ilnela voitpas nousneles achetonsplus ilsne le lisentjamais

  4. Me, Te, Nous, Vous • These are indirect object pronouns. • Indirect means ‘when there IS someone or something in the way’, usually indicated by the word or sense of TO • So - “he talks to me” is “ilmeparle” Il me parle

  5. Examples • Eric calls me. • Eric metéléphone. • Anne talks to you. • Anne teparle. • You invite us. • Tunous invites. • I’m talking to you all. • Je vousparle.

  6. Special circumstances • If the verb starts with a vowel, me and te will drop their E’s. • Examples • I invite you to the party. • Je t’invite à la boum. • They (f) listen to me. • Ellesm’écoutent.

  7. Les pronoms complémentsd’object direct The direct object is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb in a sentence. To find the direct object in a sentence, ask the question Who? or What? The French direct object pronouns are as follows: me / m'    me te / t‘ you le / l‘ him, it (masc) la / l‘ her, it (fem) Nous us Vousyou Les them (DOP: agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace)

  8. le la • Exemples: Marc regarde le film. Marc ___ regarde. Je fais la cuisine. Je ___ fais. Elle aime les enfants. Elle ____ aime. Tu Vas visiter la France. Tu vas ___ visiter. Ils n’étudient pas le français. Ils ne __étudient pas. Aimez-vous le campus? ___ aimez-vous? Les enfants ___ comprennentbien. Nathalie ____ invite à manger chez elle. Je ne ___ comprends pas. Nous _____ respectons beaucoup. les la l’ L’ me nous te vous

  9. Des exemples • Je lis le livre: je……..lis • tumanges la pomme: tu…….manges • ilregarde la télé: il……….regarde • nous attendons les vacances: nous …….attendons • ellesaiment Henri: elles……..aiment le la la les l’

  10. Future Tense • We have seen that in the present tense, the pronouns come right before the verb. • In the future tense, the pronouns come directly in front of the infinitive. • Remember: future = subject + ALLER + infinitive • *Subject +(ne) + ALLER +(pas)+ pronoun + infinitive* • Ex. • Je vaisparlerà toi. • Je vaisteparler. • Nous allons lire le livre. • Nous allons le lire.

  11. Past Tense • In the past tense, pronouns come directly before the helping verb (être or avoir). • Remember: p.c.= subject + être/avoir + p.p. • *P.c.=sub + (ne)+ pronoun+ être/avoir + (pas)+ p.p. • Ex. • J’aiparléà vous. • Je vousaiparlé. • Nous avons vu le film. • Nous l’avons vu.

  12. P.S A word about agreement... With direct object pronouns you usually make the end of the verb in the past tense agree… for example j’ai vu les filles je lesaivues with indirect object pronouns (me, te, nous, vous) you do not need to worry

  13. Passé Composé Examples • Nous avonsprésentéles photos. • Nous lesavonsprésentées. • Tu as visitéle musée. • Tul’asvisité. • Ellesontapportéleursoeurà la boum. • Ellesl’ontapportée à la boum.

  14. Lui & Leur • Lui & Leur are indirect objects. • They are used to say “him, her, or them” • You use these when the person is following a preposition (à, pour, etc.) • They can only replace people! • Ex. • Je parleà Sophie. • Je luiparle.

  15. Lui & Leur (cont.) • Nous donnonsla fleur à Madeleine. • Nous luidonnons la fleur. (Nous laluidonnons.) • Tuachètesun cadeauàMarc et Pauline. • Tuleurachètes un cadeau. (Tuleleurachètes.) • Il montreses photos à Claire. • Il luimontreses photos. (Il les luimontre.)

  16. Y • Y is used to replaced nouns that follow à, à la, au, aux, en • It can NOT replace people. • It generally represents a place. • Ex. • Je voyage à Paris. • J’y voyage. • Nous allonsau stade. • Nous yallons. • Il joueau foot. • Il yjoue.

  17. En • En is used to replace nouns that follow a number, de, de la, du, des, or d’ • Ex. • Nous achetonsdu poulet. • Nous enachetons. • If a number was in the sentence, you have to keep it! • J’achètetroisrobes. • J’enachètetrois.

  18. Order of Pronouns

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