Two verbs together
When talking about what you want to do, need to do, or are going to do, you often use a conjugated verb (like je veux, tu dois, or il va) followed by an infinitive (the unconjugated dictionary form of the verb). We will practice this pattern using vocabulary for arts and crafts.
Pronoun placement with infinitives
Normally, object pronouns like le, la, and les go right before the conjugated verb. However, when a sentence has a conjugated verb followed by an infinitive, the pronoun moves. It goes between the two verbs, directly before the infinitive it belongs to.
If the noun being replaced is feminine (like la sculpture) or plural (like les dessins), use la or les before the infinitive. If the infinitive starts with a vowel, le and la shrink to l'.
This placement rule works exactly the same way for pronouns representing people, like me (me), m' (me before a vowel), and nous (us).
Negation with infinitives
When making these two-verb sentences negative, the negative words ne and pas wrap around the first (conjugated) verb. The object pronoun stays exactly where it is: safely attached to the infinitive.
