Colocación de los pronombres de complemento Placement of pronouns Referring to things already mentioned Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns
Los pronombres Remember: pronouns replace nouns and help avoid repetition. Direct Objects: receive action of verb. I wrote the letter. Indirect Objects: receive direct object. I wrote the letter to my friend. Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns
Direct Object Pronouns Singular Plural Lo - it, him (masculine) Los - them (masculine) La - it, her (feminine) Las - them (feminine) Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns
Indirect Object Pronouns Singular Plural Me - me Nos - us Te - you Os - you (informal) Le - him, her, it, you Les - them, you-all *Remember: Le/Les Se when two Ls in a row Ex: Yo se los doy a Marta. Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns
Con participios With the present participle, the object pronouns can come before the helping verb (estar) or can be attached to the participle. Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns
Con participios Ejemplos: Estaban comiendo el maíz. Lo estaban comiendo. Estaban comiéndolo. Yo estaba mostrando la finca a ella. Se la estaba mostrando. Estaba mostrándosela. Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns
Con participios If you attach the pronouns to the participle, you must add an accent to retain the correct stress. Add the accent to what was the second to last syllable. Se lo estaba es|cri|bi|en|do Estaba es|cri|bi|én|do|se|lo. Se lo estaba le|yen|do. Estaba le|yén|do|se|lo Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns
Con infinitivos When object pronouns are used with Infinitives, they can come before the verb or may be attached to the infinitive. Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns
Con infinitivos Ejemplos: Voy a cruzar la calle. La voy a cruzar. Voy a dar el plano a José. Se lo voy a dar. Voy a dárselo. Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns
Con infinitivos If you attach the 2 pronouns to the infinitive, you must add an accent to retain the correct stress. Add the accent to the ending of the verb (-ar/-er/-ir) Se lo voy a escribir. Voy a escribírselo. Te lo quiero dar. Quiero dártelo. Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns
Accentos With Participles (-ando, -iendo, -yendo) Add accent whether 1 or 2 pronouns attached on the end -ándola -iéndoselo -yéndote With Infinitives Add accent only when 2 pronouns are attached. -ársela -érmelo -írtelos Ch. 9 - Attached Pronouns