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Spanish I - Reflexive, Prepositional, and Demonstrative Pronouns

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Study GuideSpanish I–Reflexive, Prepositional, and DemonstrativePronouns1.Quiz: Reflexivity1. QuestionLos niños _____ acuestan a las diez de la noche.Answer Choices•se•te•meCorrect AnswerseWhy This Is CorrectThe subject“Los niños”is third person plural, so the correct reflexive pronoun isse.The verbacostarseis reflexive, andseagrees with “they.”2. Question¿Do you guys shower por la mañana o por la noche?Answer Choices•Os desayunáis•Os vestís•Os ducháis

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Study GuideCorrect AnswerOs ducháisWhy This Is CorrectThe question is asking aboutshowering.The reflexive verbducharsemeans “to shower,” andosis used foryou all (vosotros).3. QuestionMi esposo y yo go to bed temprano.Answer Choices•nos acostamos•nos despertamos•nos bañamosCorrect Answernos acostamosWhy This Is Correct“Mi esposo y yo” =we, so the correct reflexive pronoun isnos.Acostarsemeans “to go to bed,” which matches the sentence.4. QuestionEn la fiesta de año nuevo I enjoyed myself mucho.Answer Choices•me divertí•me fui•me despedí

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Study GuideCorrect Answerme divertíWhy This Is CorrectDivertirsemeans “to enjoy oneself.”The verb is in the past tense (pretérito) and matches “I enjoyed myself.”5. QuestionLos profesores left después de trabajar.Answer Choices•se quedaron•se marcharon•se cayeronCorrect Answerse marcharonWhy This Is CorrectMarcharsemeans “to leave.”The subject is plural (los profesores), sose marcharonis the correct form.6. QuestionI wash la cara antes de que cepille los dientes.Answer Choices•Me limpio•Me ducho•Me lavo•Me baño

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Study GuideCorrect AnswerMe lavoWhy This Is CorrectLavarseis used for washing specific body parts, likela cara.Me lavocorrectly expresses “I wash myself (my face).”7. QuestionI fell asleep a la medianoche y I woke up a las seis de la mañana.Answer Choices•Me dormí, me levanté•Me desayuné, me vestí•Me fui, me desperté•Me dormí, me despertéCorrect AnswerMe dormí, me despertéWhy This Is CorrectDormirsemeans “to fall asleep,” anddespertarsemeans “to wake up.”Both verbs are in the past tense and correctly describe the actions in the sentence.

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Study Guide2.Prepositional Pronouns2.1What Are Prepositional Pronouns?Sometimes, a pronoun comesafter a prepositionlikepara(for),por(for/because of),con(with), orde(of/from).In these cases, Spanish usesprepositional pronouns.Aprepositional pronounreplaces a noun that is theobject of a preposition.(Refer toTable 1above while reading this section.)Most prepositional pronouns lookexactly the same as subject pronouns.However, there aretwo important exceptions:•yo → mí(has an accent mark)•tú → ti(no accent mark)Important to remember:•míhas an accent•tidoesnothave an accentAll other forms stay the same as subject pronouns.2.2Why Do These Pronouns Sound Different?In English, pronouns after prepositions sound like object pronouns (me, him, her).In Spanish, they usuallylook like subject pronouns, even though they act like object pronouns.

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Study GuideExample:•I sing for him•→Yo canto paraélHere,élmeanshim, nothe, because it comes after the prepositionpara.Examples in SentencesRead these examples carefully and notice how the pronouns comeafter prepositions:•Mi hermana trabaja por mí porque estoy enferma.•My sister works for me because I’m sick.•Yo no compré esta comida para ti.•I didn’t buy this meal for you.•Ese libro romántico es el mejor para ella.•That romantic book is the best for her.•Queremos viajar con él porque él conoce bien la ciudad.•We want to travel with him because he knows the city well.•Ella no nos invita a nosotros porque no somos buenos amigos.•She doesn’t invite us because we are not good friends.•Catalina no baila con ellos cuando ponen música lenta.•Catalina doesn’t dance with them when they play slow music.These examples show how prepositional pronouns are used naturally in everyday Spanish.2.3Special Case: con + mí / tiWhen the prepositioncon(with) is followed bymíorti, theycombine into one word.conmigo = with me•con + mí → conmigo•The accent mark disappears when-gois added.
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