Grammar 3: Subject Pronouns, Direct Object Pronouns, Indirect Object Pronouns
To avoid using the name of a person or thing many times we replace it with a pronoun.
Para evitar usar el nombre de una persona o cosa muchas veces lo remplazamos con un pronombre.
Subject Pronouns Pronombres Sujetos
I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they
Yo, tú, el/ella/ello, nosotros, vosotros, ellos
Harvey runs Marathons. Harvey trains every day, that’s why Harvey is a champion.
Harvey corre maratones. Harvey entrena todos los días, por eso Harvey es un campeón.
Let’s replace the second and third Harvey with He.
Vamos a reemplazar el segundo y tercer Harvey con El.
Harvey runs marathons. He trains every day, that’s why he is a champion.
Harvey corre maratones. El entrena todos los días, por eso el es un campeón.
Direct Object Pronouns
Me, you, him/her/it, us, you, them
Me, te, le/la/lo, nos, os, les/las
The ball hit me, you, him/her/it, us, you, them.
La pelota me, te, le/la/lo, nos, os, les/las pegó.
Take a potato. Peel the potato, boil the potato and eat the potato.
Coge una patata. Pela la patata, hierve la patata y come la patata.
Let’s replace the 2nd, 3rd and 4th potato with It.
Vamos a reemplazar la 2a, 3a y 4a patata con La.
Take a potato. Peel it, boil it and eat it.
Coge una patata. Pélala, hiérvela y cómela.
Indirect Object Pronoun
To + Me, you, him/her/it, us, you, them
A + Mi, ti, el/ella/ello, nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas
They gave the prize to me, you, him/her/it, us, you, them.
Me, te etc. dieron el premio a mi, ti, el/ella/ello, nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas.
When you see Jimmy, give this hat to Jimmy.
Cuando ves a Jimmy, dale este sombrero a Jimmy.
Let’s replace the 2nd Jimmy with to him.
Vamos a reemplazar el 2o Jimmy con a el.
When you see Jimmy, give this hat to him.
Cuando ves a Jimmy, dale este sombrero ( a el).
Practice A Practicar
Subject Pronouns
I
you
he/she/it/
we
you
they
Direct Object Pronouns
What happened?
The ball hit me.
The ball hit you.
The ball hit him.
The ball hit her.
The ball hit it.
The ball hit us.
The ball hit you.
The ball hit them.
Indirect Object Pronouns
They gave the prize to me.
They gave the prize to you.
They gave the prize to him.
They gave the prize to her.
They gave the prize to us.
They gave the prize to you.
They gave the prize to them.