Pronouns

Question 1

Subject pronouns

Answer 1

yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros/as, vosotros/as, ellos/ellas/ustedes

Question 2

Reflexive/reciprocal pronouns

Answer 2

me, te, se, nos, os, se

Question 3

Prepositional pronouns

Answer 3

mí, ti, él/ella/usted, nosotros/as, vosotros/as, ellos/ellas/ustedes

Question 4

Object pronouns, direct and indirect

Answer 4

Direct: me, te, lo/la, nos, os, los/las
Indirect: me, te, le (se), nos, os, les (se)

Question 5

the direct object part of the sentence is…

Answer 5

the bit that is directly affected by the action of the verb.

eg. he bebido cerveza

Question 6

the indirect object part of the sentence is…

Answer 6

the bit that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb
eg. he hablado a mis hijos

Question 7

direct/indirect objects as people

Answer 7

If the direct object is a person, add ‘a’
eg. He visto a Luis - I have seen Luis
If the indirect object is a person, add ‘a’
eg. Le pregunté a Ana - I asked it to Ana
Except if the indirect object is a pronoun, then use ‘de’
eg. Me preguntó qué quería de ella - He asked me what she wanted

Question 8

Position of pronouns (direct+indirect) generally

Answer 8

the INDIRECT object pronoun always goes BEFORE the DIRECT object pronoun
eg. Me lo dijeron ayer - They asked me about it yesterday

Question 9

Position of direct+indirect pronouns with an infinitive or gerund

Answer 9

They can either go before the conjugated verb
eg. os lo quiero entregar - I want it to be delivered to you (pl)
Or they can attach to the end of the infinitive
eg. quiero entregároslo - I want it to be delivered to you (pl)

Question 10

Position of direct+indirect pronouns with a imperative

Answer 10

always AFTER in one word

eg. Damelo = give it to me

Question 11

Reduplication of indirect object

Answer 11

• MUST reduplicate when the indirect object is ‘a’ + personal pronoun
  eg. Dijeron a ella que > Le dijeron a ella que = they said it to her that
• often reduplicate when IO is ‘a’ + name
  eg. (Le) dijeron a Luisa que = They said (it) to Luisa that
  -MUST reduplicate when the IO goes before the verb
  eg. A mí gusta comer > A mí me gusta comer
  A Paco dijeron que era falso > A Paco le dijeron que era falso

Question 12

Reduplication of direct object

Answer 12

• MUST reduplicate when direct object is ‘a’ + personal pronoun
  eg. Eligieron a ellas > las eligieron a ellas = they chose them
• DO NOT reduplicate when DO is ‘a’ +name
  eg. Eligieron a Marta = they chose Marta
• MUST reduplicate when DO goes before the verb
  eg. las patatas compré ayer > las patatas las compré ayer
• MUST reduplicate when DO is pronoun ‘todo’
  eg. ‘?Esos libros? Los he leído todos’

Question 13

I give it to you

Answer 13

te lo doy

Question 14

I give them to you

Answer 14

os las doy

Question 15

can you give it to me

Answer 15

me la da/s

Question 16

can you guys give it to me

Answer 16

me lo dais

Question 17

to have a good time

Answer 17

pasarlo bien

Question 18

Direct Object and the prepositon ‘a’ - you CAN use it when…

Answer 18

• DO refers to people/a personified object (always use ‘a’ here)
  eg. Encontré a Juan en el parque
• DO is not specific or concrete/ ambiguity in sentence and so use ‘a’ to make DO clearer
  eg. No vi (a) ningún médico en el hospital

Question 19

Direct Object and the preposition ‘a’ - you DO NOT use it when…

Answer 19

-the DO refers to objects
-when the DO is complemented by ‘tener’
eg. El profesor explicó el tema con claridad
Tengo dos hermanos y una hermana

Question 20

Indirect and Object and uses of the preposition ‘a’

Answer 20

• a + noun
  eg. escribo a mis padres esta carta
• a + article + possesive
  eg. para el día de la madre ya le compré el regalo a la mía
• a + article + number
  eg. por suerte, ya compré el regalo a los dos
• a todos/as
  eg. por suerte ya les compré el regalo a todos
• a + pronouns
  eg. ?No te ofreció a ti un poco de torta?