1. Object Pronouns There are three types of pronouns in Spanish:
Direct, indirect, reflexive

2. PRONOUNS
Direct Object Pronouns: tell who or what receives the action of the verb.
Indirect Object Pronouns: indicate to whom or for whom an action is performed.
Reflexive Pronouns: are used in conjunction with the conjugation of a reflexive verb, meaning “oneself” or “each other.”

3. Object Pronouns: 2 types
There are two types of object pronouns: Direct and Indirect.
Direct Object Pronouns (D.O.P.s) answer the question “Who or what is receiving the action of the verb?”
Indirect Object Pronouns (I.O.P.s) answer the question "To whom?" or "For whom?" the action of the verb is performed. It tells us where the D.O.P is going.

4. Example: object pronouns
The doctor writes me a prescription.
verb
Indirect object
subject
Direct object
What does he write? *A prescription. (D.O.)
For whom does he write the prescription?
Where is the prescription going?
*Me (I.O.)
*To Me (I.O.)
In Spanish this sentence would be:
El médico me escribe una receta.

5. Indirect Object Pronouns answer the question "To whom. " or "For whom
(to/ for) me = me (pronounced “may”)
(to/ for) you = te
(to/ for) him, her, it, you (formal) = le
(to/ for) us = nos
(to/for) you (informal, plural) = os
(to/ for) them, you all = les

6. You have already used them!
Me gustan los deportes.
I.O.P.
verb
subject
Literally this sentence means:
The sports are pleasing to me..
subject
verb
I.O.P.

7. You have already used them!
Le duele la garganta.
I.O.P.
verb
subject
Literally this sentence means:
The throat hurts (give pain to) him.
verb
subject
I.O.P.

8. Direct Object Pronouns “Who or what is receiving the action of the verb?”
me = me (pronounced “may”)
you = te
him, her, it, you (formal) = lo, la
us = nos
you (informal, plural) = os
them, you all = los, las

9. Examples The doctors examine us. Who or what do they examine? *us
Subject
verb
D.O.P.
Los médicos nos examinan.
Subject
D.O.P.
verb
Who or what do they examine?
*us
“Us” or “nos” is the direct object pronoun.

10. Examples Daddy, I adore you. -Papi, te adoro. Who or what do I adore?
D.O.P.
subject
verb
-Papi, te adoro.
D.O.P.
verb
subject
Who or what do I adore?
*you
“You” or “te” is the direct object pronoun.

11. Did you notice?
Me, Te, and nos are the same for both sets of object pronouns: direct and indirect.
The verb matches the subject, NOT the objects.

12. PRONOUN PLACEMENT
If there is only one verb, pronouns must be placed BEFORE the verb.
(no) + subject + I.O.P. + D.O.P + verb
OJO: I.O.P. and D.O.P. are separate, individual words!
If there is a main verb that is followed by an infinitive or gerund, pronouns can be ATTACHED to the infinitive or the gerund (if attaching to a gerund, one must include an accent on –ándo/-iéndo).
(no) + subject + I.O.P. + D.O.P. + verb + infinitive/gerund
(no) + subject + verb + infinitive/gerundI.O.P.D.O.P.*
OJO: When attached, the I.O.P. and D.O.P are combined with the infinitive or gerund as one word!

13. PRONOUN PLACEMENT
When placing pronouns, an indirect object pronoun and a reflexive pronoun go before a direct object pronoun.
OJO: If you have pronouns such as le, les, lo, la, los, and las, you need to make a change. You cannot have the double l!
SE ESPECIAL: change the le or les to se!
EXAMPLE: Yo preparo la cena para mi familia.
Direct Object: la cena  Direct Object Pronoun: la
Indirect Object: la familia  Indirect Object Pronoun: le
Yo le la preparo. (no!)  Yo se la preparo. (Yes!)

14. Look again…
El médico me escribe una receta. / The doctor writes me a prescription.
I.O.
verb
D.O.
*El médico me la escribe./ The doctor writes it for me.
I.O.P
D.O.P
verb

15. Practicamos ¿____ duele el estómago? Sí, me duele el estómago.
¿Me escribes una carta? Sí, ____ escribo.
¿Por qué te da una receta el médico? Porque____ duele la garganta.
Mi profesor de español ______ explica la lección porque no comprendo la lección.

16. PRONOUNS: REFLEXIVE
We also have reflexive pronouns. R.P.s are used in conjunction with the conjugation of a reflexive verb (the R.P. and verb conjugation must agree).
The reflexive pronoun can mean “oneself” or “each other” depending on the reflexive verb.
Yo me ducho. / I shower (myself).
Nos besamos./ We kiss each other.
R.P.s:
Me Nos
Te Os
Se Se

17. El FIN