Pronouns with commands

Pronouns With Commands English Grammar Connection: You often use object pronouns with commands to direct the action of the verb at someone or something. In English, you always place pronouns after the command.

Pronouns With Commands Give me that! Don’t read it! In English, the pronouns come AFTER the verb.

Pronouns With Commands In Spanish, the pronouns go two places: Affirmatives ATTACH. Negatives come BEFORE.

Pronouns With Commands Affirmative Command: ¡Dame eso! (attaches) Give me that!

Pronouns With Commands Negative Command: ¡No lo leas! (before the verb) Don´t read it!

Pronouns With Commands affirmative: (attach) Julia, describe tu comunidad. Descríbela.

Pronouns With Commands negative: (before the verb) No me digas la respuesta. No me la digas.

Pronouns With Commands When you use a direct and an indirect object pronoun together, place the indirect BEFORE the direct. Memorize this acronym: RID Reflexive, Indirect, Direct

Pronouns With Commands ¡Ponte las botas! ¡Póntelas! RID

Pronouns With Commands ¡No te pongas las botas! ¡No te las pongas! RID

Pronouns With Commands When the indirect object pronoun le or les comes before the direct object pronoun lo, la, los, or las, change le or les to se. In other words, Don´t le lo ! Se lo !!!!

Pronouns With Commands Enrique, explícale tu punto de vista a Raquel. Explícaselo.

Pronouns With Commands When you attach two object pronouns to a command, you must add an accent mark to preserve the original stress.

Pronouns With Commands Quiero ver las fotos que vas a usar para el proyecto. Dámelas por favor.