Los PRONOMBRES PRONOUNS

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Los PRONOMBRESPRONOUNS

• SUBJECT
• DIRECT OBJECT
• INDIRECT OBJECT
• REFLEXIVE

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PRONOUNS

• Pronouns take the place of nouns.
• The nouns may be Proper (Enrique,
  María)
• The nouns may be Common (la
  profesora magnífica, el libro)

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS

• In Spanish, unlike in English, the subject
  pronoun is optional because the doer of the
  action is stated within the verb.
• Yo I nosotros/as we
• Tú you vosotros/as you
• Él he ellos they
• Ella she ellas they
• Usted you ustedes you

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Therefore

• (Yo) llegué a la fiesta a las diez.
• (Tú) tienes que sacar la basura.
• (Él/Ella) viene temprano a la escuela.
• (Nosotros/as) escribimos apuntes en clase.
• (Ellos/as) no hablan español muy bien.
• NB an exception to this rule is usted(ustedes)
  which are used to show respect.

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OBJECT PRONOUNS

• In English, object pronouns follow the verb but
  in Spanish they occupy an unusual place in the
  sentence they generally come before the
  conjugated verb.
  Ej Me llamó mi mamá a las once.
  Object pronouns may also be attached to
  an unconjugated verb such as an infinitive or a
  present participle.
• Ej Mamá va a llamarme a las once.
  Alguien está llamándome ahora.

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the OBJECT PRONOUNS

• Me me to me, for me myself
• Te you to you, for you yourself
• Lo him/it
• La her/it
• Le to him/her for him/her
  
• Se himself/herself/itself
• Nos us to us, for us ourselves
• Los them
• Las them
• Les to them, for them
• Se themselves yourselves

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DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

• Me Me Nos Us
• Te You Os You
• Lo Him, You, It Los Them
• La Her, You, It Las Them

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DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

• Did you see Marta? Yes, I saw her.
• Viste a Marta? Sí, la vi.
• Do you have the wallet? No, I dont have it.
• Tienes la cartera? No, no la tengo.
• Mom helped us with our homework.
• Mamá nos ayudó con nuestra asignación.

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INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

• Me to/for me
• Te to/for you
• Le to/for you/him/her
• Nos to/for us
• Os to/for you
• Les to/for you/them

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The To/ForTest

• Place to or for in front of the object
  pronoun. If the sentence makes sense, then the
  object is indirect and requires the indirect
  object pronoun.
• Ej Me dieron una docena de rosas. They gave a
  dozen roses (to) me. Me is an indirect object.
• Les copiaron los datos correctos. They copied
  the correct information (for) them. Les is an
  indirect object.

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INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

• Me dio el dinero Manuel. Manuel gave me the
  money.
  (Manuel gave the money to me.)
• Te hablaron tus primos? Did you cousins talk to
  you?
• Les ofrecí la oportunidad de ganar mucho dinero.
  I offered (to) them the opportunity to make a lot
  of money.

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TE TOCA A TIITS YOUR TURN

• CHOOSE THE CORRECT OBJECT PRONOUN FOR EACH OF THE
  FOLLOWING SENTENCES. IT MAY BE DIRECT OR
  INDIRECT.

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• Tienes los libros de Marta?
• Sí, _______ tengo aquí.
• Estudiaron el nuevo vocabulario?
• No, todavía no _______ estudiamos.
• Dónde ponemos las fotos?
• Tienen que poner_____ en la mesa.

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• Habló Tere con tu hermano?
• Sí, ______ habló anteayer.
• Voy a llamar a Esteban por teléfono.
• No, no _____ llames ahora, por favor.
• Vamos a ver la película ahora, verdad?
• No, no ______ quiero ver.

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

• Me to/for myself
• Te to/for yourself
• Se to/ for himself, herself, yourself
• Nos to/for ourselves
• Os to/for yourselves
• Se to/for themselves, yourselves

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• Reflexive pronouns, like object pronouns, precede
  the conjugated verb. These pronouns suggest that
  the person doing the action is also the receiver.
  
• Ej. He helped himself to a large piece of pie.
• They worked hard to better themselves.
• She threw herself into the pool.
• I cant help myself! Im too good-looking!

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

• Me lavo las manos frecuentemente.
• Te afeitas todos los días?
• Marcia se viste rápido por la mañana.
• Nos despertamos tarde hoy.
• Mis hermanas se maquillan todos los días.
• Note that Me is used with the yo form of the
  verb, Te with the tú form, Se with the él/ella
  form, Nos with the nosotros form, etc.

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TE TOCA AHORA

• Say whether the following object pronouns are
  Direct, Indirect or Reflexive.
• Edgardo se sirve la comida.
• Me llamaron anoche.
• Ana le pone los zapatos a su hermanita.
• Jesús te va a traer el menú ahora.
• Me ayudas, por favor?
• No me digas eso!
• Nos sirven comida buenísmia en ese café.
• No le gustó la película.
• Te lee el periódico.