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Conjugation
Objective: Place object pronouns before the verb inside the ne...pas bracket, restore me and te to their unstressed forms, and order two pronouns correctly in negative commands.
| Affirmative | Negative | English |
|---|---|---|
| Écoute-moi. | Ne m'écoute pas. | Listen to me / Don't listen to me |
| Parle-lui. | Ne lui parle pas. | Talk to him / Don't talk to him |
| Regarde-le. | Ne le regarde pas. | Look at him / Don't look at him |
| Donne-nous. | Ne nous donne pas. | Give us / Don't give us |
| Assieds-toi. | Ne t'assieds pas. | Sit down / Don't sit down |
In a negative command, the pronoun returns before the verb, and me elides to m' before the vowel-initial écoute.
With two pronouns, the indirect me precedes the direct le in the negative, reversing the order used in the affirmative.
Me returns before the verb and elides to m' before the vowel-initial écoute.
The pronoun sits between ne and the verb, keeping its full form before the consonant-initial parle. The -er verb parler keeps the -e ending without -s in the tu command.
Lui is the indirect object pronoun and keeps the same form before and after the verb.
Le is the direct object pronoun. The verb regarder is an -er verb, so the imperative form is regarde with no -s.
Nous keeps the same form in both positions. The verb is in the vous command form, so it ends in -ez.
6 exercises · about 9 minutes
Pas follows the verb, not the pronoun. The negative bracket wraps around the pronoun and the verb together.
Before the vowel-initial verb assieds, the pronoun me elides to m', following the same rule that governs ne m'écoute pas.
Two pronouns appear before the verb. The indirect me precedes the direct le, reversing the affirmative order donne-le-moi.
The pronoun leur sits before the verb, and rien replaces pas since it already carries the negative meaning.
The reflexive pronoun te returns before the verb and keeps its full form before the consonant-initial couche. Elision to t' would only occur before a vowel-initial verb such as assieds.