Position of Object Pronouns in French (in two-verb constructions - Exceptions) 

Provenance (History)

Used as a learning object in French 1502, Introductory University French III, taught at Memorial University of Newfoundland with Roger House.

Subjects/Keywords

French,French -- pronouns

Language

fr

Related Item

Position of Object Pronouns in French (various audio files)

Type

Audio

Is part of a series

French 1502 - French III

Rights

©2017 Roger House and Memorial University of Newfoundland

Creative Commons License Name

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

Title

Position of Object Pronouns in French (in two-verb constructions - Exceptions)

Creator

Roger House and Memorial University of Newfoundland. Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL)

Description

In the french language, in two-verb constructions where the second verb is infinitive, the pronouns generally precede the second verb (infinitive). However, the only exception to this rule is in an affirmative imperative. In a positive command or request , the pronouns are positioned after the verb and are hyphenated. This audio clip demonstrates an example of the object pronoun placement in this situation.

Fais ton travail. >> Fais-le.

Learning Design

Demonstrates the position of an object pronoun in french when the object pronoun position is in an affirmative imperative. In a positive command or request, the pronouns are positioned after the verb and are hyphenated. In this example you hear:

Fais ton travail. >> Fais-le.

Date Created

2017

Format

Audio/mp3

Duration

00:02 seconds