Les Sujets et les Verbes

Grammaire 1

Grammavision Subjects and Verbs

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Tell whether each word underlined is a) the subject or b) the verb in each sentence.

_____ 1. Paul chante.

_____ 2. Lisette est française.

_____ 3. Nadine a 16 ans.

_____ 4. Comment allez-vous?

_____ 5. Tu as quel âge?

_____ 6. Elle s’appelle Francine.

Tell whether each word underlined is a) the subject or b) the verb in each sentence.

__b__ 1. Paul chante.

__a__ 2. Lisette est française.

__b__ 3. Nadine a 16 ans.

__b__ 4. Comment allez-vous?

__a__ 5. Tu as quel âge?

__b__ 6. Elle s’appelle Francine.

C’est à vous! Dans le livre…

Exercice 17 pg. 12 (tous ensemble)

Exercice 18 pg. 13 (tous ensemble)

Exercice 20 pg. 13 (en partenaires)

Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns In French, a subject pronoun is immediately or

almost immediately followed by its verb.

The use of subject pronouns is mandatory in French.

Always use a subject pronoun to construct sentences in the absence of a noun subject.

Subject One (people in general)Pronouns (en français)

Singlar Plural

Je I Nous We

Tu You Vous You (plural or formal)

Il He Ils They (all male or mixed group)

Elle She Elles They (all female group)

On

Subject Pronouns (en français) Subject pronouns are labeled by the term

'person', referring to the subject's role in the conversation. 1st person refers to the person(s) speaking (I,

we); 2nd person to the person(s) spoken to (you); and 3rd person to the person(s) or thing(s) spoken

about (he, she, it, they). Singlar Plural

1st Je I Nous We

2nd Tu You Vous You (plural or formal)

3rd Il/Elle/On

HeSheOne/We

Ils/Elles

They

Grammavision Subject Pronouns

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Subject Pronouns (en français)

Je/J’ NousTu VousIl IlsElle EllesOn

Je J’ Je changes to J’ before a vowel

Je m’applle Christian. J’ai 13 ans.

Je + ai = J’ai

Unlike the English pronoun 'I', je is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence. 

Tu ou Vous?Tu Vous

• Singular form of “you”• Informal form of “you”• Used with

-friends-family -someone your own

age

• Plural form of “you”• Formal form of “you”• Used with

-adults-people you don’t

know-more than one

person

Tu ou Vous? Would you use tu or vous with the following

people?

Mrs. Entzminger

Your math teacher

The person sitting next to you in class

Your best friend

President Obama

Your sister

On The pronoun on has no direct equivalent in English.

It can mean we. It can mean they, as in people in general. It can mean one.

The meaning of on will depend on the context.

     En France, on parle français.        In France, they (people in general) speak French. 

il/elle

Il and elle besides meaning 'he' and 'she' can both express the meaning 'it' depending on the gender of the noun being replaced.

For example:

La chaise est bleue, n'est-ce pas?

The chair is blue, isn't it?

Non, elle est noire! No, it's black!

De quelle couleur est le tableau?

What color is the board?

Il est blanc. It is white.

Subject pronounsComplete the sentences with the correct

subject pronoun.

1. _______ parlons français.

2. _______ s’appelle Rose.

3. _______ t’appelles Lucas?

4. _______ s’appelle Paul.

5. _______ parlez français?

6. _______ m’appelle François. Et toi?

Subject pronounsComplete the sentences with the correct

subject pronoun.

1. Nous parlons français.

2. Elle s’appelle Rose.

3. Tu t’appelles Lucas?

4. Il s’appelle Paul.

5. Vous parlez français?

6. Je m’appelle François. Et toi?

C’est a vous!

Exercice 22 pg. 15

Exercice 23 pg. 15

Replacing with Subject Pronouns

Replacing with Subject Pronouns Sometimes, instead of using noun subjects, a

subject pronoun will be used.

For example, instead of saying Bob is at school. Bob is going to his classes.

One might say: Bob is at school. He is going to his classes.

The noun subject “Bob” has been replaced by the subject pronoun “he”.

Replacing with Subject Pronouns How would you replace the following noun

subjects with a subject pronoun?

1. Marie __________2. Martin et Remy__________3. Aimée et Corinne __________4. Jean __________5. Le chien __________6. Les chats __________

Aux tableaux

magiques!

Replacing with Subject Pronouns In French you will also see

et toi / and you et moi / and I, me

which are often used as part of a subject

Marie et moi Marie and I Toby et toi Toby and you

Can Marie and I or Toby and you be replaced by a subject pronoun? OUI!

Replacing with Subject Pronouns

Français Anglais

Marie et moi Marie and I

? We

Français Anglais

Toby et toi Toby and you

? You all / Y’all

Français Anglais

Marie et moi Marie and I

Nous We

Français Anglais

Toby et toi Toby and you

Vous You all / Y’all

Replacing with Subject Pronouns How would you replace the following noun

subjects with a subject pronoun?

1. Gérard __________2. Denise __________3. Jacqueline et moi __________4. Nicolas et Laure __________5. Zoe et le chien __________6. Simone et toi __________

Aux tableaux

magiques!