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Les pronoms objets directs answers the question "whom" or "what?"
English
Ex. The boy bought a gift for the girl. What did he buy? A gift.
We didn't drive her to the party. Who didn't they drive? The girl.
In English, the direct object pronouns are: it, him, her, and them.
In French, the direct object pronouns are:
Indirect pronouns answer the question "for what or whom?"
In English, the indirect object pronouns are: me, you, us, you guys, he, she and them.
In French, the direct object pronouns are:
When using direct and indirect pronouns, the pronoun goes in front of the verb. If there are two verbs, the pronoun goes in front of the infinitive.
For passe compose, the object pronoun will come after the helping verb and before the past tense form of the action verb.
If you have both a direct and indirect pronoun, the order is as follows:
English
Ex. The boy bought a gift for the girl. What did he buy? A gift.
We didn't drive her to the party. Who didn't they drive? The girl.
In English, the direct object pronouns are: it, him, her, and them.
In French, the direct object pronouns are:
- it: le/la*
- him: le
- her: la
- them: les
Indirect pronouns answer the question "for what or whom?"
In English, the indirect object pronouns are: me, you, us, you guys, he, she and them.
In French, the direct object pronouns are:
- me: me
- you: te
- us: nous
- you guys: vous
- he/she: lui
- them: leurs
When using direct and indirect pronouns, the pronoun goes in front of the verb. If there are two verbs, the pronoun goes in front of the infinitive.
- Je mange les frites.
- J'aime manger les frites.
For passe compose, the object pronoun will come after the helping verb and before the past tense form of the action verb.
- J'ai mange les frites
If you have both a direct and indirect pronoun, the order is as follows:
Ex:
The pronouns "y" and "en" which mean "there" and "of something" respectively always come last in the sequence. However, all pronouns come before the verb or the infinitive.
PRACTICE:
http://www.columbia.edu/~fms5/fpro.html
- They gave it to him
- He gave it to me.
The pronouns "y" and "en" which mean "there" and "of something" respectively always come last in the sequence. However, all pronouns come before the verb or the infinitive.
PRACTICE:
http://www.columbia.edu/~fms5/fpro.html