SINGULAR
1st pers. me
2nd pers. te
3rd pers. lo, la
PLURAL
1st pers. nos
2nd pers. os
3rd pers. los, las
See how they work:
Miguel, ¿tienes el libro? Sí, lo tengo
Miguel, do you have the book? Yes. I have it
Ana, ¿esperas una invitación? Sí, la espero
Ana, are you waiting for an invitation? Yes. I am waiting for it
Cristina, ¿compras los zapatos? Sí, los compro
Cristina, are you buying the shoes? Yes. I am buying them
Oscar, ¿has visto las estrellas? Sí, las he visto
Oscar, have you seen the stars? Yes. I have seen them
- We use pronouns to avoid repeating a noun.
- In Spanish they go before the verb. In English the go after the verb.
- In Spanish they have the gender of the noun they replace. In English they are gender neutral.
YOUR TURN:
Miguel, ¿tienes las llaves de casa? Sí, ......................... tengo
Miguel, do you have the house keys? Yes. I have ...............
Ana, ¿buscas el diccionario? Sí, ......................... busco
Ana, are you looking for the dictionary? Yes. I am looking for ...........
Cristina, ¿has comprado las revistas? Sí, ........... he comprado
Cristina, have you bought the magazines? Yes. I have bought ..........
Oscar, ¿bebes la cerveza? Sí, ..................... bebo
Oscar, have you seen the stars? Yes. I drink ....................
