Object Pronouns

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Object Pronouns
 Les object pronouns sont des pronoms toujours placés en complément, c'est-à-dire
après le verbe.
Object pronouns
Traduction
Exemples
I
Me
Moi, me, m'
They played with me.
She called me.
You gave it to me.
You
You
Toi, te, t'
I like to play with you.
She called you.
I gave it to you.
He
Him
Lui, le, l'
She goes out with him.
Do you meet him on Friday?
She
Her
Elle, lui, la, l'
They know her very well.
Give her a chance.
Follow her!
It
It
Elle, lui, le, la, l',
cela, ça
I'll bring it home.
Take it now.
They knew it.
We
Us
Nous
She told us.
They will come with us.
You
You
Vous
I like you.
I'll go with you.
They
Them
Eux, elles, les,
leur
I told them.
We know them.
She'll go with them.
Toujours complément (après le verbe)
Toujours sujet (avant le verbe)
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A. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate personal pronoun or object pronoun.
1.
I*
walked with
her*
2.
You*
called
3.
She*
will play computer with
4.
He/she
5.
They* sent
6.
I
came to Montreal with
them* .
7.
We*
watched T.V. with
him*
8.
He*
waited for
9.
They* gave it to
10.
He/She
me*
talks to
us*
.
.
me*
him*
every day.
a letter.
us
two hours.
me
.
eats with
me
1. Je l'ai vu.
I saw it/him/her.
2. Elles étudient toujours avec nous.
They always study with us.
3. Il vous a parlé.
He talked to you.
4. Nous avons joué avec eux tout l'après-midi.
We played with them all the afternoon.
5. Vous irez au cinéma avec elle.
You'll go to cinema with h.er
6. Elle m'a appelé.
She called me.
7. Ils sont venus avec nous à Montréal.
They came to Montréal with us.
8. Tu ne mangeras pas avec eux.
You won't eat with them.
9. Nous travaillons avec elle.
We work with her.
10. Je n'ai pas chanté pour toi.
.
every night.
B. Translate these sentences into English.
I didn't sing for you.
.
*Answers may vary
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Simple Conditional
Modes
Simple
Progressive
Perfect
Perfect
Progressive
Tenses
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
 Utilisation du simple conditional
Le Simple conditional exprime:
a) Un fait imaginaire.
Ex: I would recognize her anywhere.
She would like to be an engineer.
b) Une improbabilité avec si (if). Une partie de la phrase est au simple past.
Ex: If I had money, I would buy a sport car.
If I told you the truth would you be angry?
If I were you, I wouldn't do that.
Dans ces exemples, la partie au passé se traduit logiquement par l'imparfait
comme dans toutes les phrases utilisant le conditionnel:
Nous avons vu qu'à la 1re et 3e personne du singulier le verbe "to be" au passé
s'écrivait: Was. Par contre, lorsque que le verbe être est précédé de "if" il peut
se conjuguer comme "were" à toutes les personnes.
c) Une façon polie de demander, d'offrir ou d'exprimer ce que l'on veut.
Ex: I would like to have some information please.
Would you like a cup of tea?
Would you please wait in line?
N.B. Le simple conditional se traduit en français par le conditionnel présent.
Ex: Je me baignerais si j'avais mon maillot de bain.
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Subject
Would
Verb (infinitive)
Object
like
to be an actor.
be
present…
go
to Montreal.
Contraction
Affirmations
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Subject
I'd
You'd
He'd
She'd
We'd
You'd
They'd
Would
would
Not
Verb (infinitive)
Object
like
to be an actor.
be
present…
go
to Montreal.
Contraction
Negations
I
You
He
They
would
Auxiliary
Yes/no
questions
Information
questions
Would
wouldn't
not
Subject
Verb (infinitive)
Object
you
like
to be an actor?
he
be
present…?
they
go
to Montreal?
Question
word
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
(infinitive)
Object
Where
would
you
like
to go?
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A. Conjugate the verbs in the simple conditional using the subject in brackets.
