Direct Object Pronoun and Imperative Statements Sports, Entertainment, and Leisure Activities

Subject + Pronoun + Verb agreeing with subj. Revision des pronoms Subject + Pronoun + Verb agreeing with subj. Pas Ne me, m’ te, t’ nous vous Me You Us You all Nicholas me téléphone Nicholas ne me téléphone pas

Notes – Imperatives and D. O. P Direct Object Pronouns – person who receives the action A. Singular Pronouns 1. me/m’ (me) 2. te/t’ (you) B. Plural pronouns 1. nous (us) 2. vous (you – formal, you all) C. Position : following subject but before the verb D. Negatives: Ne follows Subject, Pas follows verb Ex: Nicholas me téléphone Ex: Nicholas ne me téléphone pas

Practice Underline the Direct Object Pronouns Thomas m’invite au restaurant. Luc et Marie nous offrent des euros. Non, Je ne te telephone pas ce soir. Pourquoi tu ne m’offres pas un soda? Ma mere vous invite. Nous vous aimons Je t’aime Non, Je ne t’aime pas

Imperative statements- Review Decide whom you are talking to Use that verb form without the subject Exception: Drop the ‘s’ from regular –er conjugations with TU Tu – talking to one person you are familiar with Nous – talking to a group and including yourself Vous – talking to a group not including yourself. Tu parles français Nous parlons espagnol Vous parlez italien Parles français Parlons espagnol Parlez italien

Practice Tell folks to do certain things (your family) Lets leave (your friend) Lets go out (your brother) EAT! (Your friends at school) Don’t talk! Partons! Sortons! Mange! Ne parlez pas!

Notes II. Imperative Verbs - Commands A. Use three verb forms without the subj. 1. Tu (talking to one person you are familiar with) 2. Nous (talking about more than one person, including yourself) 3. Vous (talking to a group of people) B. Rule: - Drop the ‘s’ from regular er verbs in the tu form of the verb C. Negatives: Ne before the verb, Pas follows verb Allons au restaurant Parle plus fort Ne parlez pas!

Imperatives and Pronouns Just like with reflexive verbs, Direct Object Pronouns (their person who receives the action) follows the Imperative Verb (commands) Invite-moi Offrez-nous l’assistance Donne-moi Prête-moi It’s true, however, that since you will be making commands for yourself and others, you would not command one to make oneself the recipient very often, that would be the reflexive. In other words: MOI, and NOUS will be used in this fashion, not TOI or VOUS

Direct Object Pronouns for things While we have been studying people as direct object pronouns, we will also discuss various things as the recipient of a verbs’ action Examples: He sold it She’s going to buy them We don’t like it Il le vend Elle va les acheter Nous ne l'aimons pas Them

Notes III. Direct Object Pronouns – For the third person and things A. Singular Pronouns - 1. le (replaces a masculine thing) 2. la (replaces a feminine thing) 3. l’ (changes before a verb with a vowel) B. Plural pronouns - les (replaces nouns that are plural) C. Position : following subject but before the verb D. Negatives: Ne follows Subject, Pas follows verb Them Ex: Nicholas l’ offre. Ex: Nicholas ne les offre pas

Review of Petit examen 15 Vocabulary Expression: What type of show is it, use the appropriate article P. 194-5

Direct Object Pronouns for things Complete each sentence with the correct object pronoun: le, la, l’, les (M. Deboeuf/l’ordinateur) Il ____ vend. (Tu/les poissons rouges) Tu _____ aimes? (Francine/les cassettes) Elle _____ offre aux amis. (toi/la raquette de tennis) Tu vas _____acheter? (moi/mes cousins) Je _____ aide a mieux jouer au golf. LE LEs LEs L’ LEs

Culture (5b): les sports Aimens The French National Soccer Tournament A game played with small metal balls Home of the largest cathedral An Automobile race A Theater sponsored by the government Le Paris-Dakar la Comedie-francaise La finale de la coupe de France Boules