Grammaire-ama! Level 3

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1 Grammaire-ama! Level 3 e-book Carlo Di Saverio

2 In Canada: Copyright 2012 Tralco Educational Services Inc. (Tralco-Lingo Fun) This electronic publication may be reproduced under licence from Access Copyright ( ), or with the express written permission of Tralco Educational Services Inc., or as permitted by law. All rights are otherwise reserved, and no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, scanning, recording, or otherwise, except as specifically authorized. Outside of Canada For each purchased copy of this electronic publication, a limited license is granted each year to allow reproduction of activity pages to one teacher for use with students of that teacher. Reproduction of all or any part of this book for resale and/or any other copying of all or part of this book by any means or device, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, scanning, recording, or otherwise, other than expressly permitted herein, is expressly and absolutely prohibited and is a violation of copyright. Author Illustrator Cover Design Publisher Carlo Di Saverio Christopher Chamberlain Betty Rodriguez Karen Traynor We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) for our publishing activities. Nous reconnaissons l aide financière du gouvernement du Canada, par l entremise du Fonds du Livre du Canada (FLC) pour nos activités d édition. Copyright 2012 Carlo Di Saverio and Tralco Educational Services Inc (Tralco-Lingo Fun) Published by Tralco Educational Services Inc., Hamilton ON Telephone Toll free Fax: Web site Legal deposit National Library, Ottawa, Canada Printed in Canada ISBN

3 Grammaire-ama! LEVEL 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 4 2. Pronouns a) object pronouns (direct and indirect) 5 b) position of two object pronouns 9 c) position of one object pronoun with the imperative 17 d) en to replace expressions of quantity 20 e) relative pronouns ce qui, ce que, dont Verbs a) passé composé of pronomial reflexive 32 and reciprocal verbs verbs b) agreement of the past participle with verbs 39 conjugated with avoir c) imperfect tense: formation and use 43 d) present conditional: formation and use 52 e) impersonal expressions 63 f) the subjunctive mood 66 g) present subjunctive: formation and use Prepositions prepositions and geographical names Answers to the practice exercises 77

4 Grammaire-ama! 3 OBJECT PRONOUNS: ME, TE, NOUS, VOUS (les pronoms compléments d objet) In French, the object pronouns me, te, nous, vous, can be used as: direct objects or indirect objects me / m (me) me / m (to me) te / t (you) te / t (to you) nous (us) nous (to us) vous (you) vous (to you) e.g. ils me voient (they see me) ils me parlent (they speak to me) ils te voient (they see you) ils te parlent (they speak to you) ils nous voient (they see us) ils vous voient (they see you) NOTE: ils nous parlent (they speak to us) ils vous parlent (they speak to you) a) When the above are used as direct objects, they answer the question whom? ( whom do they see? ). When used as indirect objects, they answer the question to whom? ( to whom do they speak? ). Therefore, the verb determines whether they are direct or indirect objects. b) In French, verbs that take an indirect object are always followed by the preposition à (parler à, téléphoner à, donner à); those taking a direct object are not followed by à (voir, aimer, aider). In English, we often omit the preposition to before the indirect object: He gives me a gift = He gives a gift to me. c) The word order is the same as for the objects le, la, l, les, lui, leur as learned earlier. E.g. il (ne) nous voit (pas); il (ne) nous a (pas) vus; il (ne) va (pas) nous voir; je (ne) te parle (pas); je (ne) t ai (pas) parlé; je (ne) veux (pas) te parler; (ne) te parle-t-il (pas)?; (ne) nous a-t-il (pas) vus?; (ne) va-t-on (pas) vous aider? d) Don t forget: past participles agree only with preceding direct objects. E.g. ils nous a vu(e)s ; je vous ai aidé(e)s; Marie, il t a invitée chez lui. Tralco Educational (Tralco-Lingo Fun), 2012, Grammaire-ama! 3, ISBN:

5 Grammaire-ama! 3 Nom: Practice exercise on OBJECT PRONOUNS (1) Indicate whether the underlined object pronouns are direct (a) or indirect (b). 1. Il nous aidera. 2. Elle va te parler. 3. Je vous ai vus au concert. 4. On ne nous a pas parlé. 5. Qui peut me prêter de l argent? 6. Je ne vais pas te donner la réponse. 7. Vous a-t-elle dit la vérité? 8. Qui vous a raconté cette histoire drôle? 9. On va me chercher. 10. Vous a-t-elle trouvée, madame? 11. Ne nous aiment-ils pas? 12. Qui vous a téléphoné, madame? 13. Le clown nous a bien amusés. 14. Je t attendrai devant le cinéma. 15. Ne peut-on pas vous comprendre, monsieur? 16. Elle m a montré sa photo. 17. Elle veut nous écrire une carte postale. 18. Est-ce que le prof vous déteste? 19. Qui te donnera un cadeau? 20. Le prof nous a expliqué la leçon. 6 Tralco Educational (Tralco-Lingo Fun), 2012, Grammaire-ama! 3, ISBN: