Pronoms Objet Direct

Question 1

What are direct objects?

Answer 1

A direct object is a noun, whether person or thing, that someone or something acts upon

Question 2

Direct objects have the following characteristics:

Answer 2

Always used with transitive verbs; never preceded by prepositions; cannot be removed without altering the meaning of the sentence; can always be found by asking “Whom?” or “What?”

Question 3

What does a direct object pronoun translate to in English?

Answer 3

It

Question 4

How are they different in English then in French?

Answer 4

In English, we say “I bought it”, but in French, you say “I it bought”

Question 5

Je

Answer 5

Me

Question 6

Tu

Answer 6

Te

Question 7

Il

Answer 7

Le

Question 8

Elle

Answer 8

La

Question 9

Nous

Answer 9

Nous

Question 10

Vous

Answer 10

Vous

Question 11

Ils

Answer 11

Les

Question 12

Elles

Answer 12

Les

Question 13

Le, la, les may stand for:

Answer 13

A proper noun, a noun preceded by a definite article, a noun preceded by a demonstrative adjective, or a noun preceded by a possessive adjective

Question 14

How is the direct object used in an affirmative sentence?

Answer 14

A direct object pronoun always precedes the verb

Question 15

Give me an example (He looks at her)

Answer 15

Il la regarde

Question 16

How is the direct object used in a negative sentence?

Answer 16

In the negative form, it comes before the verb, which is then surrounded by “ne… pas”

Question 17

Give me an example (He does not look at her)

Answer 17

Il ne la regarde pas

Question 18

How is the direct object used in an affirmative sentence with two verbs?

Answer 18

If there is a conjugated and an infinitive verb, the direct object pronoun is placed in between, before the infinitive

Question 19

Give me an example (She wants to throw it away)

Answer 19

Elle veut le jeter

Question 20

How is the direct object used in a negative sentence with two verbs?

Answer 20

In negative sentences with two verbs, the direct object pronoun is placed outside “ne [conjugated verb] pas”, and precedes the infinitive verb

Question 21

Give me an example (She does not want to throw it away)

Answer 21

Elle ne veut pas le jeter

Question 22

How is the direct object used in inversion?

Answer 22

In sentences with only one verb, the direct object pronoun is placed at the beginning

Question 23

Give me an example (Does he look at her)?

Answer 23

La regarde-t-il?

Question 24

How is the direct object used in inversion with two verbs?

Answer 24

In sentences with two verbs, the first conjugated verb is used for the inversion and the direct object follows with the infinitive

Question 25

Give me an example (Does she want to throw it away)?

Answer 25

Veut-elle le jeter?