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Grammar
Objective: Replace plural direct objects with the correct pronoun and place it before the conjugated verb.
| Pronoun | Replaces | English |
|---|---|---|
| nous | a first-person plural direct object | us |
| vous | a second-person plural direct object | you |
| les | any third-person plural noun | them |
The plural pronoun les always precedes the conjugated verb, never follows it as a standalone word.
The plural noun livres requires the plural pronoun les, while le replaces only a singular masculine noun.
Les enfants is plural, so the pronoun is les. The pronoun precedes the conjugated verb vois.
The plural noun parents is replaced by les regardless of its internal composition.
Nous replaces the first-person plural direct object. The pronoun precedes the verb invite.
Vous replaces a second-person plural direct object. The form stays intact before the vowel-initial verb attends.
Les replaces a plural direct object. The pronoun keeps its full form before the vowel-initial verb écoute.
6 exercises · about 9 minutes
Parler à takes an indirect object, so the pronoun is leur rather than the direct les, which belongs to verbs like voir and connaître.
The negative ne appears between the subject and the pronoun, while pas follows the verb. Both parts are required.
The pronoun les precedes the verb aimons. The elision rule does not apply because les ends in a consonant.
In the negative, ne appears between the subject and the pronoun, and pas follows the verb.
Parler à takes the indirect pronoun leur, not the direct les. The two pronouns are not interchangeable.