1. Français I – Leçon 6B Structures
Indirect object pronouns
Regular –re verbs
Irregular –re verbs

2. Indirect object Claire parle à sa mère.
An indirect object expresses to whom or for whom an action is done. In the example below, the indirect object answers this question:
À qui parle Claire? (To whom does Claire speak?)
Claire parle à sa mère.
INDIRECT
OBJECT
NOUN
SUBJECT
VERB

3. Indirect object pronouns
An indirect object pronoun replaces the indirect object noun.
Claire parle à sa mère.
Claire lui parle.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
INDIRECT
OBJECT
NOUN
SUBJECT
VERB
NEW SENTENCE
INDIRECT
OBJECT
PRONOUN
SUBJECT
VERB

4. INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS:
me/m’ te/t’ lui nous vous leur
SINGULAR
PLURAL
(me)
(you)
(him/her)
(us)
(you)
(them)
The indirect object pronoun usually
precedes the conjugated verb.
Je envoie des cadeaux à mes nièces.  Je leur envoie des cadeaux.
I send gifts to my nieces. I send them gifts.

5. More examples: Est-ce que tu parles à Antoine?
Oui, je lui parle.
Tu téléphones à Jean et à Marc?
Oui, je leur téléphone.
À qui est-ce que votre père a envoyé un ?
Notre père nous a envoyé un .

6. In a negative statement, place the indirect object pronoun between ne and the conjugated verb.
Antoine, je ne te parle pas de ça.
(Antoine, I’m not speaking to you about that.)
Notre père ne nous a pas envoyé
d’ .
(Our father didn’t send us an .)

7. When an infinitive follows a conjugated verb, the indirect object pronoun precedes the infinitive.
Nous allons lui donner la cravate.
(We’re going to give him the tie.)
Ils espèrent vous prêter le costume.
(They hope to lend you the suit.)

8. Verbs used with indirect object pronouns:
demander à
donner à
envoyer à
téléphoner à

9. montrer à
parler à
poser une question à
prêter à

10. Regular –re verbs
Like regular –er and –ir verbs you learned about earlier this year, regular -re verbs also follow a pattern.
If the verb is a considered a “regular –re verb,” it will be conjugated the same way as other regular –re verbs. .

11. Attendre = to wait (remove the –re and add the new endings)
j’attends
nous attendons
tu attends
vous attendez
il attend
ils attendent
elle attend
elles attendent
on attend
*Note that the il/elle/on forms have no ending,
and nous/vous/ils/elles have the same endings as regular –er verb

12. Other regular –re verbs (These verbs will be conjugated the same way as attendre)
descendre (de) = to go downstairs;
to get off; to take down
entendre = to hear
perdre (son temps) = to lose (to waste one’s time)
rendre (à) = to give back, to return (to)
rendre visit (à) = to visit someone
répondre (à) = to respond, to answer (to)
vendre = to sell

13. Passé composé
When using regular –re verbs in the passé composé, remove the –re and add the letter “-u” to create the past participle.
Example: vendre = to sell
Present: Je vends les bonbons.
(I’m selling candy.)
Passé composé: J’ai vendu les bonbons.
(I sold candy.)

14. Some verbs that end in –re are irregular (they do not follow a pattern).

15. conduire = to drive (irregular verb)
je conduis
nous conduisons
tu conduis
vous conduisez
il conduit
ils conduisent
elle conduit
elles conduisent
on conduit
Past Participle: conduit
Ex: J’ai conduit hier soir.

16. Other verbs that are conjugated like conduire:
construire = to build, to construct
détruire = to destroy
produire = to produce
réduire = to reduce
traduire = to translate

17. mettre = to put (on) je mets nous mettons vous mettez tu mets
ils mettent
il met
elle met
elles mettent
on met
Past Participle: mis
J’ai mis un pull ce matin.

18. Other verbs that are conjugated like mettre:
permettre = to allow
promettre = to promise

19. rire = to laugh je ris nous rions tu ris vous riez il rit ils rient
elle rit
elles rient
on rit
Past Participle: ri
J’ai ri pendent le film <<Elf.>>

20. Other verbs conjugated like rire:
sourire = to smile