Accents have been omitted for print compatibility; students should write accents where required. Write full sentences where asked. Time guidance: 35 minutes.
1
Rewrite the sentence about cinema plans, replacing the direct object 'le film' with the correct pronoun and keeping word order: Je vais regarder le film ce soir.
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
Rewrite the sentence about meeting Sara, replacing the indirect object 'a Sara' with the correct pronoun: J'ai donne un cadeau a Sara.
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
Rewrite the sentence about books, replacing the direct object 'les livres' with the correct pronoun: Il lit les livres tous les soir.
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
Rewrite the sentence about the cake, replacing the direct object 'la tarte' with the correct pronoun: Elle a mange la tarte hier.
(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)
5
Rewrite the sentence about the tickets, replacing the direct object 'les billets' with the correct pronoun: Nous avons vendu les billets hier soir.
(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)
6
Complete the sentence about telephoning Paul by choosing the correct pronoun before the infinitive: Je vais ___ telephoner ce soir. (options: le, lui, la, leur)
le
lui
la
leur
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
Complete the sentence about seeing Marie and Sophie, choosing the correct pronoun before the conjugated verb: Je ___ vois demain a la gare. (options: le, la, les, lui)
le
la
les
lui
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
Complete the sentence about giving homework to the teacher by choosing the correct pronoun before the conjugated verb: Tu ___ rends les devoirs demain? (options: le, la, les, lui)
le
la
les
lui
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
Complete the sentence about reading the letter by choosing the correct pronoun before the infinitive: Il va ___ lire maintenant. (options: le, la, les, lui)
le
la
les
lui
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
Rewrite the sentence about the letters, replacing the direct object 'les lettres' with the correct pronoun and include any required past participle agreement: Elle a envoye les lettres hier.
(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)
11
Reorder the jumbled words into a correct sentence, placing the pronoun in its right position: (j'ai / vu / le garcon / hier). Replace 'le garcon' with the correct pronoun in the perfect tense and include any agreement needed.
(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)
12
Reorder the jumbled words into a correct sentence, replacing 'les pommes' with the correct pronoun and showing past participle agreement: (nous / avons / mange / les pommes / hier).
(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)
13
Translate into French: 'I will give him the book tomorrow.' Use the correct indirect object pronoun and position it before the infinitive.
(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)
14
Translate into French: 'They saw us at the station yesterday.' Replace 'us' with the correct direct object pronoun and position it before the conjugated verb.
(Total for Question 14 is 5 marks)
15
Translate into French: 'I sent them an email this morning.' Use the correct indirect object pronoun for 'to them' and place it before the auxiliary; include the phrase 'this morning'.
(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)
Mark scheme · FR.G9 Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns and Their Position
Question 1
B1 Je vais le regarder ce soir. or Le film moved as le before the infinitive is correct
Answer: Je vais le regarder ce soir.
Question 2
B1 Je lui ai donne un cadeau. with lui correctly used for a Sara and placed before the auxiliary
Answer: Je lui ai donne un cadeau.
Question 3
B1 Il les lit tous les soirs. with les correctly used for les livres and placed before the conjugated verb lit
Answer: Il les lit tous les soirs.
Question 4
M1 Elle l'a mangee hier. with l' correctly replacing la tarte and placed before the auxiliary
A1 past participle agreement: mangee with extra e to agree with la tarte (feminine singular) is required
Answer: Elle l'a mangee hier.
Question 5
M1 Nous les avons vendus hier soir. with les correctly replacing les billets and placed before the auxiliary
A1 past participle agreement: vendus with -s to agree masculine plural is required
Answer: Nous les avons vendus hier soir.
Question 6
B1 Je vais lui telephoner ce soir. with lui correctly used for to Paul and placed before the infinitive
Answer: Je vais lui telephoner ce soir.
Question 7
B1 Je les vois demain a la gare. with les for plural direct object and placed before the conjugated verb vois
Answer: Je les vois demain a la gare.
Question 8
B1 Tu lui rends les devoirs demain? with lui used for to the teacher (indirect object) and placed before the conjugated verb rends
Answer: Tu lui rends les devoirs demain?
Question 9
B1 Il va la lire maintenant. with la for the feminine singular letter and placed before the infinitive lire
Answer: Il va la lire maintenant.
Question 10
M1 Elle les a envoyees hier. with les placed before the auxiliary
A1 past participle agreement: envoyees with -es to agree feminine plural if les lettres is feminine plural
Answer: Elle les a envoyees hier.
Question 11
M1 Je l'ai vu hier. with l' replacing le garcon and placed before the auxiliary
A1 no past participle agreement required for masculine singular, so vu is correct
Answer: Je l'ai vu hier.
Question 12
M1 Nous les avons mangees hier. with les placed before the auxiliary
A1 past participle agreement: mangees feminine plural to agree with les pommes
Answer: Nous les avons mangees hier.
Question 13
M1 correct futur proche or future tense form for 'will give': je vais donner or je donnerai
M1 correct indirect object pronoun placement: je vais lui donner or je lui donnerai, pronoun before infinitive or before verb in simple future
M1 correct noun for 'the book': le livre
A1 correct full sentence: Je vais lui donner le livre demain. or Je lui donnerai le livre demain.
Answer: Je vais lui donner le livre demain. (oe: Je lui donnerai le livre demain.)
Question 14
M1 correct subject and verb agreement for 'they saw': Ils nous ont vus or Ils nous ont vu (see agreement)
M1 correct direct object pronoun 'nous' placed before the auxiliary
M1 correct past participle with agreement: vus with -s if 'nous' refers to a mixed or masculine plural group, or vue/vues if feminine singular/plural
M1 correct time and place 'a la gare hier' or 'hier a la gare' included
A1 a complete natural sentence such as Ils nous ont vus a la gare hier. with consistent agreement
Answer: Ils nous ont vus a la gare hier. (oe variants: Elles nous ont vues a la gare hier. depending on the gender of 'they' and 'us')
Question 15
M1 correct perfect tense with auxiliary avoir: j'ai envoye
M1 indirect object pronoun leur placed before the auxiliary: Je leur ai envoye
A1 complete sentence: Je leur ai envoye un mail ce matin. or Je leur ai envoye un courriel ce matin.