PP
Subject Pronouns
Singular
yo
tú
usted (Ud.)
él
ella
I
you (fam.)
you (form.)
he
she
Plural
nosotros/nosotras
vosotros/vosotras
ustedes (Uds.)
ellos/ellas
we
you (fam. Sp.)
you (form.)
they
P.
reflex
Expressing -self / -selves
Reflexive Pronouns (Part 1)
me
te
se
myself
yourself (fam. sing.)
himself, herself, itself; yourself (form. sing.)
nos
os
se
ourselves
yourselves (fam. pl. Sp.)
themselves; yourselves (pl.)
P.
reflex
Expressing -self / -selves
Reflexive Pronouns (Part 1)
bañarse (to take a bath)
(yo)
(tú)
(Ud.)
(él)
(ella)
(nosotros)
(vosotros)
(Uds.)
(ellos)
(ellas)
me baño
te bañas
I take a bath
you (fam.) take a bath
you (form.) take a bath
se baña
he takes a bath
she takes a bath
nos bañamos
os bañáis
we take baths
you (fam., pl.) take baths
you (pl.) take baths
se bañan
they take baths
they take baths
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Expressing each other
Reciprocal Actions with Reflexive Pronouns
The plural reflexive
pronouns, nos, os,
and se, can be used
to express reciprocal
actions (las acciones
recíprocas).
Reciprocal actions
are usually expressed
in English with each
other or one another.
Nos queremos.
We love each other.
¿Os ayudáis?
Do you help one another?
Se miran.
They’re looking at each other.
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Expressing what or whom
Direct Object Pronouns
me
te
lo
la
me
you (fam. sing.)
you (form. sing.), him, it (m.)
you (form. sing.), her, it (f.)
nos
os
los
las
us
you (fam. pl.)
you (form. pl.), them (m., m+f.)
you (form. pl.), them (f.)
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Expressing to whom or for whom
Indirect Object Pronouns
me to/for me
te to/for you (fam. sing.)
le
to/for you (form. sing.),
him, her, it
nos
os
les
to/for us
to/for you (fam. pl.)
to/for you (form. pl.),
them
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Expressing Likes and Dislikes
The Verb gustar
Spanish
Me gusta la playa.
No le gustan sus
cursos.
Nos gusta leer.
Literal Equivalent
English Phrasing
The beach is pleasing
to me.
His courses are not
pleasing to him.
I like the beach.
Reading is pleasing to
us.
We like to read.
He doesn’t like his
courses.
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Expressing Direct and Indirect Objects Together
Double Object Pronouns: Order of Pronouns
When both an
indirect and direct
object pronoun are
used in a sentence,
the indirect object
pronoun (I) precedes
the direct (D): ID.
–¿Tienes el trofeo?
Do you have the trophy?
–Sí, acaban de dármelo.
Yes, they just gave it to me.
–Mamá, ¿está listo el almuerzo?
Mom, is lunch ready?
–Te lo preparo ahora mismo.
I’ll get it ready for you right now.
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Expressing Direct and Indirect Objects Together
Double Object Pronouns: le(s)  se (Part 1)
A. When both the indirect
and direct object pronouns
begin with the letter l, the
indirect object pronoun
always changes to se.
Le compra unos
zapatos.
He’s buying
her some
shoes.
Se los compra.
He’s buying
them for
her.
Les mandamos la blusa.
We’ll send
the blouse
to them.
Se la mandamos.
We’ll send
it to them.
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Expressing Direct and Indirect Objects Together
Double Object Pronouns: le(s)  se (Part 2)
B. Since se can stand for le
(to/for you [sing.], him, her)
or les (to/for you [pl.],
them), it is often necessary
to clarify its meaning by
using a plus the pronoun
objects of prepositions.
Se lo escribo (a Uds., a ellos, a ellas… ).
I’ll write it to (you, them . . . ).
Se las doy (a Ud., a él, a ella… ).
I’ll give them to (you, him, her . . . ).