PERSONAL PRONOUNS

• Je becomes j' when the following word begins with a vowel or a mute 'h'.
• Tu is used with friends and family. Vous is used with people we don't know, in formal conversations or with older people.
• Il is used for impersonal sentences, like
  il fait froid, il est 8 heures.

• The direct object pronouns are always used before the verb, except for the imperative.
  Je te téléphone. Je ne te téléphone pas.
• The indirect object pronouns replace the complements of verbs followed by the preposition à.
  Je lui écrit pour son anniversaire. (écrire à une personne)
• Me, te, le, la become m', t', l', l' when the following word begins with a vowel or a mute 'h'.
  Je m'appelle Paul.

• The reflexive pronouns are used when the action is made on the same person as the subject.
  Je me lave. Il se rase.
• Me, te, se become m', t', s' when the following word begins with a vowel or a mute 'h'.
  Tu t'intéresses à l'histoire?
• The pronoun soi is used to refer to people in general.
  La confiance en soi est très important.
  Il est tard, tout le monde doit rentrer chez soi.

TONIC PRONOUNS

PRONOMS COMPLEMENTS: en - y

• The partitive pronoun en is used to replace a noun phrase that begins with du, de la or des, or a noun phrase that makes reference to a quantity of something.
  As-tu du pain? Oui, j'en ai.
  Avez-vous des enfants? Oui, j'en ai deux.
  Avos-vous une voiture? Non, je n'en ai pas.
• The pronoun y is used to replace a noun phrase that begins with à or when talking about a place.
  Elle joue à la pétanque. Elle y joue souvent.
  Nous allons à Paris. Nous y allons.

ORDER OF PRONOUNS IN THE SENTENCE

• When used before the verb, they follow this order:

• Je te le dit.
  Elle le lui prête.
  Il y en a.

Practice

• Exercise 1
• Exercise 2
• Exercise 3
• Exercise 4

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