French Object Pronouns (COD) / (COI) | Present Tense

French Object Pronouns (COD) / (COI) |
Present Tense
* Unlike English, in French, object pronouns are usually placed before the verb.
There are 2 main types of object complement in French:
1. direct (Complement d’object direct (COD) : COD pronouns replace nouns (a person, place or object) when there is no preposition after the verb. They are used with verbs such as aimer, voir, connaître, etc.
2. indirect (Complement d’object indirect (COI) : COI pronouns replace nouns that follow verbs + à, like parler à, téléphoner à, etc.