Spanish III- Pronouns Flashcards
Demonstrative Pronoun
éste/a éstos/as ése/a ésos/as aquél/élla aquéllos/as (THIS AND THESE HAVE Ts, THAT AND THOSE DON'T)
Direct Object Pronoun
Me Te Lo/a Nos Los/as
Indirect Object Pronoun
Me Te Le Nos Les
Possessive Pronoun
El mío (la mía, los míos, las mías) El tuyo El suyo El nuestra El suyo
Reflexive Pronoun
Me Te Se Nos Se
Subject Pronoun
Yo Tú Él/Ella/Usted Nosotros Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
Prepositional Pronoun
Mí Ti Él/Ella/Usted Nosotros Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
All pronouns must match __________
The gender and number of the noun they replace or refer to.
Placement rules for:
Direct Object
Indirect Object
Reflexive
- ALWAYS attached to the end of an affirmative command.
- Precede single conjugated verbs.
- CAN be attached to the end of an infinitive or placed before the conjugated verb.
- CAN be attached to the end of a gerund or placed before the conjugated verb.
- ALWAYS precedes the verb haber in the perfect tenses.
Placement Rules:
Subject
In a statement-before the conjugated verb
In a question-after the conjugated verb
¿Va ella al gimnasio?
The subject pronoun is NEVER placed between the parts of a modal or compound verb. It will ALWAYS be after the second verb.
¿Quiere ir ella?
¿Ha salido ella?
Rules of using DOPNs and IDOPNs
- The indirect object pronoun is ALWAYS before the direct object pronoun.
- The object pronouns follow the same placement rules as when used individually.
- If the id.o.pn. le or les is used before the d.o.pn.s of lo, la, los, or las, then the id.o.pn. changes to se.
Indirect pronouns are used with…
The indirect Object!!
When possessive are preceded by ser…
The article isn’t used.
Clarifying third person possessive pronouns
Just like possessive adjectives
El de él
El matches objects number and gender
De él matches subject
Two unique prepositional pronoun combos
Conmigo with me
Contigo with you