Pronouns with commands

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2. PronounsWithCommands • 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.

3. PronounsWithCommands • Give me that! • Don’t read it! • In English, the pronouns come AFTER the verb.

4. PronounsWithCommands • In Spanish, the pronouns go two places: • Affirmatives ATTACH. • Negatives come BEFORE.

5. PronounsWithCommands • Affirmative Command: • ¡Dame eso! (attaches) • Give me that!

6. PronounsWithCommands • Negative Command: • ¡No lo leas! (before the verb) • Don´t read it!

7. PronounsWithCommands • affirmative: (attach) • Julia, describe tu comunidad. • Descríbela.

8. PronounsWithCommands • negative: (before the verb) • No me digas la respuesta. • No me la digas.

9. 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

10. PronounsWithCommands • ¡Pontelas botas! • ¡Póntelas! • RID

11. PronounsWithCommands • ¡No te pongas las botas! • ¡No telas pongas! • RID

12. 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 !!!!

13. PronounsWithCommands • Enrique, explícale tu punto de vista a Raquel. • Explícaselo.

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

15. PronounsWithCommands • Quiero ver las fotos que van a usar para el mercadeo. Dámelas por favor.

16. PronounsWithCommands • With the nosotros command, drop the -s of the ending before adding the reflexive pronoun nos.

17. PronounsWithCommands • ¡Organicemos una reunión!(drop the “s”) • Let´s organize a meeting! • ¡Organicémonos! • Let´s get organized!