Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
Learn French indirect object pronouns like me, te, lui, nous, vous, and leur, which answer "à qui?" and replace indirect objects referring to people.
- Indirect object pronouns only replace nouns that refer to people.
- These pronouns are used to answer the question à qui?
- Use the pronouns m'/t' before a vowel.
| Singulier (Singular) | Pluriel (Plural) |
| MeJe me donne (I give myself) | NousJe nous donne (I us give) |
| TeJe te donne (I give you) | VousJe vous donne (I you give) |
| LuiJe lui donne (I give him) | LeurJe leur donne (I give them) |
Exceptions!
- If a sentence contains a direct and an indirect object pronoun, place the direct one first, followed by the indirect one.
Exercise 1: Les pronoms compléments indirects
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
lui, te, leur, me
1.
Tu :
Je ... donne un nouveau t-shirt.
(I am giving you a new t-shirt.)
2.
Je :
Tu ... paye des baskets.
(You pay me for trainers.)
3.
Il :
Je ... donne sa chemise.
(I give him his shirt.)
4.
Elles :
Nous ... vendons une voiture.
(We are selling them a car.)
5.
Je :
Tu ... dis souvent ça.
(You often tell me that.)
6.
Ils :
Il ... achète un chapeau.
(He buys them a hat.)
7.
Il :
Elle ... achète un sac.
(She buys him a bag.)
8.
Tu :
Il ... montre quelque chose.
(He shows you something.)
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Je porte ___ chemise rouge aujourd'hui.
(I am wearing ___ red shirt today.)2. Tu ___ le jean bleu ?
(You ___ the blue jeans?)3. Il ___ donne le manteau qu'il porte.
(He ___ gives me the coat he is wearing.)4. Nous choisissons ___ chaussures noires.
(We choose ___ black shoes.)5. Vous ___ les gants en hiver.
(You ___ the gloves in winter.)6. Je ___ donne mon sac à main.
(I ___ give him/her my handbag.)
