+ Un Petit me te Service nous vous
Object Pronouns + Don’t be scared!
You use object pronouns everyday. +
Take a minute and read the paragraph on your note sheet. + This Saturday is my sister's birthday.!!I want to buy a cheap gift for my sister tomorrow.!!I don't want to pay too much for the cheap gift.!!I think I'll buy the cheap gift for my sister at K-Mart.!!I need to send the cheap gift to my sister by overnight mail.!!I think I'll ship the cheap gift to my sister by FedEx.!!I hope the cheap gift gets to my sister in time for the party. +
What is wrong with this paragraph? +
!Overuse! of the noun “cheap gift”
!Overuse! of the noun “my sister” +
How would you change it to make the text better? + Replace the repeated nouns with object pronouns + This Saturday is my sister's birthday.!!I want to buy a cheap gift for her tomorrow.!!I don't want to pay too much for it.!!I think I'll buy it for her at K-Mart.!!I need to send it to her by overnight mail.!!I think I'll ship it to her by FedEx.!!I hope it gets to her in time for the party. + Why use O.P Object pronouns are used so that a noun doesn't have to be continuously repeated +
To get a better flow in our conversational tone. + You already know subject pronouns: + Subject pronoun The subject is always doing the action (verb). + Example: Je regarde la télé.
I watch T.V + Object Pronoun With object pronouns, instead of doing the action, they receive the action of the verb + For example: You invite me.
tu m’invites. + For example: I invite you
Je t’ invite + For example: he invites him.
Il l’ invite. + For example: He invites us
Il nous invite. + For example: He invites you (formal)
Il vous invite. + For example: She invites them
Elle les invite. + There are 2 kinds of object pronouns
Direct object pronouns
Indirect object pronouns +
First we will look at Direct object pronouns. + Direct object pronouns
Answer the questions “who?” or “what ?” +
Ex: I like Sophie You like “who?” I like her. +
Ex: I like chocolate You like “what?” I like it. +
The Object pronoun that correspond to ! je, tu, il, elle, nous,vous & ils are: + Subject Object pronoun pronoun Je Me (m’) Me
Tu Te (t’) You
Il/elle Le/la Him/her + Subject Object pronoun pronoun nous nous us
vous vous You
Ils/elles les Them + Note:
Me and Te become m’ and t’ before a
VOWEL SOUND." + For example:
tu m’invites. Je t’ invite. + Position In French, object pronouns come IMMEDIATELY BEFORE the verb. + For example:
Je te téléphone ce soir.
Tu nous invites au cinéma + Note that in the negative ne & pas go around the Object pronoun & the verb + For example:
Je te téléphone ce soir. Je ne te téléphone pas ce soir. + For example: Tu nous invites au cinéma. Tu ne nous invites pas au cinéma. + Let’s Practice! Example: Il / je / donner / un cadeau
Il me donne un cadeau. He gives me a gift. + Let’s Practice! 1.je / tu / inviter / au concert
Je t’invite au concert.
I invite you a to the concert. + Let’s Practice! 2.vous / nous / demander de l’argent Nous vous demandons de l’argent. We ask you for money. + Let’s Practice!
3.tu / je / téléphoner / ce soir
Tu me téléphones ce soir.
You call me tonight. + Let’s Practice!
4.nous / vous / montrer / les photos Nous vous montrons les photos. We show you the pictures. + Let’s Practice!
5.je / tu / donner / ton vélo
Je te donne ton vélo. I give you your bike. + Let’s Practice! 6.vous / je / prêter / de l’argent Vous me prêtez de l’argent. You lend me some money.