Subject pronouns: Tell who's doing the action. Shows how to conjugate the verb. Is not often used in Spanish, except for 3rd person forms or emphasis. Location: Usually at the beginning of a sentence, unless the sentence is a question. Example: El es guapo. or, ¿Es él guapo? or, ¿Es guapo él?

Yo

Tú

Él

Ella

Ud

Nosotros

Vosotros

Ellos

Ellas

Uds

Reflexive pronouns: implies actions done to or for yourself. Always match the verb. Study your list for verbs that are usually reflexive. With plural verbs, reflexives can mean "each other" With 3 person form, reflexives can be used as the passive voice. (La puerta se abrió) Location of reflexive pronoun: ~in front of conjugated verb ~can be attached to an infinitive ~can be attached to a present progressive (ando, iendo) ~must be attached to affirmative commands

me

te

se

se

se

nos

os

se

se

se

Direct object pronouns: Tells who or what receives the action of the verb. Can refer to people or things. Mételo. Location of direct object pronoun: ~in front of conjugated verb ~can be attached to an infinitive ~can be attached to a present progressive (ando, iendo) ~must be attached to affirmative commands

me

te

lo- him, it

la- her, it

lo/la

nos

os

los

las

los/las

Indirect object pronouns: Tells to whom or for whom the direct object is going. Only refers to people or pets. Except for verbs like gustar, Indirect Object pronouns will not exist without a direct object somewhere, though it may be implied. (Serve the guests.) Location of indirect object pronoun: ~in front of conjugated verb ~can be attached to an infinitive ~can be attached to a present progressive (ando, iendo) ~must be attached to affirmative commands In double object pronouns, IDOP always comes before DOP

me

te

le

le

le

nos

os

les

les

les

Subject pronouns       

Reflexive pronouns           

Direct object pronouns

Indirect object pronouns

Prepositional Pronouns

Yo        Tú        Él        Ella        Ud        Nosotros        Vosotros        Ellos        Ellas        Uds        

Example Sentences:Yo te doy el regalo a ti. Ella les escribe la carta a ellos. Te amo. Nos queremos.