Il écrit souvant à ses parents? Non,il ne———(ne jamais écrire).

Shruti C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il écrit souvant à ses parents? Non,il ne———(ne jamais écrire).

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Asked 6 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi Shruti,

Il écrit souvent à ses parents? - Non, il ne leur écrit jamais.

In this sentence you are replacing the indirect object "ses parents". Since it is 3rd person plural, the pronoun to use is "leur". In case of a direct object it is "les":

Tu as vu mes amis? - Oui, je les ai vu.

-- Chris (not a native speaker).

AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

@Chris : Don't forget that when using direct object pronouns with auxiliary avoir, you need to agree with it, as it's placed before the auxiliary:

Tu les as vus.  or  Tu les as vues.

@Shruti: Have a look at our lesson on indirect object pronouns:
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/when-to-use-lui-and-leur-to-replace-specific-people-with-him-her-and-them-indirect-object-pronouns

Bonne journée !

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Thank you Aurélie. :))

-- Chris.

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