Indirect object pronouns Flashcards
Define the indirect object.
What is the indirect object in this example and why?
‘I kicked the ball to Rosie’
The thing that something is happening TO, i.e. it interacts with the direct object
Rosie is the indirect object because she interacted with the direct object (the ball)
Where does the indirect object pronoun come in a sentence?
Before all parts of the verb
i.e. if the verb is in the past tense, before BOTH the present tense of avoir / etre and the past participle of the verb
What is the indirect pronoun for the subject pronoun ‘je’?
me (to me)
What is the indirect pronoun for the subject pronoun ‘tu’?
te (to you)
What is the indirect pronoun for the subject pronoun ‘il / elle’?
lui (to him / her)
What is the indirect pronoun for the subject pronoun ‘nous’?
nous (to us)
What is the indirect pronoun for the subject pronoun ‘vous’?
vous (to you)
What is the indirect pronoun for the subject pronoun ‘ils / elles’?
leur (to them)
‘I passed the ball to Alan’ - what is the indirect object in this sentence?
Translate ‘I passed the ball to him’
IO = Alan
Je lui ai passé la balle
‘She said to her mother’ - what is the indirect object in this sentence?
Translate ‘she said to her’
IO = mother
Elle lui a dit
‘Michael gave us a present’ - what is the indirect object in this sentence?
Translate ‘Michael gave us a present’
IO = us
Michael nous a donné un cadeaux
‘They returned to you’ - what is the indirect object in this sentence?
Translate ‘they (male) returned to you (formal)’
IO = you
Ils vous sont rétournés
‘You spoke to me’ - what is the indirect object in this sentence?
Translate ‘you (informal) spoke to me’
IO = me
Tu m’as parlé
‘We gave them’ - what is the indirect object in this sentence?
Translate ‘we (formal) gave them’
IO = them
Nous leur avons donné
‘She offered me’ - what is the indirect object of this sentence?
Translate ‘she offered me’
IO = me
Elle m’a offert
