Common Irregular French Verbs With Pronouns

Common Irregular French Verbs with Pronouns

If you are practicing the grammar theme of common irregular French verbs with pronouns, you will have already studied the present tense conjugations and when to use the pronouns LE – LA – LES – LUI – LEUR – Y – EN.

Now is the time to put it all together. We’re going to focus on using these verbs in the passé composé. Read all of the following examples carefully. Translations are included.

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1	J’ai pris un café tous les matins. I had (a cup of) coffee every morning. J’en ai pris un tous les matins. I had one every morning.
2	Ils ont appris à jouer de la guitare. They learned to play the guitar. Ils ont appris à en jouer. They learned to play it.
3	Tu as compris le chinois? Did you understand Chinese? Tu l’as compris? Did you understand it?
4	Vous avez lu dans votre salon. You read in your living room. Vous y avez lu? Did you read in there?
5	J’ai dit au revoir à mes collègues. I said good-bye to my colleagues. Je leur ai dit au revoir. I told them good-bye.
6	Nous avons écrit la réponse à votre question. We wrote the answer to your question. Nous l’avons écrite. We wrote it.
7	Tu as vu Michelle de temps en temps? Did you see Michelle from time to time? Tu l’as vue de temps en temps? Did you see her from time to time?
8	Ils ont reçu des cadeaux pour leurs anniversaires. They received presents for their birthdays. Ils en ont reçu pour leurs anniversaires. They received some (of them) for their birthdays.
9	J’ai cru que tu allais garder les enfants ce soir. I thought you were going to look after the children this evening. J’ai cru que tu allais les garder ce soir. I thought you were going to look after them this evening.
10	Nous avons bu huit verres d’eau par jour. We drank eight glasses of water per day. Nous en avons bu huit par jour. We drank eight of them per day.
11	Tu as mis les bagages dans le coffre? Did you put the bags in the trunk? Tu les as mis dans le coffre? Did you put them in the trunk?
12	Vous avez ouvert les fenêtres pendant la journée? Did you open the windows during the day? Vous les avez ouvertes pendant la journée? Did you open them during the day?
13	Elle a couvert son bébé d’une couverture. She covered her baby with a blanket. Elle l’a couvert d’une couverture. She covered him/her with a blanket.
14	Ils ont offert des fleurs à leur maman. They gave flowers to their mom. Ils lui ont offert des fleurs. They gave her flowers.
15	Vous avez souvent couru au parc? Did you often run in the park? Vous y avez souvent couru? Did you often run there?
16	Je suis parti(e) de la maison il y a cinq minutes. I left the house five minutes ago. J’en suis parti(e) il y a cinq minutes. I left (from there) five minutes ago.
17	Il est sorti de la piscine car il avait froid. He got out of the pool because he was cold. Il en est sorti car il avait froid. He got (of it) because he was cold.
18	Vous avez dormi dans votre nouvelle tente. You slept in your new tent. Vous y avez dormi. You slept in there.
19	J’ai servi un bon curry à mes invités. I served a good curry to my guests. Je leur ai servi un bon curry. I served them a good curry.
20	Est-ce que tu es venu(e) à la fête hier soir? Did you come to the party last night? Est-ce que tu y es venu(e)? Did you come (there)?
21	Ils n’ont pas pris le métro à cause du virus. They did not take the metro because of the virus. Ils ne l’ont pas pris à cause du virus. They did not take it because of the virus.
22	Est-ce qu’il a bien appris ses leçons? Did he learn his lessons well? Est-ce qu’il les a bien apprises? Did he learn them well?
23	Vous avez compris difficilement votre professeur. You hardly understood your teacher / professor. Vous l’avez compris difficilement. You hardly understood him.
24	Je n’ai pas lu beaucoup de livres ces temps-ci. I haven’t read many books these days. Je n’en ai pas beaucoup lu ces temps-ci. I haven’t read many (of them) these days.
25	Nous n’avons rien dit à nos parents au sujet de l’accident. We haven’t said anything to our parents about the accident. Nous ne leur avons rien dit au sujet de l’accident. We haven’t said anything to them about the accident.
26	Est-ce qu’il a écrit une lettre à sa fiancée? Did he write a letter to his fiancé? Est-ce qu’il lui a écrit une lettre? Did he write her a letter?
27	Ils n’ont pas vu l’oiseau qui était sur la branche. They didn’t see the bird that was on the branch. Ils ne l’ont pas vu. They didn’t see it.
28	Tu as rarement reçu des cadeaux de ta grand-mère. You rarely received presents from your grandmother. Tu en as rarement reçu. You rarely received any.
29	Vous avez vraiment cru à cette histoire? Did you really believe this / that story? Vous y avez vraiment cru? Did you really believe it?
30	Vous avez bu trop de vin, cher monsieur. You have drunk too much wine, dear sir. Vous en avez trop bu, cher monsieur. You have drunk too much (of it), dear sir. Vous avez trop bu.You drank too much.