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B1-4 Direct and indirect object pronouns

We use pronouns to talk about people or things that we have previously mentioned.
Yo -> Me -> Me
Tú -> Te -> Te
Él/Ella -> Lo/La -> Le (se)/Le (se)
Nosotros/as -> Nos -> Nos
Vosotros/as -> Os -> Os
Ellos/Ellas -> Los/Las -> Les (se)/Les (se)

OD Pronouns:
¿Has leído mi libro? Sí, lo he leído. (Have you read my book? Yes, I’ve read it).
¿Llevas las llaves? No, no las llevo. (Do you have the keys? No, I lost them).
¿Me ves? No, aún no te veo. (Can you see me? No, not yet).

OI Pronouns:
Hoy es el cumpleaños de mi madre y aún no le he comprado nada. (Today is my mother’s birthday and I haven’t bought her anything).
¿Le has preguntado a tu padre si puedes venir? (Have you asked your father if you can come?).

Complement pronouns are placed before the verb:
OD + VERBO: ex. Te he visto esta mañana. (I saw you this morning).
OI + VERBO: ex. Le he enviado un correo electrónico. (I sent her an email).
But after the infinitive and the gerund become:
VERBO + OD: Amarla
VERBO + OI: Escríbele

When we use two pronouns (an OD + an OI), the order is:
OI + OD + VERBO
ex. ¿Te gusta mi nuevo vestido? Me lo ha regalado mi madre. (Do you like my new dress? My mother gave it to me).
¿Te gusta esa chaqueta? Te la compro. (Do you like this jacket? I’ll buy it for you).

When the OI refers to “él/ella/ellos/ellas” + OD (lo/la/los/las), the OI becomes ‘SE’.
ex. Compraré a Anna una libreta. Se la compraré.
Se lo he vendido. (I sold it to him).

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