Category: French conjugation tip

In the Passé Composé, with COI pronouns in a negative sentence, “ne…pas” surrounds the pronoun and the auxiliary verb. For example, “Je ne lui ai pas parlé” (I did not…

In the Passé Composé, when using a COD pronoun in a negative sentence, “ne…pas” surrounds both the pronoun and the auxiliary verb. For example, “Je ne l’ai pas vu” (I…

In the Futur Antérieur, COD and COI pronouns precede the auxiliary verb. For example, “Je le lui aurai donné” (I will have given it to him/her) or “Nous les leur…

In the Conditionnel Passé, COD and COI pronouns are placed before the auxiliary verb. For example, “Je te l’aurais donné” (I would have given it to you) or “Ils nous…

When using both COD and COI pronouns in the Passé Composé, the COI pronoun comes first, followed by the COD. For example, “Je le lui ai donné” (I gave it…

The Passé Simple, often used in formal writing, also requires COD pronouns to be placed before the verb. For example, “Je les vis” (I saw them) or “Elle le prit”…

In the Plus-Que-Parfait, COD and COI pronouns are placed before the auxiliary verb. For example, “Je l’avais vue” (I had seen her) or “Ils leur avaient parlé” (They had spoken…

In the Passé Composé, COI (Complément d’objet indirect) pronouns are also placed before the auxiliary verb, but the past participle does not agree with the COI. For example, “Je lui…

In the Passé Composé, COD (Complément d’objet direct) pronouns are placed before the auxiliary verb, and the past participle must agree in gender and number with the COD. For example,…

When using both COD and COI pronouns in the same sentence, the COI comes first, followed by the COD. For example, “Je le lui donne” (I give it to him/her)…

In the Future Perfect (Futur Antérieur), COD and COI pronouns are placed before the auxiliary verb. For example, “Je l’aurai terminé avant midi” (I will have finished it before noon)…

In the Conditional tense, COD and COI pronouns still precede the verb. For example, “Je lui enverrais une lettre” (I would send him/her a letter) or “Tu les aiderais” (You…

In the Passé Composé, COD pronouns are placed before the auxiliary verb, and the past participle must agree in gender and number with the COD. For example, “Je l’ai vue”…

In the Future Simple, COD and COI pronouns are still placed before the verb, despite the verb being in the future tense. For example, “Je te donnerai le livre” (I…

In the Imperfect tense, COI (Complément d’objet indirect) pronouns are also placed before the verb. For example, “Je lui parlais” (I was speaking to him/her) or “Nous leur écrivions” (We…

In the Present tense, COD (Complément d’objet direct) pronouns are placed before the verb. For example, “Je le vois” (I see him/it) or “Elle les écoute” (She listens to them).…

The Future Perfect (Futur Antérieur) is used to discuss actions that will be completed by a specific time in the future. For example, “Nous aurons terminé le projet avant la…

The Imperative is often used to give instructions or commands. For example, “Écoute bien” (Listen carefully), “Prends cette route” (Take this road), or “Ne touche pas ça” (Don’t touch that).…

The Subjunctive is used in comparative clauses that express a subjective judgment. For example, “C’est le plus beau tableau que j’aie jamais vu” (It is the most beautiful painting I…

The Future Simple is commonly used to express intentions or plans for the future. For example, “Nous visiterons Paris l’année prochaine” (We will visit Paris next year) or “Je commencerai…