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Ça t'intéresse ? Direct and indirect pronouns me and te

I can recognise and understand the role of indirect object pronouns 'me' and 'te' in the context of exploring museums.

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Ça t'intéresse ? Direct and indirect pronouns me and te

I can recognise and understand the role of indirect object pronouns 'me' and 'te' in the context of exploring museums.

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Key learning points

  1. Use me and te before the verb when 'me' or 'you' is the object of the verb: elle me trouve (she finds me).
  2. Use me and te when 'me' or 'you' is indirectly receiving the action of the verb: elle me donne un cadeau (gives to me).
  3. Me and te are used frequently in dialogue between two people.

Keywords

  • Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person or thing that the verb action is done to, when the action is 'to me' or 'for you'.

  • Me, (m') - me, to me

  • Te, (t') - you, to you

Common misconception

In French, 'to you' is translated literally from English e.g. I say to you 'je dis à toi'.

In French indirect object pronouns to me and to you are translated by single words: 'me' and 'te'. They go before the verb, not at the end of the sentence.

Be ready to explain why me and to me, you and to you are the same word in French, in the same place in the sentence, and to explain further why the distinction is important.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:je,I
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I

Correct Answer:tu,you
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you

Correct Answer:il,he, it
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he, it

Correct Answer:elle,she, it
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she, it

Correct Answer:nous,we
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we

Correct Answer:ils,they (m)
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they (m)

Q2.
What are the correct endings for regular er, ir and re verbs with 'je'?
e, it, s
Correct answer: e, is, s
e, is, t
es, is, s
Q3.
What is the correct conjugation for the verb in brackets in this sentence? Nous (finir) les devoirs.
Correct Answer: finissons, Finissons, FINISSONS
Q4.
Which statement is true for direct object pronoun placement in French?
The direct object pronoun goes at the end of the sentence.
The direct object pronoun goes after the verb.
Correct answer: The direct object pronoun goes before the verb.
There is no set rule for the placement of direct object pronouns.
Q5.
What is the conjugation of the verb 's'appeler' when translating 'is called Jennifer'?
t'appelles Jennifer
m'appelle Jennifer
Correct answer: s'appelle Jennifer
s'appellent Jennifer
Q6.
Which is the correct French word order for this sentence? French helps me to communicate with my French teacher.
1 - le français
2 - m'
3 - aide
4 - à communiquer
5 - avec mon
6 - professeur
7 - de français

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the French translation of these English verbs?
Correct Answer:to give, giving,donner
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donner

Correct Answer:to please, be pleasing,plaire
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plaire

Correct Answer:to explain, explaining,expliquer
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expliquer

Correct Answer:to give back, giving back,rendre
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rendre

Correct Answer:to offer, offering,offrir
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offrir

Correct Answer:to tell, telling (a story),raconter
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raconter

Q2.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? La pollution est un problème ...
intérêt
victime
humanité
Correct answer: global
document
Q3.
Which word completes each sentence?
Correct Answer:Le Sénégal est ______ de la colonisation,victime
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victime

Correct Answer:J'aime voir des vieux _____ au musée. ,objets
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objets

Correct Answer:Mon ami _____ adore manger de la pizza.,chinois
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chinois

Correct Answer:Les écoles _____ sont très importantes.,publiques
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publiques

Q4.
Translate 'm'' in the sentence: 'ça m'aide à faire mes devoirs'.
Correct answer: me
to me
mine
myself
Q5.
Translate 'm'' in the sentence: 'Tu m'expliques pourquoi tu ne viens pas'.
me
myself
Correct answer: to me
my
Q6.
Put the words in the right order to make the sentence: You say to me that Léa is pleased.
1 - tu
2 - me
3 - dis
4 - que
5 - Léa
6 - est
7 - contente

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