Personal Pronouns – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Choose the correct weak-form personal pronouns.

  1. joue de la guitare dans un groupe.verb ending in -e = 1st person singular → jeI play guitar in a band.
  2. Est-ce que parles français?verb ending in -es = 2nd person singular → tuDo you speak French?
  3. est souvent en retard.est = 3rd person singular → onHe is often late.
  4. Pendant les vacances allons visiter Toulouse.verb ending in -ons = 1st person plural → nousDuring the holidays, we’re going to Toulouse.
  5. ont un beau chien.verb ending in -ont = 3rd person plural → ellesThey have a handsome dog.

Choose the correct personal pronouns.

  1. C’est qui ai cassé le verre.emphasis → strong-form personal pronounI’m the one who broke the glass.
  2. J’aime beaucoup ce film. Et ?the pronoun stands alone → strong-form personal pronounI like this film a lot. How about you?
  3. organise une fête samedi soir.the pronoun comes directly before the verb → weak-form personal pronounHe’s organising a party on Saturday evening.
  4. seuls sont venus.the pronoun is separated from the verb by the word seul → strong-form personal pronounOnly they came.
  5. Est-ce qu’ aiment faire du vélo?the pronoun comes directly before the verb → weak-form personal pronounDo they like cycling?

Rewrite the sentences, replacing the underlined part of the sentence with an object pronoun.

  1. Est-ce que je peux emprunter un CD à tes parents?
    →  ?indirect object-pronoun, 3rd person plural = leurCan I borrow a CD from your parents?
    → Can I borrow a CD from them?
  2. Nous avons vu ce film.
    →  .direct object-pronoun, 3rd person singular = le|when le comes before a vowel or a silent h, we write l’We saw this film.
    → We saw it.
  3. Est-ce que tu aimes les pommes?
    →  ?direct object-pronoun, 3rd person plural = lesDo you like apples?
    → Do you like them?
  4. Vous donnerez ce livre à Sarah.
    →  .indirect object-pronoun, 3rd person singular = luiYou will give Sarah this book.
    → You will give her this book.
  5. Nous sommes allés au cinéma avec Julien et Stéphanie.
    →  .preposition → strong-form object-pronoun|3rd person plural = euxWe went to the cinema with Julien and Stéphanie.
    → We went to the cinema with them.