French direct pronouns (past)

ai

as

a

avons

avez

ont

je

tu

il, elle, on

nous

vous

ils, elles

When using the past tense (passé composé) the object pronoun is

always placed before the auxiliary verb* Avoir.

*the auxiliary verb is the verb used to express the tense

In the sentence ‘I have finished my dinner’ - to finish is the main verb and the auxiliary verb to have is here to express the past.

t’

m’

l’

luiª

vous

nous

les

leurª

appelé

fait

acheté

parléª

attendu

dit

vendu

ditª etc.

ª if the verb is indirect

ai pas

as pas

a pas

avons pas

avez pas

ont pas

je

tu

il, elle, on

nous

vous

ils, elles

and in the negative form....

ne t’

ne m’

ne l’

ne luiª

ne vous

ne nous

ne les

ne leurª

appelé

fait

acheté

parléª

attendu

dit

vendu

ditª etc.

ª if the verb is indirect

À vous maintenant...

/ Your turn now...

You are now ready for exercises of Level 5 and 6 of this course.

These exercises focus on placing the object pronouns before the

auxiliary verb.

In these 2 exercises, you must type in the missing words:

Bonne leçon!

je xx parlé (you – inf.) you must type in

je xx pas appelé (you – inf.) you must type in

eg. t’ai

ne t’ai