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?” “You see me?” “Je te vois!” “I see you!”

je me (m’) me, to me Tu m’invites au cinéma? tu te (t’) you, to you Oui, je t’invite! nousnous us, to us Elle nous téléphone. vousvous you, to you Je vous 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 amieme éléphone. 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 neteparlons pas! Note the conjugation of the verb! It matches with ‘nous.’

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

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