Subject

Pronouns
 What is a noun?
• Person

• Place

• Thing

• Idea
 What is a pronoun?
• It is a word that is used instead of a noun and still
maintains the meaning of the sentence.
– The man is from Quebec.
– He is from Quebec.

– Marcel and I are going to the store.

– We are going to the store.

– My friends are buying the bread.

– They are buying it.
 Subject Pronouns
• A subject pronoun replaces the noun that is the
subject of the sentence.

– My father works in Paris.

– He works in Paris.
 English Subject Pronouns
Singular Plural

1st Person I We

2nd Person You You

(y’all)
3rd Person He They
She
It
 French Subject Pronouns
Singular Plural

1st Person Je Nous

2nd Person Tu Vous

3rd Person Il
Ils
Elle
Elles
On
 Je
1st person singular

Je = I
 Tu
2nd person singular
• Tu means YOU
informally
(familiar).

• Used when talking

to someone
informally
 Il
3rd person singular
• Il = he or it

• It is used when
talking about a boy,
man, or something
“masculine”.
 Elle
3rd person singular
• Elle = she or it

• It is used to talk
about a girl or
something
“feminine”.
 On
3rd person singular
• On = People
One
They
You
We (casual speech)
Example: On parle francais en Haiti. = They speak
French in Haiti.

Example: On va au café? = We’re going to the café?

 Nous
1st person plural

• Nous = We

• It is used when you

include yourself in
the action with
others.
 Vous
2nd person
• Vous = You.
• It is used to address a
group of people.
• It is also used to
address one person
formally
• It can be singular or
plural.
 Ils
3rd person plural
• Ils = They

• It is used to talk about a

group of boys, guys, men,
“masculine” objects, or a
mixed group.

• It is pronounced exactly
the same way as the
singular il. Remember,
the s is silent.
 Elles
3rd person plural
• Elles = they

• It is used to talk about a

group of females or
“feminine” objects.

• It is pronounced exactly the

same way as the singular
elle. Remember, the s is
silent.
Which subject pronoun would you use
to replace these subjects?
• The man is going to the store with her.
• My sister is dancing the can-can.
• Marcel and Raoul are having coffee.
• The teacher is giving the lesson.
• You and Pierre are studying French.
• Anne and Rose live in Lyon.
• My mother’s mother is my grandmother.
• Michel and I are sitting in class.
 What is the subject pronoun?
1. Marc 1. il
2. Marc et Paul 2. ils
3. Marc et Marie 3. ils
4. Marc et moi (me) 4. nous
5. Marc et toi (you) 5. vous
6. Moi 6. je
7. Toi 7. tu
8. Marc, Paul, Marie et moi 8. nous
9. Marie 9. elle
10.Marie, Monique, et Melanie 10.elles
 Replace the subject with a pronoun.
1. Pierre est mon ami francais.
2. Pierre et Marie sont mes amis francais.
3. Claire est une fille anglaise.
4. Claire et Catherine sont des filles anglaises.
5. Ma mere est italienne.
6. Mon pere est anglais, et ma mere est japonaise.
7. La classe est interessante
8. Est-ce que le professeur est a l’ecole?
9. Est-ce que la secretaire est ici aujourd’hui?
10.Est-ce que les musiciens sont de la France?