1. To sing (she)
would sing
2. To obtain (they) would obtain
3. To fire (I)
would fire
4. To reject (you)
would reject
5. To abandon (he) would abandon
6. To show (they)
would show
7. To express (I)
would express
8. To disappear (we)
would disappear
9. To swallow (it)
would swallow
10. To hurt (you)
would hurt
11. To vanish (he)
would vanish
12. To feed (we)
would feed
13. To grow (they)
would grow
14. To blow (She)
would blow
15. To capture (we) would capture
16. To swim (it)
would swim
17. To travel (you)
would travel
18. To water (she)
would water
19. To care (you)
would care
20. To whistle (I)
would
B. Conjugate the verbs in the simple conditional.
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1. They (to go, negation)
2.
Would
wouldn't go
you (to take)
to Florida without Michael.
take
the plane?
3. She (to have)
would have
good marks if she studied more.
4.
you please (to leave)
alone
Would
5. The wall (to look)
6.
Would
7. I (to be)
would look
Would
better in white.
your sister (to come)
comme
Would be
happy to meet you.
8. William (to like, negation)
9.
you (to go)
11. I (to go, negation)
would do
13.
she (to help)
14. If they ran, they (to feel)
15.
Would
16. It (to be)
go
to the grocery store for me?
would go
without you.
help
you, if she knew the answer?
would feel
better.
be
would be
happy?
important.
would sing
would like
19. They (to sleep, negation)
shopping.
the laundry, if I had time.
you (to be)
17. If I could sing, I (to sing)
18. I (to like)
this movie.
wouldn't go
12. I (to do)
to the party?
wouldn't like
10. If we had more money, we (to go)
Would
me alone?
.
to see you.
wouldn't sleep
20. If she were happy, we (to know)
would know
in a car.
it.
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C. Translate the following sentences into French or English.
1. Je pleurerais.
I would cry.
2. Dormirait-elle?
Would she cry?
3. Would you sleep?
Dormirais-tu?/Dormiriez-vous?
4. She'd run.
Elle courrait.
5. Would you watch me?
Me regarderais-tu?/Est-ce que vous me regarderiez?
6. Tu ne mangerais pas.
You wouldn't eat.
7. Nous l'attraperions.
We would catch it.
8. You would not cry.
Tu ne pleurerais pas./Vous ne pleureriez pas.
9. Would you throw it?
Le/la lancerais-tu?/lanceriez-vous?
10. Est-ce qu'elles pleureraient?
11. Would he run?
Would they cry?
Courrait-il?
12. Il ne l'attraperait pas (le chien).
13. I would throw it.
It wouldn't catch it.
Je la/le lancerais.
14. Est-ce qu'elle la lancerait?
Would she throw it?
15. Would you cry?
Est-ce que tu pleurerais?/vous pleureriez?
16. Elle ne dormirait pas.
She wouldn't sleep.
17. We would drive.
Nous conduirions.
18. Dormirait-il?
Would he sleep?
19. Would he sleep?
Dormirait-il?/Est-ce qu'il dormirait?
20. Elle ne volerait pas.
She wouldn't steal.
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21. Je ne conduirais pas.
I wouldn't drive.
22. J'aurais 13 ans. I would be 13 years old.
23. Dormiriez-vous? Would you sleep?
24. We wouldn't go to cinema.
25. It would not bite .
Nous n'irions pas au cinéma.
Il ne mordrait pas.
26. J'aimerais avoir une bicyclette.
I would like to have a bike.
27. Would you have lunch with us?
Mangerais-tu/Mangeriez-vous avec nous?
28. Nous n'achèterions pas ce livre.
We wouldn't by this book.
29. Si tu m'aidais, je finirais plus tôt.
If you helped me, I would finish earlier.
30. He said he'd wash the car.
Il a dit qu'il laverait la voiture.
31. Nous n'aimerions pas être en prison.
32. She wouldn't lend her dress.
We wouldn't like to be in jail.
Elle ne passerair pas sa robe.
33. Préféreriez-vous apprendre l'espagnol?
34. He would eat if it were possible.
35. Tu ne ferais pas ça!
Would you prefer to learn Spanish?
Il mangerait si c'était possible.
You wouldn't do that!
36. Elles n'iraient pas à l'école.
They wouldn't go to school.
37. They wouldn't sleep well.
Ils/Elles ne dormiraient pas bien.
38. Nous chanterions partout.
We'd sing everywhere.
