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Position of object pronouns with devoir, pouvoir + infinitives

After devoir, pouvoir (modal verbs) followed by an infinitive, object pronouns come before the infinitive:

• Je dois vous l'avouer tout de suite

I must admit it to you immediately

• Ils peuvent nous le signaler dès son arrivée

They can tell us about it as soon as he arrives

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