French double object pronouns test for AP French (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: Double object pronouns stack before the verb in one fixed order: me/te/nous/vous, then le/la/les, then lui/leur, then y, then en. This AP French test on French double object pronouns has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 40 minutes: y or en, two pronouns and commands. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test covers double object pronouns, y, en and disjunctive pronouns at AP French level. It includes one reading question and one short writing question. Write complete answers and use the pronoun order learned in class.

Level: AP French Language and Culture · Standards: AP French Language and Culture (College Board CED), Theme: Contemporary Life

Time: 40 minutes · 8 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Y or en (2 points)

Complete with y or en.

Tu veux des cerises ? — Oui, j’___ veux. (1 point)
Vous allez au Québec ? — Oui, nous ___ allons en août. (1 point)

Question 2 Two pronouns (3 points)

Rewrite each sentence, replacing the words in italics with pronouns.

Il montre son passeport au douanier. (1 point)
Nous avons offert des fleurs à Mme Diallo. (1 point)
Tu me prêtes ton casque ? (1 point)

Question 3 Commands (3 points)

Rewrite each command with pronouns.

Donne ton numéro à Léo. (1 point)
Ne donne pas ton numéro à Léo. (1 point)
Apporte-nous des gâteaux. (1 point)

Question 4 Stress pronouns (2 points)

Complete with the correct disjunctive pronoun.

Karim et ___, nous allons au club. (I) (1 point)
C’est ___ qui a organisé la fête. (she) (1 point)

Question 5 Bake sale (2 points)

Items left at the school bake sale.

Answer in a full sentence with en.

Combien de madeleines reste-t-il ? (1 point)
Reste-t-il des cookies ? (1 point)

Question 6 Translation (2 points)

Translate into French.

She is giving it to me. (1 point)
We are thinking about him. (1 point)

Question 7 Reading (3 points)

Read the text, then answer the questions in English.

Chloé habite à Lyon. Son correspondant américain, Jake, lui envoie souvent des messages. Hier, il lui en a envoyé trois. Il y parle de son voyage en France, et il lui demande des conseils. Chloé les lui donnera ce soir.

Who does lui refer to in the second sentence? (1 point)
What does en stand for in il lui en a envoyé trois? (1 point)
What do les and lui stand for in the last sentence? (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (3 points)

A friend asks: Tu me prêtes ton appareil photo pour le voyage à Québec ? Write a reply of 3 or 4 sentences in French (40 to 60 words). Use a double pronoun, y or en, and a disjunctive pronoun. (3 points)

Order of object pronouns before the verb? — me/te/se/nous/vous, le/la/les, lui/leur, y, en

What does y replace? — À + a thing, idea or place

What does en replace? — De + noun, or a noun after a number

Disjunctive pronouns? — moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles

Give it to me (command). — Donne-le-moi.

Don't tell it to him. — Ne le lui dis pas.

There are three of them. — Il y en a trois.

I'm thinking about him. — Je pense à lui.

She is the one who won. — C'est elle qui a gagné.

Why not say je lui le donne? — Le (column 2) must come before lui (column 3).