39. Would you leave me please?
40. Je serais content de partir.
Me laisserais-tu/laisseriez-vous?
I'd be happy to leave.
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There would be
 There would be est la formule utilisée pour exprimer il y aurait.
There
Verb to be
(conditional)
There
would be
Affirmations
Object
a book on the table.
two books on the table.
There
Verb to be
(conditional)
No
There
would be
no
Negations
Object
book on the table.
books on the table.
no
Would
Questions
Would
There
Verb to be
there
be
Object
a book on the table?
books on the table?
no
A. Use the correct form of there would be.
1.
Would there be
someone at the door if you were absent?
2.
There would be
many policemen in our city if we were 100 people.
3.
Would there be
flowers on the table if it wasn't Mother's Day?
4.
There would be
many mistakes in your text if you had not studied.
5.
There would be
two million people around you if you were a star.
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B. This is the house you would build if you had money. Describe this picture using
there would be. Use negations too.
1.
There would be 2 trees.
2.
There would be a door.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Answers will vary
7.
8.
9.
10.
C. Translate these sentences into French or English.
1. Y aurait-il un cd que tu aimerais avoir?
Would there a cd you'd like to have?
2. There would be 35 students in my group if I were in secondary 2.
Il y aurait 35 élèves dans ma classe si j'étais en secondaire 2.
3. There would be a pool in my backyard if I had enough money.
Il y aurait une piscine dans ma cour si j'avais assez d'argent.
4. Il n'y aurait pas d'école si c'était samedi.
There would be no school if it was/were Saturday.
5. There would be no animals at the zoo if it were winter.
Il n'y aurait pas d'animaux au zoo si c'était l'hiver.
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Possessive Adjectives/Form
Traduction et utilisation
My
Mon, ma, mes
Exemples
My car is blue.
I brought my keys.
Ton, ta, tes
Is it your pencil?
She gave me your letter.
I want to play with your video games.
Son, sa, ses
This is his shoes.
Propriétaire masculin
His car is red?
Son, sa, ses
Her favorite flowers are roses.
Propriétaire féminin
She saw her friend.
Son, sa, ses
(Propriétaire impersonnel)
My cat always plays with its tail.
Its bone is white.
The car is pink.. Its colour is ugly.
Our
Notre, nos
We went to cinema with our car.
Our friends are in secondary 1.
Your
Votre, vos
Their
Leur, leurs
Your
His
Her
Its
Possessive
form
('s)
I like your video games.
Your children are very nice.
Their dog is black.
They never go out without their friends.
La forme possessive ('s) peut
aussi être utilisée pour indiquer
la possession. On ajoute 's au
possesseur.
Brian's marks are good.
The marks of Brian are good.
His marks are good.
Le possesseur peut seulement
être une personne, un animal,
une ville ou un pays.
My mother's name is Louise.
Gribouille's kittens are beautiful.
Montreal's hockey team is great.
Lorsque le possesseur se
termine avec s, on ajoute '
The Jones' children are very nice.
Charles' car is blue.
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A. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate possessive adjective
or with the possessive form.
1. Nadia
's
pencil is beautiful.
Her
2. My dog
's
tail is furry.
tail is very long too.
Its
3. The children of Mr Stewart are nice.
4.
My
pencil is blue.
His
children are 5 and 7 years old.
mother is 45 years old. My dad married her when she was 23.
5. His parents
'
house is very big.
Their
6.
Our
teacher is nice. We like him very much.
7.
Her
marks are great because she studies a lot.
8. Rick
9.
's
Your
video games are new.
His
house is very old too.
games are really fun.
t-shirts are all dirty! I told you not to go there!
10. Bruno and Christian
's
friends are nice.
Their
friends are in sec 2.
B. Translate these sentences into French or English. Use the possessive form when
possible.
1. Leur maison est blanche, noire et rouge.
Their house is white, black and red.
2. Les chats de Diana sont charmants.
Diana's cats are charming.
3. My dog finds its toys amusing.
Mon chien trouve ses jouets amusants.
4. Nos fleurs seront très belles cette année.
Our flowers are very beautiful this year.
5. Her parents are very proud of her.
Ses parents sont très fiers d'elle.
