Les+pronoms+d'objet+-+la+position

**La position des pronoms d’objet**

As explained on the pages for le/la/l'/les and for lui/leur, direct and indirect object pronouns are always placed **in front of the verb**. However, there are many different verb tenses in French as well as sentences involving more than one verb. This page explains each situation.

__Au présent et au futur simple:__ In present and future tenses, there is one simple verb. In both cases, the pronoun goes in front of the one verb. If the sentence is negative, **the pronoun stays right in front of the verb inside the ne...pas.**

Je //la// **lis**. //(I read it.)// Nous //y// **penserons**. //(We will think about it.)// Tu __ne__ //lui// **parle** __pas__. //(You do not talk to him.)// Elles __ne__ //les// **donneront** __pas__. //(They will not give those.)//

__Au passé composé:__ The past tense in French technically has two parts (avoir/être and the verb itself), but for the purposes of pronouns, it is considered to be one verb. Therefore, the pronoun is placed **in front of the avoir/être** part. If the sentence is negative however, **the ne...pas only goes around the pronoun and the avoir/être part**, not around the whole verb. Vous //y// **avez répondu**. //(You answered to it.)// Il //en// **a eu** besoin. //(He needed some.)// Elle __ne__ //leur// **a** __pas__ **répondu.** //(She didn't answer to them.)// Ils __ne__ //l'//**ont** pas **aimé.** //(They did not like it.)//

__Avec un infinitif:__ When there is more than one verb in a sentence, as in a conjugated verb followed by an infinitive, the pronoun is placed **in front of the second verb.** If the sentence is negative, the ne...pas only goes around the first verb, not the pronoun and the second verb.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">Je **déteste** //le// **manger.** //(I hate eating it.)// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">Tu __ne__ **veux** __pas__ //lui// **parler**. //(You do not want to talk to him.)// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">Elle __ne__ **va** __pas__ //y// **venir**. //(She is not going to come here.)//