Subject Pronouns What is a noun Person Place

Subject Pronouns

What is a noun? • Person • Place • Thing • Idea

What is a pronoun? • It is a word that is used instead of a noun and still maintains the meaning of the sentence. – The man is from Quebec. – He is from Quebec. – Marcel and I are going to the store. – We are going to the store. – My friends are buying the bread. – They are buying it.

Subject Pronouns • A subject pronoun replaces the noun that is the subject of the sentence. – My father works in Paris. – He works in Paris.

English Subject Pronouns Singular Plural 1 st Person I We 2 nd Person You (y’all) 3 rd Person He She It They

French Subject Pronouns Singular Plural Je Nous 2 nd Person Tu Vous 3 rd Person Il Ils Elles 1 st Person On

Je st 1 person singular Je = I

Tu 2 nd person singular • Tu means YOU informally (familiar). • Used when talking to someone informally

Il 3 rd person singular • Il = he or it • It is used when talking about a boy, man, or something “masculine”.

Elle 3 rd person singular • Elle = she or it • It is used to talk about a girl or something “feminine”.

On 3 rd person singular • On = People One They You We (casual speech) Example: On parle francais en Haiti. = They speak French in Haiti. Example: On va au café? = We’re going to the café?

Nous 1 st person plural • Nous = We • It is used when you include yourself in the action with others.

Vous 2 nd person • Vous = You. • It is used to address a group of people. • It is also used to address one person formally • It can be singular or plural.

Ils 3 rd person plural • Ils = They • It is used to talk about a group of boys, guys, men, “masculine” objects, or a mixed group. • It is pronounced exactly the same way as the singular il. Remember, the s is silent.

Elles 3 rd person plural • Elles = they • It is used to talk about a group of females or “feminine” objects. • It is pronounced exactly the same way as the singular elle. Remember, the s is silent.

Which subject pronoun would you use to replace these subjects? • • The man is going to the store with her. My sister is dancing the can-can. Marcel and Raoul are having coffee. The teacher is giving the lesson. You and Pierre are studying French. Anne and Rose live in Lyon. My mother’s mother is my grandmother. Michel and I are sitting in class.

What is the subject pronoun? 1. Marc 2. Marc et Paul 3. Marc et Marie 4. Marc et moi (me) 5. Marc et toi (you) 6. Moi 7. Toi 8. Marc, Paul, Marie et moi 9. Marie 10. Marie, Monique, et Melanie 1. il 2. ils 3. ils 4. nous 5. vous 6. je 7. tu 8. nous 9. elle 10. elles

Replace the subject with a pronoun. 1. Pierre est mon ami francais. 2. Pierre et Marie sont mes amis francais. 3. Claire est une fille anglaise. 4. Claire et Catherine sont des filles anglaises. 5. Ma mere est italienne. 6. Mon pere est anglais, et ma mere est japonaise. 7. La classe est interessante 8. Est-ce que le professeur est a l’ecole? 9. Est-ce que la secretaire est ici aujourd’hui? 10. Est-ce que les musiciens sont de la France?