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Question 1

Direct object pronouns - pronouns used to replace nous. The object is the person or thing which recieves the action of the verb . Direct pronouns are used when the nous is not the subjectof the sentence . ‘She loves him’, ‘i watched them’

Answer 1

Me - me 
Te - you 
le - him/it
la -hier/it
nous -us 
Vous -you
les - them

Question 2

Used to replace du/de/la/des/de l’. It can mean ‘some’,’of it’ or ‘of them’ . It goes in front of the verb and in the passe composse , it goes in front of the auxillary verb.

Answer 2

E.g jai mangé du poulet hier

J’en ai mangé hier- i ate some yesterday

Question 3

Venir de - what you have just done but not to be mistaken with venir - to come

Answer 3

Je viens de                 E.g je viens de manger - i have just eaten            
Tu viens de
Il/elles/on vient de
Nous venons de
Vous venez de
Ils/elles viennent de

Question 4

En train de - to say what you are in the process of doing

- etre en train de + a verb in the infinitive

Answer 4

Je suis un train de E.g je suis en train de faire mes devoirs
Tu es en train de = i was in the process of doing my homework
Il/elle/on est train de
Nous sommes en train de
Vous etes un train de
Ils/elles sont en train de

Question 5

Tenses- passe compose

Use avoir, remove -er , -ir , -re + é, i or u

Answer 5

Passe compose=

Use avoir + verb + endings

• er verbs: remove the -er = +é
• ir verbs: remove the -ir = + i
• re verbs:remove the - re = +u

Question 6

Important words/phrases

Answer 6

Il y avait une erreur = there was an error
Around = à peu près
Y compris = including
D’ abord = first of all
Trop = too much
Ça contient =it contains 
Il faut = it must 
Un élève = pupil
Chez toi = at yours
D’autre part = on the other hand