6. Mon sac était vide.
My bag was empty.
7. Your parents are nice.
Tes parents sont gentils.
8. Ses parents seront absents la semaine prochaine.
His/Her parents will be absent next week.
9. Les enfants de Kent sont très énervés aujourd'hui.
Kent's children are very excited today.
10. Vos enfants étaient très énervés hier.
Our kids were very excited yesterday.
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Possessive Pronouns
Traduction et utilisation
Exemples
Mine
Le mien, la mienne, les miens,
les miennes
Do not drink this milk, it is mine.
Yours
Le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les
tiennes
I gave you my watch, now it's yours.
His
Le sien, la sienne, les siens, les
siennes (propriétaire masculin)
He bought my bicycle, now it is his.
Hers
Le sien, la sienne, les siens, les
siennes (propriétaire féminin)
Your house is big, but hers is even bigger.
Le sien, la sienne, les siens, les
siennes
(propriétaire impersonnel)
This bone is its.
Its
Ours
Le nôtre, la nôtre, les nôtres
Yours
Le vôtre, la vôtre, les vôtres
Those shoes are mine.
These keys are his.
Our room is smaller than hers.
The dog took my shoe, now it's its.
We bought their house. Now, it is ours.
His dog is more intelligent than ours.
My car is less expensive than yours.
I don't share my pencils. Take yours!
Theirs
Le leur, la leur, les leurs
We have beautiful utensils but theirs are
greater.
Object Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Pronouns
I
Me
My
Mine
You
You
Your
Yours
He
Him
His
His
She
Her
Her
Hers
It
It
Its
Its
We
Us
Our
Ours
You
Your
Yours
Them
Their
Theirs
You
They
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A. Complete these sentences with a personal pronoun, an object pronoun, a
possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective.
1. I have an eraser. It's
2.
They
my
eraser. So, it is
mine
have a new house. It's their house. So it's
.
theirs
.
3. He gave me* five tennis balls. They're
his
tennis balls. So, they're his.
4. She has a baby. It's
hers
.
5.
We
her
baby. So, it's
have farm animals. They're
6. I have a car. It's
my
7. You lent
a bicycle. It's
him*
car. So, it's
our
animals . So, they're ours.
mine
.
your
bicycle. So, it's yours .
8. I have a tape recorder. It's
my
tape. So, it's
9. We have a computer. It's
our
computer. So, it's
10. I have two cats. They are
my
cats. So, they're
11.
his
desk. So, it's his.
12. She has a motorcycle. It's
her
motorcycle. So, it's
13. They told
their
car. So, It is theirs.
He
has a desk. It's
us*
it was
mine
.
ours
.
mine
.
hers
.
* Answers may vary
14. Andrew took
my
coat. She told
him
ours
it was mine.
15.
We
lend our car. But, it's still
.
16.
I
have two books. They are my books. So, they're
17. My dog has a bone. It's
its
bone. So, it's
18.
his
car. So, it's his.
He
19. I told
has a car. It's
them*
it was my book. So, It is
20. Brian took my bike. I told
him
it was
its
mine
.
mine
.
mine
.
.
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Comparatives
 Les comparatives sont utilisés pour comparer 2 choses entre elles.
Adjectifs de
2 syllabes et -
Adjectifs de
3 syllabes et +
Adj finissant
par ful
Subject
Adjective + er
Than
Object
Simon is
taller
than
Bruno.
Sylvie is
prettier
than
Josée.
Subject
More + Adj
Than
Object
English is
more interesting
than
French.
Dictionaries are
more useful
than
video games.
Superlatives
 Les superlatives sont utilisés pour comparer une chose à plusieurs.
Adjectifs de
2 syllabes et -
Adjectifs de
3 syllabes et +
Adj finissant
par ful
 Exceptions:
Subject
The
Adjective + est
object
John is
the
tallest
boy of the class.
Jupiter is
the
biggest
planet.
Subject
The
Most + Adj
Object
Vanessa is
the
most beautiful
girl of the group.
Computers are
the
most useful
house items.
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
Good
Better than
The best
Bad
worse than
The worst
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A. Complete the following sentences using the adjective in brackets.
