Module 7 grammaire-Indirect object pronouns, y and en Y and en

Module 7 grammaire-Indirect object pronouns, y and en
REMEMBER THAT INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS, Y AND EN REPLACE THE NOUN!
Indirect object pronouns vs Direct object pronouns.
1. A direct object pronoun takes the action of the verb.
Ex: Sandrine lance le ballon. What does she throw? The ball.
2. An indirect object pronoun indicates to whom or for whom the action is done.
Ex: Sandrine lance le ballon à Paul. Who does she throw it to? Paul.
3. If the person or thing is preceded by the preposition à or pour, that person/thing is an indirect object. (If not,
then it takes a direct object.
a. In English we often leave the word “to” out of the sentence, but you can’t in French.
Indirect Object pronouns:
1. Only refer to a person or animal. (Otherwise use: y)
2. Lui may mean either to him or to her.
3. Use it when à or pour comes after a verb and before a person.
The indirect object pronouns are:
Singular
Plural
st
1 person
me, m’ (me)
nous (us)
nd
2 person
te, t’ (you)
vous (you)
rd
3 person
lui (to him, to
leur (to
her, to it)
them)
Some verbs that require an indirect object pronoun:
écrire à
parler à
rendre visite à
répondre à
téléphoner à
acheter…à
demander…à
dire…à
donner…à
emprunter…à
montrer…à
prêter…à
EXAMPLES: Elle écrit à Paul. à Elle lui écrit. (She writes to him.)
Tu téléphone à nous. à Tu nous téléphone. (You telephone us.)
Les élevés parlent au professeur. à Ils lui parle. (They talk to him.)
Y and en
Y
1. You use y when you have à, en, dans, chez + a place.
a. Remember that au and aux contain à : au is à + le and aux is à + les.
2. Y replaces the place in a sentence.
a. In English we use the word “there”.
EXAMPLES: Élle va à Paris ?
Oui, elle y va.
Is she going to Paris ? Yes, she is going there.
EN
1. Use en when you want to replace a quantity or de + a thing.
2. Use when preposition “de” comes before a thing. Don't forget: du and des contain “de” de+le =du
de+les=des
EXAMPLES : Je veux du chocolat. à J'en veux. (I want some.)
Nous achetons des cadeaux. à Nous en achetons. (We are buying some.)
IF YOUR NOUN:
refers to a specific person
refers to a person or thing
USE THIS PRONOUN:
me (me)
te (you)
nous (us)
vous (you)
le (masculine)
à + person or people
à, en, chez, dans + place
de + thing
la (feminine)
les (plural)
lui (him/her)
leur (them)
y (there)
en
Venir-Revenir-Devenir- These are root verbs in French. "Root verb" means that the conjugation will be the
same regardless of the prefix (re, de, etc).
NOTE: All three verbs are être verbs in the Passé Composé
Venir-to come
Person
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
Singular
Je
viens
Tu
viens
Il/elle/on vient
Past Participle;
Plural
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
être venu
venons
venez
viennent
Revenir-to come Back
Person
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
Singular
Je
reviens
Tu
reviens
Il/elle/on revient
Past Participle:
Plural
Nous
revenons
Vous
revenez
Ils/elles
reviennent
être revenu
Devenir-to become
Person
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
Singular
Je
deviens
Tu
deviens
Il/elle/on devient
Past Participle:
Plural
Nous
devenons
Vous
devenez
Ils/elles
deviennent
être devenu