French Indirect Object Pronouns – 20-Sentence Sheet

Identify the verb construction and recipient phrase in a French sentence

Select an indirect-object pronoun where the construction supports that replacement

Place the chosen pronoun appropriately with the conjugated verb or infinitive

Model the verb and recipient construction in selected examples before assigning the sheet. Do not present every pour + person phrase as automatically replaceable by an indirect-object pronoun.

Have students self-check with the answer key sentence-by-sentence rather than all at once, since pronoun choice (lui vs. leur, te vs. vous) depends on carefully reading number and person in each sentence.

Use item 7 or 8, where the indirect object is already given in parentheses rather than fully written out, as a quick check for whether students can still identify the correct pronoun from an abbreviated cue.

Verb-construction analysis — students consider the verb and recipient relationship before replacing a phrase

Pronoun selection — students choose a form matching person and number where replacement is appropriate

Sentence rewriting — students apply the placement pattern in the selected construction