Lesson 11 - Grammar 2 - Object pronouns in infinitive verb phrases
| Examples: |
|---|
| Voulez-vous me la montrer? |
| La femme de chambre va vous y conduire. |
| Je vais les remplir tout de suite. |
| Je peux vous donner deux coins fenêtres. |
Object
pronouns in infinitive verb
phrases precede
the infinitive:
SP + verb + object
pronoun + infinitive
| French / Français | English / Anglais |
|---|---|
| Je vais les lire dans ma chambre. | I'm going to read them in my room. |
| Voulez-vous lui parler? | Do you want to speak to him? |
| Pourriez-vous me donner l'adresse du bureau de votre mari? | Could you give me the address of your husband's office? |
| Savons-nous les faire? | Do we know how to make them? |
| Elle doit y aller. | She must go there. |
| Venez-vous le prendre? | Are you coming to get it? |
| Il vient de l'apporter. | He just brought it. |
However
with certain verbs such as faire,
the pattern will be as follows:
SP + object pronoun + verb + infinitive
faire with the meaning of ‘to have something done’:
SP + object pronoun + verb + infinitive
faire with the meaning of ‘to have something done’:
| French / Français | English / Anglais |
|---|---|
| Je les fais traduire. | I have them translated. |
Among the verbs already encountered which follow the same pattern are:
laisser with the meaning of ‘to let’:
| French / Français | English / Anglais |
|---|---|
| Je les laisse entrer. | I let them come in. |
envoyer chercher with the meaning of ‘to send for’:
| French / Français | English / Anglais |
|---|---|
| Je les envoie chercher. | I send for them. |
