Pronouns Flashcards
What are pronouns? Why are pronouns used?
I, she, he, us, them, your, mine, those
To save repeating a pronoun
What can personal pronouns be
Subject of a verb- I, we, you, he, she, they
Direct object of a verb- me, us, you, him, her, them
Indirect object of a verb- (to/for) me, (to/for) us, (to/for) you, (to/for) him, (to/for) her, (to/for) them,
Where do the object pronouns go
Usually before the verb
E.g s’il vous plaît (if it pleases you)
Subject pronouns
Je, j’ - i
Tu- you
Il - he, it
Elle- she, it
On- one, we, you, they
Nous - we
Vous - you
Ils - they
Elles they
Where is the car? It is here
Où est la voiture? Elle est ici
(La voiture)
It’s raining
Il pleut
(Impersonal)
Your shoes are lovely, they’re lovely
Tes chaussures sont jolies. Elles sont jolies
When the subject of the verb is no one in particular what do we use?
On
It can mean -we, you, they or one
You can’t park here
On ne peut pas stationner ici
English is spoken here/ here we speak English
Ici on parle anglais
How do you say that in French
Comment dit on ça en anglais
You never know
On ne sait jamais
They say it’s a good film
On dit que c’est un on film
We just came back
On vient de rentrer
Where shall we go this evening
Où est ce qu’on va ce soir
Shall we meet this evening
On se rencontre ce soir
Where can we leave our luggage
Où est ce qu’on peut laisser nos bagages
We’d like to let our house
On voudrait louer notre maison
We’re ready
On est prêts (m, m:f)
On est prêtes (f)
We arrived yday
On est arrivés hier / on est arrivées hier
Object pronouns
Me, us, you, him, her, it, them
Can be;
Direct object of a verb- eg Anne knows (me) the children saw (him)
Indirect object of a verb - Anne writes (to me) I’ve made a cake (for them)
Anne knows me /us
Anne writes to me/us
Anne me/nous connaît
Anne m’/nous écrit
Me, to/for me
You, to/for you
Us, to/for us
You, for you (pl)
Me, m’
Te, t’
Nous
Vous
No distinction between these 4 direct and indirect object pronouns
Him, it (m) - to/for him
Her, it (f) - to/for her
Them (m&f) - to/for them (m&f)
Le, l’ —lui
La, l’ —lui
Les —leur