Pronouns me te nous vous Unit 4 Lesson

Pronouns – me, te, nous, vous Unit 4, Lesson 14

Note the position of the pronoun in the following examples. “Tu me parles? ” “Are you talking to me? ” -Robert De Niro Taxi Driver

“Oui, je te parle. ” “Yeah, I’m talking to you. ”

Je te veux! I want you!

Pronouns while playing peek-a-boo “Tu me vois? ” “Je te vois!” “You see me? ” “I see you!”

je me (m’) tu te (t’) nous vous Tu me, to me m’invites au cinéma? Oui, je you, to you t’invite! Elle nous téléphone. nous us, to us vous Je vous you, to you écoute.

Notez Bien! me becomes m’ before a vowel te becomes t’ before a vowel

So, where does the pronoun go in a present tense sentence? Answer… directly BEFORE the verb!!!! Mon amie me téléphone. The verb is still conjugated to match the subject pronoun. For this sentence, it is ‘je. ’

But where does the pronoun go in a negative sentence? Answer…directly Before the verb!!!! Nous ne te parlons pas! Note the conjugation of the verb! It matches with ‘nous. ’

Try changing these phrases to French using the pronouns. 1. Are you talking to me ? 1. Tu me parles? 2. I am talking to you. 3. You are inviting us to the party? 2. Je te parle. 4. We are inviting you to the party. 4. Nous vous invitons à la boum. 3. Vous nous invitez à la boum?

Now try these 1. He listens to me. 1. Il m’écoute. 2. I listen to you. 2. Je t’écoute. 3. They listen to us. 3. Ils nous écoutent. 4. I listen to all of you. 4. Je vous écoute.