Direct and Indirect Object Cheat Sheet

Direct and Indirect Object Cheat Sheet
First read the sentence and comprehend what it is saying. Next find the
subject of the sentence and label it. Then find the verb(s) and label it or them.
Finally put the two together and ask what or whom to find the direct object.
Once you have that label it. Go on and ask to or for whom after saying the
subject verb and direct object to find the indirect object and label it.
S + V + What = Direct Object
S+V + (Direct Object if one is in the sentence) + to or for whom = indirect
object
Once you have found them all and labeled everything decide pronoun you will
use to replace the direct and indirect objects.
Here is a chart of Direct object pronouns.
French
Me/m’
Te/t’
Le/la/l’
English
Me
You (sing.,
familiar)
It, him/her
French
Nous
Vous
Les
English
Us
You (formal,
plural)
them
To use them you need to place the pronoun before the conjugated verb, or in
front of the infinitive. Two examples of each use follows:
Without a DO
pronoun
Ils regardent le
defile?
With a DO
pronoun
Ils le regardent?
Je t’invite chez
moi pour le noël.
.
Without a DO
pronoun
Vous allez
acheter la bouche
de noel?
With a DO
pronoun
Vous allez
l’acheter ?
Elle va nous
invite chez moi.
Direct and Indirect Object Cheat Sheet
French
Me/m’
Te/t’
English
(to)Me
(to)You (sing.,
familiar)
(to)him/her
lui
French
Nous
Vous
leur
English
(to)Us
(to)You (formal,
plural)
(to)them
To use an indirect object look first for the, à, au or aux that is a cue that the
following word is the indirect object.
Indirect object pronoun is use to avoid repetition. Place the indirect object
pronoun in front of the conjugated verb or in front of the infinitive.
Examples follow:
Je vous envoie un invitation a ma fête.
Tu pourrais lui offrir un CD.
If you have a direct object and an indirect object in the same sentence use the
following chart to decide in which order to place the object pronouns.
Me
Te
Nous
Vous
Le
L’
La
Les
lui
leur
Example sentences:
S
V
DO
IO
J’envoie cette carte à mon ami.
S DO V
IO
Je l’envoie à mon ami.
S
IO
I am sending this card to my friend.
V
I am sending it to my friend.
DO
Je lui envoie cette carte.
I am sending him this card.
Direct and Indirect Object Cheat Sheet
S DO IO V
Je la lui envoie.
S IO
I am sending it to him.
DO V
Je te l’envoie.
Take your own notes below.
I am sending it to you.