Il m'a aidé : Direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense
I can understand and use direct object pronouns in the perfect tense, exploring the context of immigration.
Il m'a aidé : Direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense
I can understand and use direct object pronouns in the perfect tense, exploring the context of immigration.
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Key learning points
- Direct object pronouns are: me, te, le/la/l', nous, vous, les. They go before the verb.
- The word for 'it' in French changes according to whether the noun it replaces is masculine or feminine.
- When 'you' (singular formal or plural) is the 'receiver' (object) of the verb, we use vous. It goes before the verb.
- When 'us' and 'them' are the 'receivers' (object) of the verb, we use nous and les.
Keywords
Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb e.g. me, you, it, them
Auxiliary verb - a form of either 'avoir' or 'être' used to form the perfect tense
Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb
Common misconception
There is only one word for "it" in French.
Nouns are either masculine or feminine. "It", when replacing a noun, also has a masculine and feminine form. Use 'le' for masculine nouns and 'la' for femnine nouns. 'Le' and 'la' shorten to 'l'' when the next word starts with a vowel sound.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
ai
as
a
avons
avez
ont
chose, chosen
heard
left
came
opened
wrote, written
Exit quiz
6 Questions
serious
death
shelter, refuge
volunteer
stop
to lie, lying