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Object Pronoun Placement
Rules
Reflexive Verbs
A verb is REFLEXIVE when the
SUBJECT
DIRECT OBJECT
_________
and the ____________
SAME PERSON
are the ____________.
(The
subject does something to
himself).
The 6 reflexive pronouns are:
• ME
• TE
• SE
• NOS
• OS
• SE
Note how third person is the same singular and
plural.
Direct Object Pronouns
• … are the person or thing that is affected
by the action of the verb.
• … answer the questions “What” and
“Whom” after an action verb.
AMV@MVHS
The 8 direct object pronouns are:
• ME
• NOS
• TE
• OS
• LO,LA • LOS,LAS
Note how third person agrees in gender with the
object they represent.
Indirect Object Pronouns
• … indicate who benefits from the
action performed.
• … answer the questions “To whom”
and “For whom” after an action verb.
The 6 direct object pronouns are:
• ME
• TE
• LE
• NOS
• OS
• LES
With third person “LE” and “LES”, using an “A”
phrase is helpful.
There are five rules in
regards to placement of
object pronouns in the
sentence.
THE VERB
used in the sentence will
determine the pronoun’s
placement.
CONJUGATED VERB
If there’s a ___________________
in the
sentence, the direct object pronoun goes
BEFORE the verb.
_________
LA
Tengo mi tarea ahora.
_____
LA tengo ahora.
Object
Conjugated
Pronoun
Verb
INFINITIVE
If there’s an ___________
in the sentence,
ATTACHED to the
the object pronoun gets ___________
verb.
LOS
Queremos levantar a ellos temprano.
Queremos levantar____
LOS temprano.
Infinitive
Object
Pronoun
“Levantarlos” is ONE WORD.
BUT…
since there is also a CONJUGATED VERB in
the sentence, the object pronoun can still go
BEFORE the conjugated verb.
Queremos levantar_____
LOS temprano.
LOS queremos
_____
levantar
temprano.
Infinitive
Object
Pronoun
Object
Conjugated
Pronoun
Verb
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE in the
If there’s a __________
____________
sentence, the object pronoun gets
ATTACHED to the verb.
_________
LO
Susi y Mari están escribiendo el cheque ahora.
Susi y Mari están escribiendo
escribiéndo ___
LO ahora.
Participle
HOWEVER…
THEREFORE…
Object Pronoun
When you attach to the end of the participle, you
add a syllable to the word, which messes with the
natural stress.
The participle will need a written accent over the
“A” in –ANDO or the “E” in –IENDO or -YENDO.
BUT…
since there is also a CONJUGATED VERB in
the sentence, the object pronoun can still go
BEFORE the conjugated verb.
Susi y Mari están escribiéndo___
LO ahora.
Participle
Object
Pronoun
Susi y Mari ___
ahora.
LO están escribiendo
Object
Conjugated
Pronoun
Verb
AFFIRMATIVE
If the verb in the sentence is an ____________
COMMAND the object pronoun gets
_________,
_________
ATTACHED to the verb ALWAYS
LA
Prepara la cena.
Prepara____
LA
Command
Object
Pronoun
Affirmative commands are when
you tell someone to do
something. They are formed by
conjugating in the “tú” form and
dropping the “S”.
Prepara__
Prepára__
LA
HOWEVER…
When the command is more than one
syllable AND you attach to the end of the
participle, you add a syllable to the word,
which messes with the natural stress.
THEREFORE…
The command will need a written accent.
Count back 3 vowels from the end (including
the direct object pronoun) and you will be
over the right letter MOST OF THE TIME.
EXCEPTIONS INCLUDE: ESTUDIAR AND LIMPIAR.
NEGATIVE
If the verb in the sentence is an ____________
COMMAND the object pronoun goes
_________,
BEFORE the verb ALWAYS
_________
LA
No prepares la cena .
LA prepares.
No ___
Object
Pronoun
Command
Negative commands are when
you tell someone NOT to do
something. They are formed by
conjugating in the “yo” form,
dropping the “O” and adding the
opposite vowel (“E” for –AR
verbs and “A” for –ER/-IR
verbs).