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Les doubles pronoms B2
The complete system: COD + COI + en + y — all combinations
What you’ll learn
At B2, you handle all double pronoun combinations fluently, including the tricky ones with en and y. The order rules stay the same, but the combinations get more complex and you need to handle them in all tenses including compound ones.
Explanation
Full order table
The complete pronoun order before the verb:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Verb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| me/te/se/nous/vous | le/la/les | verb | ||
| le/la/les | lui/leur | verb | ||
| me/te/se/nous/vous | en/y | verb | ||
| le/la/les | en/y | **rare** | ||
| lui/leur | en/y | verb |
- Il me l'a dit. (me + le) — He told me it.
- Je le lui ai donné. (le + lui) — I gave it to him.
- Elle m'en a parlé. (me + en) — She told me about it.
- Je lui en ai donné. (lui + en) — I gave him some.
- Il nous y a emmenés. (nous + y) — He took us there.
Practice · 4 exercises
1
Tu me donnes du café ? → Tu ___ donnes ?
2
Elle explique la leçon à Paul. → Elle ___ explique.
3
« Il a offert des fleurs à sa mère. » → « Il ___ a offert. »
4
Replace both with pronouns
Je donne le livre à Marie. →