Spanish Pronouns-RID Rule

Spanish Pronouns
The R.I.D. Rule
Aaron Losness
RID: Sentences with Two Object Pronouns
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When you have two object pronouns in a sentence, they will appear in RID
order: reflexive, indirect, and direct. The two most common are:
Reflexive-Direct
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Indirect-Direct
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I buy it (direct) for myself (reflexive). Me lo compro.
Do you (reflexive) wash it (direct) a lot? Te lo lavas mucho?
I write it (direct) to you (indirect). Yo te la escribo.
She sells them (direct) to me (indirect). Ella me las vende.
The La La Rule: When both the Direct and Indirect are in the 3rd person, both
pronouns will begin with l. When this happens, change the 1st on to se.
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I give it (direct) to them (indirect). Yo le lo doy. Yo se lo doy.
Reflexive
me (myself)
nos (ourselves)
Indirect Object
me (me)
nos (us)
Direct Object
me (me)
nos (us)
Te (yourself)
te (you)
te (you)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
se (themselves, yourselves)
le (him, her, you, it)
les (them, you)
lo/la (him, her, you, it)
los/las (them, you)
QUIZ TIME!!!
Pronoun Quiz
Myself (Reflexive)__________
Him (Indirect)_____________
Them (Direct)_____________
Yourself (Reflexive)________
It (Direct) _______________
You (Indirect)_____________
Ourselves (Reflexive) ______
Me (Indirect)_____________
Us (Direct)_______________
Himself (Reflexive)__________
Them (Indirect)_____________
Her (Direct)________________
Themselves (Reflexive)_______
You (Direct) _______________
Us (Indirect)_______________
Yourselves (Reflexive) ______
It (Indirect)_______________
Me (Direct)________________
RID: Sentences with Two Object Pronouns
Reflexive
me (myself)
nos (ourselves)
Indirect Object
me (me)
nos (us)
Direct Object
me (me)
nos (us)
te (yourself)
te (you)
te (you)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
se (themselves, yourselves)
le (him, her, you, it)
les (them, you)
lo/la (him, her, you, it)
los/las (them, you)
He gives it (D) to me (I). __________________________
She tells it (D) to you (I). _________________________
We give it (D) to you (I). _________________________
I prepare it (D) for myself (R). ______________________
She buys them (D) for herself (R). ___________________
He sings it (D) to her (I). __________________________
RID: Sentences with Two Object Pronouns
Reflexive
me (myself)
nos (ourselves)
Indirect Object
me (me)
nos (us)
Direct Object
me (me)
nos (us)
te (yourself)
te (you)
te (you)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
se (themselves, yourselves)
le (him, her, you, it)
les (them, you)
lo/la (him, her, you, it)
los/las (them, you)
I sell it (D) to him (I). _________________________________
She cooks it (D) for them (I). ____________________________
I don’t have it (D) for you (I). ____________________________
I never buy them (D) for myself (R). ________________________
He doesn’t pay me (R) for it (D) in cash. _______________________
We don’t buy them (D) for ourselves (R). _____________________
RID: Sentences with Two Verbs
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2.
Either attach both pronouns directly to the second verb. You must add an
accent mark on the final syllable of the infinitive to retain the natural accent.
Place the two prounouns before the first conjugated verb.
Reflexive
me (myself)
nos (ourselves)
Indirect Object
me (me)
nos (us)
Direct Object
me (me)
nos (us)
te (yourself)
te (you)
te (you)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
se (themselves, yourselves)
le (him, her, you, it)
les (them, you)
lo/la (him, her, you, it)
los/las (them, you)
I want to give it (D) to you (I). ___________________ _________________
We want to say it (D) to him (I). __________________ _________________
You have to send it (D) to me (I). _________________ _________________
She can do it (D) for herself (R). __________________ _________________
You can hide it (D) from us (R). __________________ __________________
We have to sell it (D) to her (I). __________________ __________________
RID: Sentences with Two Verbs
1.
2.
Either attach both pronouns directly to the second verb. You must add an
accent mark on the final syllable of the infinitive to retain the natural accent.
Place the two prounouns before the first conjugated verb.
Reflexive
me (myself)
nos (ourselves)
Indirect Object
me (me)
nos (us)
Direct Object
me (me)
nos (us)
te (yourself)
te (you)
te (you)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
se (themselves, yourselves)
le (him, her, you, it)
les (them, you)
lo/la (him, her, you, it)
los/las (them, you)
I should bring it (D) to them (I). ______________________ ______________________
Can you write it (D) for me (I)? ______________________ ______________________
Do you want to leave it (D) for me (I)? _________________ ______________________
I don’t want to leave it (D) for you (I). __________________ ______________________
Doesn’t he need to give it (D) to her (I)?_________________ _____________________
We don’t have to buy it (D) for them (R). _________________ _____________________
ANSWER KEY!!!
