2. Indicates the action was performed by and upon the subject (“self”) Receives action of verb WHO? WHAT? To/for whom action was performed Direct menos teos lo, lalos, las Indirect menos teos leles Reflexive menos teos se

3.  Object pronouns are tightly bound to the verb and must remain as close as possible  The position of an object pronoun must be either 1.Directly before the conjugated verb 2.Attached to an infinitive, gerund, or command  Negation cannot interfere with pronoun placement ◦ Yo no me baño. ◦ Yo nunca me baño. ◦ Yo no me baño nunca.

4.  Pronouns cannot travel!  Keep them in their grids

5.  Reflexive objects indicate a subject that performs and receives the action and suggests the notion of “self” or “selves”  Example: Marcos se ve en el espejo. Marcos sees himself in the mirror.  Who is seeing? Marcos  Whom did Marcos see?himself

6.  Direct objects receive the action of the verb and answer the question whom or what.  Example: Marcos pasa la sal. Marcos passes the salt.  What did Marcos pass? the salt  What did Marcos pass? it

7.  Indirect objects indicate to whom or for whom the action of the verb was performed.  Example: Marcos pasa la sal a Ana. Marcos passes the salt to Ana.  To whom did he pass the salt? to Ana  To whom did he pass the salt? to her

8.  When a direct object refers to a person, we denote it with a “personal a”  The /a/ helps us differentiate the subject and the object  Example: Carmen ve Mario (ambiguous) Carmen ve a Mario (clearer)  The /a/ is used with named people & animals ◦ Veo a mis abuelos ◦ Veo a Scooby Doo (un perro)