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Grammar
Objective: Detect verbs that require the preposition à and replace their human objects with lui or leur.
| Pronoun | Replaces | English |
|---|---|---|
| me (or m') | à moi | to me |
| te (or t') | à toi | to you (informal) |
| lui | à lui or à elle | to him, to her |
| nous | à nous | to us |
| vous | à vous | to you (formal or plural) |
| leur | à eux or à elles | to them |
Voir takes a direct object, so the pronoun is le. The forms lui and leur belong only to verbs that require the preposition à.
Parler à takes the indirect pronoun lui, not the stressed form elle, when the object is a person.
Parler à takes the indirect pronoun lui, which replaces a singular person regardless of gender.
The same pronoun lui replaces the female person Marie, confirming that indirect pronouns are gender-neutral.
Téléphoner à takes the plural pronoun leur. The form is used for both masculine and feminine groups.
Écrire à takes an indirect object. The pronoun lui precedes the conjugated verb écrit.
The pronoun te elides to t' before the vowel-initial verb envoie, following the same elision rule as the direct object pronouns.
6 exercises · about 9 minutes
Téléphoner à takes an indirect object, so the pronoun is leur rather than the direct les.
Two errors appear in one sentence: voir takes the direct le, and the negative requires ne before the pronoun.
Raconter à takes the indirect pronoun nous. The pronoun precedes the verb raconte.
Donner à takes the indirect pronoun lui. The direct object le livre remains after the verb.
In the negative, ne appears between the subject and the pronoun, and pas follows the verb. The pronoun stays directly before the verb.