Spanish Mixed Pronouns Exercise 1

📚 Quick grammar review

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Subject, direct, and indirect — three types of pronoun — Spanish has three main sets of personal pronouns used in a clause. Subject pronouns (yo, tú, él) — often omitted. DOPs (lo, la, me, te) — replace the direct object. IOPs (le, me, te, nos) — replace the indirect object. All three can appear in one sentence: Yo te lo doy.

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Reflexive pronouns — a fourth set to watch — Reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se) overlap in form with IOPs but have a different function: they show the subject acting on itself. Context distinguishes them: Me ducho (I shower myself — reflexive) vs Me llamas (you call me — IOP/DOP). The verb meaning usually makes it clear.

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When pronouns stack: the fixed order — If multiple pronouns appear before a verb, the order is: reflexive/IOP + DOP: se lo, me la, te los. They never appear in any other order. With an affirmative command: attach them in the same order: Dámelo, cuéntamelo. With a negative command: keep the same order but place them before the verb.

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Something to help you practice using all of the Spanish pronouns (subject, direct object, indirect object, reflexive, possessive, and prepositional)... all in one exercise! Complete the following translations, choosing the correct pronoun for each one:

Mixed pronouns 1