Personal Pronouns Pronombres Personales

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Personal Pronouns(Pronombres Personales)
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Personal PronounsPronombres Personales

• 1. Subject
• 2. Direct Object
• 3. Indirect Object

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EnglishSubject Pronouns

• I
• You
• He, She, it

• We
• You (all)
• They

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EspañolSubject Pronouns

• Yo
• Tú
• Él, Ella, Ud.

• Nosotros
• Uds.
• Ellos, Ellas, .

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The subject pronouns are the doers of the action
in a sentence.
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Direct Object

• A direct object is the receiver of the action in
  a sentence.

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Receiver of the action

• Carlos kicked the ball.
• What received the action?

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The indirect object tells to whom or for whom
something is done.
He threw the ball to me.
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Objective
Use indirect object pronouns with the verb gustar.
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Indirect Object

• When we do something to or for someone, the
  noun or pronoun we use is an indirect object.

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EnglishIndirect Object Pronouns

• (to, for) me
• (to, for) you
• (to, for) him, her, it

• (to, for) us
• (to, for) you all
• (to, for) them

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EspañolIndirect Object Pronouns

• me
• te
• le (m., f.)

• Nos
• les
• les (m., f)

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Ejemplos por favor
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I write a letter to Carlos.I write a letter to
him.

• Carlos indirect object noun
• him indirect object pronoun

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Escribo una carta a Carlos.

• Le escribo una carta.
• Notice Location of indirect object pronoun

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Escribes una carta a mí.
Me escribes una carta.
Escribo una carta a Uds.
Les escribo una carta.
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Now lets move on to gustar.
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When using the verb gustar it is important to
remember that it means to please.
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Me gusta leer.
Has to be interpreted as
To read is pleasing to me.
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Caramba! Qué pasa aquí?

• Ejemplos, por favor!

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Te gusta comer fruta.
Eating fruit is pleasing to you.
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Nos gustan los libros.
Books are pleasing to us.
Le gusta bailar.
To dance is pleasing to him/her.
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Since le or les can refer to different people it
is frequently necessary ...

• clarify by adding a prepositional phrase.

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Le gusta bailar.
A Pablo le gusta bailar.
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El FinNo hay más.

• Por fin los entendemos.