LES PRONOMS SUJETS SUBJECT PRONOUNS
SUBJECT PRONOUNS: 1-TO TALK TO OR ABOUT PEOPLE, YOU CAN USE SUBJECT PRONOUNS TO REPLACE THEIR NAMES. 2- TO AVOID REPETITION. EXAMPLE: MARIE MANGE DU CHOCOLAT. ELLE MANGE DU CHOCOLAT MON FRERE S’APPELLE JEROME. IL AIME DANSER.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS ARE EITHER SINGULAR (REFERRING TO ONE PERSON) OR PLURAL (REFERRING TO MORE THAN ONE PERSON)
HERE ARE THE SUBJECT PRONOUNS IN FRENCH: SingularPlural JeINouswe TuYou (singular informal)VousYou (plural, or singular formal) Il Elle on He She One/they/we Ils elles they
EXAMPLE: TU AIMES ALLER AU CINÉMA?DO YOU LIKE TO GO TO THE MOVIES? OUI J’AIME ALLER AU CINÉMA.YES, I LIKE TO GO TO THE MOVIES. NOTE THAT THE PRONOUN JE BECOMES J’ WHEN THE NEXT WORD BEGINS WITH A VOWEL SOUND. THE PRONOUN ON IS SINGULAR EVEN THOUGH IT OFTEN REFERS TO MORE THAN ONE PERSON. ON VA AU CENTRE COMMERCIAL. WE ARE GOING TO THE MALL IF THE GENDER IS NOT KNOWN USE MASCULIN EX: LES PARENTS DE NATHALIE SONT EN VACANCES, ILS SONT EN ITALIE.
TU VS. VOUS THE SUBJECT PRONOUNS TU AND VOUS BOTH MEAN “YOU” BUT ARE USED IN DIFFERENT WAYS. WHEN YOU TALK TO ONE PERSON, Use tu (the familiar form) with:Use vous (the formal form) with: A friendAn acquaintance A personA person older than you A close relativeA distant relative A childAn adult you don’t know A petA person of authority, as teacher or doctor
SUR UNE FEUILLE DE PAPIER REMPLACEZ LES NOMS SOULIGNES PAR LE PRONOM SUBJECT CORRESPONDANT ET TRADUISEZ: 1- MES PARENTS SONT ALLER A CHICAGO. 2- MA COPINE EST ITALIENNE. 3- MON FRERE AIME LE CINEMA. 4- LES GARCONS NE SONT PAS EN VILLE. 5- MES AMIS ET MOI, REGARDONS LA TELE. LE PROFESSEUR EST GENTIL.