KS3 · French · Year 9
Helping others at school: direct object pronouns 'me' and 'te'
Everyday life: subject and object pronouns, present tense
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Your learning goal
I can use direct objects pronouns 'me' and 'te' to replace a person in simple French sentences.
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I can use direct objects pronouns 'me' and 'te' to replace a person in simple French sentences.
Key learning points
- The letter 'h' is often silent in French: heure.
- A word ending in a silent consonant followed by a word starting with a silent [h] has a liaison: c'est horrible.
- Some words replace their final letter with an apostrophe before a silent [h]. This is called elision: j'habite.
- A direct object is a noun that receives the action of the verb. It answers either what? Or whom?
- The direct object what or whom can also be a pronoun; 'me' and 'te' are the direct object pronouns 'me' and 'you'.
Words to know
- [h]
- silent 'h’, pronounced as in 'heure'
- liaison
- pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when a word starting with a vowel follows
- elision
- when a vowel sound is dropped and two words combined with an apostrophe to make speech smoother e.g. j'habite
- direct object pronoun
- replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb e.g. me, you, it, them: il me regarde - he is looking at me
- me, te
- direct object pronouns meaning: me, you
Common mistakes
The letter 'h' is pronounced like in English.
The letter 'h' is in fact often silent in French: j'habite.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Ask pupils to memorise and perform the French tongue twister (exercise A1) to the class.