FRENCH 1 SUB PRONOUNS

1. SUBJECT
PRONOUNS

2. SUBJECT PRONOUNS
• THEY ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE –
THEY DO THE ACTION

3. IN ENGLISH
I WE
YOU YOU/”Y’ALL”
HE/SHE THEY

4. IN FRENCH
JE NOUS
TU VOUS
IL/ELLE ILS/ELLES
ON

5. • JE = FIRST PERSON = I
• J’aime danser = *I* like to dance.

6. • TU = SECOND PERSON = YOU (INFORMAL/ONE
PERSON)
• TU AIMES DANSER? = DO *YOU* LIKE TO
DANCE?

7. • IL = HE OR IT = THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
• ELLE = SHE OR IT = THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
• REMEMBER, EVERY NOUN HAS GENDER IN FRENCH.
LE CRAYON, *IL* EST BLEU (THE PENCIL, IT IS BLUE).
LA ROBE, ELLE EST BLEUE (THE DRESS, IT IS BLUE).
• IL AIME DANSER; ELLE AIME DANSER =
• HE LIKES TO DANCE; SHE LIKES TO DANCE.

8. • ON = PEOPLE IN GENERAL/ “SOMEONE” / WE
CONVERSATIONALLY
• ON AIME DANSER = PEOPLE/WE LIKE TO
DANCE

9. • NOUS = 1ST PERSON PLURAL (SOMEBODY + I =
WE)
• NOUS AIMONS DANSER = *WE* LIKE TO
DANCE.

10. • VOUS =2ND PERSON PLURAL; FORMAL= YOU/
“Y’ALL”
• VOUS AIMEZ DANSER – YOU/Y’ALL LIKE TO
DANCE.

11. • ILS/ELLES = 3RD PERSON PLURAL = THEY
• ILS = AT LEAST ONE GUY IN THE GROUP
• ELLES = ALL GIRLS
• ILS AIMENT DANSER = THEY LIKE TO DANCE
(AT LEAST ONE GUY)
• ELLES AIMENT DANSER = THEY LIKE TO
DANCE = THEY LIKE TO DANCE (ALL GIRLS)

12. *HELPFUL HINT*
• LEARN THE SUBJECT PRONOUN IN THIS ORDER –
IT WILL HELP THE VERB CONJUGATIONS WE’LL BE
TALKING ABOUT NEXT UNIT!!