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Someone, anyone, everyone, no one : les pronoms indéfinis

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personne (-one / -body)chose (-thing)lieu (-where)
some-someone, somebody (quelqu'un)something (quelque chose)somewhere (quelque part)
any-anyone, anybodyanythinganywhere
no-no one, nobody (personne)nothing (rien)nowhere (nulle part)
every-everyone, everybody (tout le monde)everything (tout)everywhere (partout)

Some-, any-, no- : comme some, any et no

There's someone at the door. (phrase affirmative)
Il y a quelqu'un à la porte.
Is there anything to eat? I didn't see anybody. (question, négation)
Il y a quelque chose à manger ? Je n'ai vu personne.
Nobody came. I've got nothing to do.
Personne n'est venu. Je n'ai rien à faire.

Attention : no one, nothing, nowhere sont déjà négatifs : pas de double négation (I didn't see nobody).

Pour proposer quelque chose, on emploie some- : Would you like something to drink?

Every- : verbe au singulier

Everybody is here. (et non are)
Tout le monde est là.

Avec un adjectif ou else

L'adjectif et else (d'autre) se placent après : something interesting (quelque chose d'intéressant), someone else (quelqu'un d'autre).

Mise en situation : les clés perdues

Mum : Have you seen my keys anywhere?
Tu as vu mes clés quelque part ?
Ben : No, I haven't seen them anywhere. Have you looked everywhere?
Non, je ne les ai vues nulle part. Tu as regardé partout ?
Mum : Yes! They're nowhere. Somebody must have taken them!
Oui ! Elles ne sont nulle part. Quelqu'un a dû les prendre !
Ben : Look, there's something in your coat pocket...
Regarde, il y a quelque chose dans la poche de ton manteau...

À retenir

  • some- (affirmation, offre), any- (question, négation), no- (verbe affirmatif), every- (tout).
  • Pas de double négation : I didn't see anyone = I saw no one.
  • Everyone / everybody + verbe au singulier.
  • something interesting, someone else, nowhere special.

Exercice 1 : Les pronoms indéfinis : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Listen! There's ___ at the door.
    1. someone
    2. anyone
    3. anything
  2. I can't find my keys ___.
    1. nowhere
    2. somewhere
    3. anywhere
  3. Is there ___ in the fridge? I'm hungry.
    1. anywhere
    2. anything
    3. anyone
  4. ___ likes him: he's so kind.
    1. Anybody
    2. Everybody
    3. Nowhere
  5. I've got ___ to tell you.
    1. anything
    2. something
    3. somewhere
  6. She knows ___ about computers. She's an expert.
    1. nothing
    2. anything
    3. everything
  7. ___ phoned. The phone didn't ring all day.
    1. Nobody
    2. Somebody
    3. Anybody
  8. Would you like ___ to drink?
    1. nothing
    2. nowhere
    3. something
  9. Let's go ___ quiet.
    1. somewhere
    2. somebody
    3. nowhere
  10. « Je n'ai rien vu. »
    1. I didn't see anything.
    2. I saw anything.
    3. I didn't see nothing.

Exercice 2 : Les pronoms indéfinis : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. I didn't buy .......................... at the shop. (rien)
  2. There's .......................... in my room! Who is it? (quelqu'un)
  3. .......................... is perfect. (personne)
  4. I looked .......................... for my phone. (partout)
  5. Have you seen my glasses .......................... ? (quelque part)
  6. There's .......................... to eat. The fridge is empty. (rien)
  7. Does .......................... know the answer? (quelqu'un)
  8. .......................... in my family loves pizza. (tout le monde)
  9. I'd like to live .......................... warm. (quelque part)
  10. He said .......................... funny. (quelque chose)

Exercice 3 : Les pronoms indéfinis : mise en situation

  1. Tu entends du bruit dans la cuisine.
    1. There's anything in the kitchen!
    2. There's someone in the kitchen!
    3. There's anyone in the kitchen!
  2. Tu as cherché tes clés partout.
    1. I've looked somewhere for my keys.
    2. I've looked anywhere for my keys.
    3. I've looked everywhere for my keys.
  3. Le serveur demande si tu veux autre chose. Non.
    1. No, thank you. Something else not.
    2. No, thank you. Anything else.
    3. No, thank you. Nothing else.
  4. Tu demandes à la classe si quelqu'un a un stylo.
    1. Has anything got a pen?
    2. Has anyone got a pen?
    3. Has no one got a pen?
  5. Tu proposes de faire quelque chose d'amusant.
    1. Let's do anything fun!
    2. Let's do something fun!
    3. Let's do fun something!
  6. Personne n'est venu à la fête de ton frère.
    1. Nobody didn't come to the party.
    2. Nobody came to the party.
    3. Anybody came to the party.
  7. Tu annonces que tout le monde est prêt.
    1. Every one are ready.
    2. Everyone is ready.
    3. Everyone are ready.
  8. Tu cherches un endroit calme pour réviser.
    1. I'm looking for nowhere quiet to study.
    2. I'm looking for somewhere quiet to study.
    3. I'm looking for quiet somewhere to study.
  9. Tu n'as rien compris au film.
    1. I didn't understand anything.
    2. I didn't understand nothing.
    3. I understood anything.
  10. Tu demandes à ton amie si elle va quelque part ce week-end.
    1. Are you going anywhere this weekend?
    2. Are you going nowhere this weekend?
    3. Are you going anything this weekend?

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) someone · 2. c) anywhere · 3. b) anything · 4. b) Everybody · 5. b) something · 6. c) everything · 7. a) Nobody · 8. c) something · 9. a) somewhere · 10. a) I didn't see anything.

Exercice 2

1. anything · 2. someone · 3. Nobody · 4. everywhere · 5. anywhere · 6. nothing · 7. anyone · 8. Everyone · 9. somewhere · 10. something

Exercice 3

1. b) There's someone in the kitchen! · 2. c) I've looked everywhere for my keys. · 3. c) No, thank you. Nothing else. · 4. b) Has anyone got a pen? · 5. b) Let's do something fun! · 6. b) Nobody came to the party. · 7. b) Everyone is ready. · 8. b) I'm looking for somewhere quiet to study. · 9. a) I didn't understand anything. · 10. a) Are you going anywhere this weekend?