The problems are on the Le La Les Pronouns In French worksheet. Try them on your own first, then compare with the answers below.
Quick answer: In French, the pronouns le, la and les replace a direct object and stand before the verb: Je télécharge l'appli becomes Je la télécharge. This answer key corrects the 20 problems of the French A2 worksheet on le la les pronouns in French, from match the words to a message to a friend: the final answer in bold, the rule behind it, and a model answer for each writing task.
Here is the answer key of the French A2 worksheet on le la les pronouns in French. Try the worksheet first, then compare, and reread the lesson if a rule is unclear.
Check each answer against the key, paying special attention to the place of the pronoun. A sentence with the right words but a pronoun after the verb is still a mistake. Where several answers are possible, compare the structure rather than the exact words.
Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Spoken interaction
Le la les pronouns in French: the answers explained
Problem 1 Match the words
Learn each noun with its article.
1-b, 2-e, 3-d, 4-a, 5-c
Problem 2 Choose the pronoun
The pronoun copies the gender of the noun it replaces. An elided form l’ is used before a vowel sound; l’appli is feminine, so the pronoun is la before ferme.
1 le, 2 la, 3 les, 4 l’, 5 la
Problem 3 Label the phone
The numbers follow the figure.
1 l’écran, 2 la batterie, 3 le wifi, 4 l’appli (une appli)
Problem 4 Masculine or feminine?
Gender must be memorized with the noun; appli is feminine because application is.
1 M, 2 F, 3 M, 4 F, 5 F, 6 M
Problem 5 Phone phrases in French
Use ne … pas for a negative and oublier for forget.
1 Ça ne marche pas. 2 J’ai oublié mon mot de passe. 3 La batterie est vide. 4 J’ai besoin d’un chargeur.
Problem 6 Problem and solution
Match the cause with its logical repair: no power, no network, forgotten password, app that will not open.
1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c
Problem 7 Replace the noun
The pronoun goes before the verb. La in l’appli is feminine, so l’ replaces it before ouvre.
1 Je le cherche. 2 Elle l’ouvre. 3 Nous les regardons. 4 Tu la changes.
Problem 8 Say no
Put ne before the pronoun and pas after the verb.
1 Non, je ne l’ai pas. 2 Non, je ne l’aime pas. 3 Non, il ne les lit pas. 4 Non, elle ne l’utilise pas.
Problem 9 Read the chat
The chat shows a phone that will not turn on and a missing charger.
a Léa has the problem. b Karim suggests restarting the phone. c Léa cannot find her charger.
Problem 10 Put the words in order
Order: subject, pronoun, verb. In a negative, ne comes before the pronoun.
1 Je la télécharge. 2 Nous ne le trouvons pas. 3 Il veut le changer. 4 Vous les envoyez ?
Problem 11 Verb and infinitive
The pronoun belongs to the infinitive, so it stands right before it.
1 Je dois le changer. 2 Elle va l’installer. 3 Nous voulons la recharger. 4 Tu peux les envoyer ?
Problem 12 Correct the mistake
English word order puts the pronoun at the end; French puts it before the verb.
1 Je la cherche. 2 Elle le télécharge. 3 Je ne le trouve pas. 4 Nous les regardons.
Problem 13 Translate into English
The pronoun is translated as it or them after the verb in English.
1 My screen is cracked, I have to repair it. 2 She lost her charger and she is looking for it everywhere. 3 The wifi has been down since yesterday. 4 They don’t know it, this app.
Problem 14 Article or pronoun?
An article stands before a noun; a pronoun stands before a verb.
1 article, 2 pronoun, 3 article, 4 pronoun, 5 article, 6 pronoun
Problem 15 Pronoun and verb form
Choose the pronoun by gender or number, then conjugate: je cherche, nous envoyons, tu installes, elles lisent. La becomes l’ before installes.
1 le cherche, 2 les envoyons, 3 l’installes, 4 les lisent
Problem 16 Give the command
The affirmative command puts the pronoun after the verb with a hyphen; the negative keeps it before.
1 Installe-la ! 2 Ne le perds pas ! 3 Rechargez-la ! 4 Ne les envoyez pas !
Problem 17 Pronoun in the past
The pronoun comes before avoir. The participle agrees with a feminine or plural pronoun.
1 Je l’ai perdu. 2 Il l’a oublié. 3 Nous l’avons installée. 4 Elles les ont envoyées.
Problem 18 Message to the help desk
Read for the key facts: time, symptom, advice, pronoun.
a Three weeks. b The battery is already empty. c To download an update. d La mise à jour (feminine singular, hence the participle installée).
Problem 19 Translate into French
The pronoun stands before the verb; jamais replaces pas.
1 L’appli ? Je ne l’utilise jamais. 2 Où sont mes photos ? Je veux les voir. 3 Ne l’oublie pas ! 4 Je l’ai changé hier.
Problem 20 A message to a friend
Model answer: Salut Inès ! Ton téléphone ne marche pas ? Tu as essayé de le redémarrer ? Si l’écran reste noir, recharge la batterie. Tu as ton chargeur ? Utilise-le toute la nuit.
Check: at least three pronouns correctly placed, verbs conjugated, commands with a hyphen.