Possessive Pronouns (Higher)

Part of Possessives and demonstratives: mon, ma, ce, cette · Section 4 of 7

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This deep dive covers Possessive Pronouns (Higher) within Possessives and demonstratives: mon, ma, ce, cette for GCSE French. Revise Possessives and demonstratives: mon, ma, ce, cette in Core Grammar Toolkit for GCSE French with 15 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 4 of 7 in this topic. Use this deep dive to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.

📋 Possessive Pronouns (Higher)

Possessive pronouns replace the noun entirely (like English mine, yours, his/hers, ours, yours, theirs). They agree in gender and number with the noun they replace, not with the owner.

Owner Masculine sg Feminine sg Masculine pl Feminine pl English
je le mien la mienne les miens les miennes mine
tu le tien la tienne les tiens les tiennes yours
il/elle/on le sien la sienne les siens les siennes his/hers/its
nous le nôtre la nôtre les nôtres les nôtres ours
vous le vôtre la vôtre les vôtres les vôtres yours
ils/elles le leur la leur les leurs les leurs theirs
Higher

J'ai mon billet — tu as le tien?

I have my ticket — do you have yours?

  • le tien replaces ton billet — masculine singular, so le tien
  • The definite article (le/la/les) is always part of the possessive pronoun form
Higher

Ma voiture est en panne — on peut prendre la sienne.

My car has broken down — we can take his/hers.

  • la sienne replaces sa voiturevoiture is feminine singular, so la sienne
  • Note: la sienne is ambiguous — it means his or hers; context determines which

Practice questions for Possessives and demonstratives: mon, ma, ce, cette

In French, a possessive adjective (e.g. mon, ma, son, sa) agrees with…

  • A. the noun that follows (the thing owned)
  • B. the owner (his/her/my/your)
  • C. the verb in the sentence
  • D. the subject of the sentence
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Which form of 'my' is correct in: '_____ sœur est sympa' (my sister is nice)?

  • A. mon
  • B. ma
  • C. mes
  • D. son
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Quick recall flashcards

cette annee
this/that year -- cette is used before ALL feminine singular nouns (no vowel exception needed because cette already ends in a vowel sound).
ce garcon
this/that boy -- ce is used before masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant.

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