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Direct and Indirect Object Pronoun Notes

Direct and Indirect Object Pronoun Notes. Direct Object Pronouns. A direct object is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb. Ex. Ils achètent le gateau.

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Direct and Indirect Object Pronoun Notes

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  1. Direct and Indirect Object Pronoun Notes

  2. Direct Object Pronouns • A direct object is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb. Ex. Ilsachètentle gateau. • Direct objects can be nouns or pronouns. To avoid repetition, direct objects can be replaced by direct object pronouns. Me - me Nous - us Te – you (sing, fam.)Vous- you (formal, plural) Le/la -him/her, it Les – them • In English, they go after the verb, in French before.

  3. Direct Object Pronouns • In the present tense, place direct object pronoun before the conjugated verb. If there are two verbs, place it before the infinitive. • Me, te, le, la change to m’, t’, l’ before a vowel sound Ex. Ilsmangentle gateau. Ilsle mangent. Ilsvontregarderle defilé. Ilsvontle regarder. Je vousinvite chez moi. Je m’appelle Jean. Ma mèrem’ envoieune carte d’anniversaire?

  4. Direct Object Pronouns • When using with a negative, place the ne…pas around the direct object pronoun and verb Ex. Pierre neregardepas la télé. Pierre nelaregardepas. • In passé composé, the direct object pronoun will come before the helping verb (avoir, etre) Ex. Tuasregardé le film hier? Tul’asregardéhier?

  5. Indirect Object Pronouns • An indirect object is the person who benefits from the action of the verb. In French, it’s almost always preceded by à and is often used with verbs of giving and receiving (donner, offrir, envoyer) and of communicating (parler, téléphoner, dire) ex. Je vaisenvoyerune invitation à ton cousin. • Indirect object pronouns are used to avoid repetition. Place it before the conjugated verb, or before the infinitive if there are 2 verbs in a sentence.

  6. Indirect Object Pronouns Me (m’)- to me nous- to us Te (t’)- to youvous- to you Lui- to him, herleur- to them Ex. Nous allonsenvoyerune carte postale à mes parents. -> Nous allonsleurenvoyerune carte postale. Alors, je vousenvoieune invitation à ma fête. Tupourraisluioffrir un CD. Nous luiparlons.

  7. Indirect Object Pronouns • When used with negative, place ne…pas around the pronoun and verb Ex. Pierre netéléphonepas à sesamis. -> Pierre neleurtéléphonepas. • In the passé composé, pronoun comes before the helping verb. Ex. J’aidit à ma cousine de venircesoir. -> Je lui a dit de venircesoir.

  8. Double Object Pronouns • In a sentence with direct object pronouns and indirect object pronouns, use the following order: Me le Te l’ lui verb Nous la leur Vous les Je tel’envoie. – I’m sending it to you.

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