Pronoun Quiz
Myself (Reflexive) me
Him (Indirect) le
Them (Direct) los/las
Yourself (Reflexive) te
It (Direct) lo/la
You (Indirect) me
Ourselves (Reflexive) nos
Me (Indirect) me
Us (Direct) nos
Himself (Reflexive) se
Them (Indirect) les
Her (Direct) lo/la
Themselves (Reflexive) se
You (Direct) me
Us (Indirect) nos
Yourselves (Reflexive) se
It (Indirect) le
Me (Direct) me
RID: Sentences with Two Object Pronouns
Reflexive
me (myself)
nos (ourselves)
Indirect Object
me (me)
nos (us)
Direct Object
me (me)
nos (us)
te (yourself)
te (you)
te (you)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
se (themselves, yourselves)
le (him, her, you, it)
les (them, you)
lo/la (him, her, you, it)
los/las (them, you)
He gives it (D) to me (I).
Él me lo da.
She tells it (D) to you (I).
Ella te lo dice.
We give it (D) to you (I).
Te lo damos.
I prepare it (D) for myself (R).
Me lo preparo.
She buys them (D) for herself (R).
Ella se las compra.
He sings it (D) to her (I).
Él se la canta. *La-La Rule
RID: Sentences with Two Object Pronouns
Reflexive
me (myself)
nos (ourselves)
Indirect Object
me (me)
nos (us)
Direct Object
me (me)
nos (us)
te (yourself)
te (you)
te (you)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
se (themselves, yourselves)
le (him, her, you, it)
les (them, you)
lo/la (him, her, you, it)
los/las (them, you)
I sell it (D) to him (I).
Se lo vendo. *La-La Rule
She cooks it (D) for them (I).
Ella se lo cocina. *La-La Rule
I don’t have it (D) for you (I).
No te lo tengo.
I never buy them (D) for myself (R).
Nunca me las compro.
He doesn’t pay me (R) for it (D) in cash.
Él no me lo paga en efectivo.
We don’t buy them (D) for ourselves (R).
No nos las compramos.
RID: Sentences with Two Verbs
1.
2.
Either attach both pronouns directly to the second verb. You must add an
accent mark on the final syllable of the infinitive to retain the natural accent.
Place the two prounouns before the first conjugated verb.
Reflexive
me (myself)
nos (ourselves)
Indirect Object
me (me)
nos (us)
Direct Object
me (me)
nos (us)
te (yourself)
te (you)
te (you)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
se (themselves, yourselves)
le (him, her, you, it)
les (them, you)
lo/la (him, her, you, it)
los/las (them, you)
I want to give it (D) to you (I).
Te lo quiero dar. Quiero dártelo.
We want to say it (D) to him (I).
Se lo queremos decir. Queremos decírselo.
You have to send it (D) to me (I). Me la tienes que mandar. Tienes que mandármela.
She can do it (D) for herself (R).
Ella se la puede hacer. Ella puede hacérsela.
You can hide it (D) from us (R).
Tú nos lo puedes esconder. Puedes escondérnoslo.
We have to sell it (D) to her (I).
Se lo tenemos que vender. Tenemos que verdérselo.
RID: Sentences with Two Verbs
1.
2.
Either attach both pronouns directly to the second verb. You must add an
accent mark on the final syllable of the infinitive to retain the natural accent.
Place the two prounouns before the first conjugated verb.
Reflexive
me (myself)
nos (ourselves)
Indirect Object
me (me)
nos (us)
Direct Object
me (me)
nos (us)
te (yourself)
te (you)
te (you)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
se (themselves, yourselves)
le (him, her, you, it)
les (them, you)
lo/la (him, her, you, it)
los/las (them, you)
I should bring it (D) to them (I).
Se lo debo traer. Debo traérselo.
Can you write it (D) for me (I)?
¿Me lo puedes escribir? ¿Puedes escribírmelo?
Do you want to leave it (D) for me (I)?
¿Me lo quieres dejar? ¿Quieres dejármelo?
I don’t want to leave it (D) for you (I).
No te lo quiero dejar. No quiero dejártelo.
Doesn’t he need to give it (D) to her (I)? ¿No se lo necesita dar? ¿No necesita dárselo?
We don’t have to buy it (D) for them (R). No se lo tenemos que comprar. No tenemos que
comprárselo.
THE END!!!
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