| 16.5.4.2 Position of pronouns with auxiliaries and modals |
Again the rule is: the pronoun is put before the first conjugated verb, but before the infinitive:
| Is the first conjugated verb an auxiliary verb: | |
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J' ai payé. = I have paid. |
| Je l' ai payé. = I have paid for it. | |
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J' ai mangé. = I have eaten. |
| Je l' ai mangé. = I have eaten it. | |
| Is the first conjugated verb a modal verb, the following is always an infinitive. The pronoun is then put before the infinitive. | |
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Je peux payer. = I can pay. |
| Je peux le payer. = I can pay for it. | |
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Je peux manger. = I can eat. |
| Je peux le manger. = I can eat it. | |
| Is there an auxiliary and a modal, there is also an infinitive. The pronoun is then put before the infinitive. | |
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J' ai pu payer. = I was able to pay. |
| J' ai pu le payer. = I was able to pay for it. | |
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J' ai pu manger. = I was able to eat. |
| J' ai pu le manger. = I was able to eat it. | |
| In the future tense with aller we have again an auxiliary verb and an infinitive. The pronoun is then put before the infinitive. | |
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Je vais payer. = I will pay. |
| Je vais le payer. = I will pay for it. | |
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Je vais manger. = I will eat. |
| Je vais le manger. = I will eat it. | |
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