Nouns and Pronouns Sentences with nouns as

subjectsSentences with pronouns

as subjectsCarole sings well.

Carole chante bien.

Simon is blond.Simon est blond.

Laura is a friend.Laura est une amie.

She sings well.Elle chante bien.

He is blond.Il est blond.

She is fifteen years old.Elle a quinze ans.

Subject Pronounsje/j’ Itu you (familiar)

il heelle sheon one (people in

general) (We don’t really use “one” in English

very often, but the French use “on” to refer to groups of people such as Americans, Russians, etc. “On” is also used in spoken French to mean “we”.)

nous wevous you(plural or formal)

ils they(all male or mixed)

elles they(all female)

Je or J’Je J’

Je m’appelle Robert.

Use <<je>> before a word beginning with a

consonant.

J’ai quinze ans.

Use <<j’>> before a word beginning with a

vowel or silent h.

Tu or VousTu

a friend, family member or someone your own age

Comment vas-tu, Pierre?

Vousmore than one

person or an adult who you do not call by their first name

Comment allez-vous, monsieur Tremblay?