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Position of object pronouns with infinitives
Rule[edit | edit source]
When the verb governing a direct or indirect object pronoun is an infinitive (including a compound infinitive made up of an auxiliary verb and a past participle), direct and indirect objects usually come in front of the infinitive:
Examples[edit | edit source]
- On peut toujours lui téléphoner
He can always he reached by phone
- Il pourra te voir demain
He will be able to see you tomorrow
- Nous irons leur raconter l'histoire demain
We will go and tell them what happened tomorrow
- Il pourrait bien l'avoir dit
He may well have said that
Note[edit | edit source]
NB: When à or de followed by le or les come before the infinitive, these forms do NOT combine to form au, du, aux, des: je suis obligé de les aider.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Comparing neutral ce, cela, ça with personal il ils and elle elles
- Use of the definite article with names of languages
- "C'est" or "Ce sont"
- Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Order of cardinal numbers and adjectives
- Plural forms of adjectives — Adjectives which end in al
- Stressed pronouns standing alone
- Verbs with prepositions
- il or ça alternating with noun phrase subjects
- Mass nouns used countably
- on as an equivalent for nous
- on as an alternative to the English passive
- Inversion of subject and verb after some sentence initial adverbs
- Homophones
- Conjugation group 3
- Agreement with a preceding direct object pronoun when the participle is followed by infinitives