This worksheet is to be used in conjunction with “Mosaicos” and “Fuentes” Reviewed September 2012
Provided by the Academic Center for Excellence 1 Spanish: Direct, Indirect, and Reflexive Pronouns
Spanish: Direct, Indirect, and Reflexive Pronouns
You can navigate to specific sections of this handout by clicking the links below.
Direct Object Pronouns: pg. 1
Indirect Object Pronouns: pg. 2
Reflexive Pronouns: pg. 3
R.I.D. (Reflexive, Indirect Object Pronouns, Direct Object Pronoun): pg. 4
Direct Object Pronouns
me me nos us
te you (familiar) os you (familiar plural, Spain)
lo you (formal), him, it los you (familiar and formal), them
masculine masculine
la you (formal), her, it las you (familiar and formal), them
feminine feminine
Direct objects are the receiver of the action and answer the question “who” or “what” in
reference to the verb.
Hilda lee el libro. Los niños comen la fruta. Él compra la cerveza.
If the direct object is a person, a group of persons, or a pet, then the personal a must
precede it. The words a and el together contract to al.
María baña al bebe. Antonio ve a sus niños. Yo oigo a mi madre.
The direct object pronoun replaces the direct object noun to avoid repeating the direct
object and is placed before the verb.
Hilda lo lee. Los niños la comen. Él la compra.
In the case of compound verb forms, the direct object pronoun may go either before the
conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive form of the verb or the present participle. Upon
attaching the reflexive pronoun to the present participle, an accent mark must be added to
the stressed vowel.
Vamos a ver a ella. Alicia quiere ver a él. Estoy limpiando los espejos.
La vamos a ver. Alicia lo quiere ver. Los estoy limpiando.
Vamos a verla. Alicia quiere verlo. Estoy limpiándolos.
Replace the direct object with the direct object pronoun, translating English to Spanish.
1.) Tu primo ve a nosotros. ____________________________________
2.) Mi tío visita a mi. ____________________________________