1. The CN Tower is the (high)
highest
2. The Olympic Tower is (low)
3. My parents are (old)
4. I am the (intelligent)
tower in the world.
lower
older
than the CN tower.
than me.
most intelligent
5. The Confederation Bridge is the (long)
6. English is (important)
more important
7. BMW's go (fast)
faster
person in the world.
longest
bridge in the world.
than French.
than Ladas.
8. Eric Lindros is one of the (good)
best
hockey players.
9. Wayne Gretzky was a (good)
better
hockey player than Eric
10. During summer, days last (long)
longer
than nights.
11. Canada is the second (big)
biggest
Lindros is.
12. Snow melts (fast)
faster
country in the world.
than ice.
13. That is what I like the (good)
best
14. Rabbits run (fast)
faster
than turtles.
15. I am (intelligent)
more intelligent
16. December 21st is the (short)
.
than you are!
shortest
17. Right now, boy groups are (popular)
day of the year.
more popular
than girl
groups.
18. The sun is the (bright)
brightest
object of the sky.
19. Planes are the (good)
best
transportation means.
20. My English teacher is the (good)
world.
best
English teacher in the
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Review of Simple Mode
Auxiliaires
Affirmations
Négations
Questions
Utilisation
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Do/does
Am/is/are
Did
Was/were
Will
Would
I work
You work
He works
She works
It goes
We go
You go
They go
I worked
You worked
He worked
She worked
It went
We went
You went
They went
I'll work
You'll work
no work
He'll
She'll work
It will go
We will go
You will go
They will go
I don't go
I didn't go
You don't go
He doesn't go
She doesn't go
It doesn't go
We don't go
You don't go
They don't go
You didn't go
He didn't go
She didn't go
It didn't go
We didn't go
You didn't go
They didn't go
I won't go
You won't go
He won't go
She won't go
It won't go
We won't go
You won't go
They won't go
I wouldn't go
You wouldn't go
He wouldn't go
She wouldn't go
It wouldn't go
We wouldn't go
You wouldn't go
They wouldn't go
Do I go?
Do you go?
Does he go?
Does she go?
Does it go?
Do we go?
Do you go?
Do they go?
Did I go?
Did you go?
Did he go?
Did she go?
Did it go?
Did we go?
Did you go?
Did they go?
Will I go?
Will you go?
Will he go?
Will she go?
Will it go?
Will we go?
Will you go?
Will they go?
Would I go?
Would you go?
Would he go?
Would she go?
Would it go?
Would we go?
Would you go?
Would they go?
-Décision
sur le vif
-Prédiction
-Probabilité (if)
-Certitude
-Fait imaginaire
-Improbabilité (if)
-Politesse
-Situation
- Action
permanente
terminée
-Fait habituel
ou répétitif
-Action rapide
-Futur planifié
-État d'esprit
-Vérité
-Sens, émotions
(To be going to)
I'd work
You'd work
He'd work
She'd work
It would go
We would go
You would go
They would go
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A. Conjugate the following sentences.
1. I (to drive)
will drive
you to the camp tomorrow.
2. She (to be)
would be
a star if she had more talent.
3. We (to eat)
ate
seafood last night at the restaurant.
4. Usually, people (to eat)
5. If you (not to brush)
eat
three meals a day.
don't brush
your teeth, you (to have) will have
cavities.
6. The Earth (to rotate)
rotates
around the sun.
7. My dog (to bite)
bit
the mailman last week.
8. It (to be)
will be
sunny tomorrow with scattered showers.
9. When I was young, I (to travel)
travelled
10. If my grand-mother was younger, she (to go)
to many places.
would go
11. The race (to start)
will start
tomorrow at 8:00.
12. Mary (not to like)
doesn't like
hockey, she (to prefer)
back to school.
prefers
baseball.
13. Your mother (to punish)
would punish
14. Andrew, wake up! you (to be)
15. I'm sure Joe (to prefer)
you if she knew the truth.
will be
late for school.
would prefer/prefers
the blue coat.
16. Where
will
you
go
tomorrow? (go)
17. Who
did
you
see
at the party yesterday? (see)
present
present at school today? (be)
18.
Was
19. What
20. When
she
Would
will
you
he
do
turn
if you had a million dollars? (do)
18 years old? (turn)