Personal Pronouns – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Choose the correct personal pronoun.

  1. Ayer fui a comprar.[Yesterday I went shopping.]|subject pronoun, 1st person singular: yo
  2. Mi hermana tiene 3 años más que .[My sister is 3 years older than me.]|Use subject pronouns after que in a comparison.|1st person singular: yo
  3. es una chica estupenda.[She’s a cool girl.]|subject pronoun, 3rd person singular, feminine: ella
  4. ¿Este regalo es para  ?[Is this gift for me?]|After the preposition para we use a prepositional pronoun|1st person singular: mí
  5. A nos gustan los deportes.[We like sports.]|In this case, nos can only be used together with nosotros.
  6. —¿Es el señor Gómez?
    —Sí, soy .[—Are you Mr Gómez?|—Yes, that’s me.]|1. polite form in the singular: usted|2. soy is 1st person singular: yo
  7. Me acuerdo mucho de .[I think about you a lot.]|After the preposition de we use a prepositional pronoun|2nd person singular: ti

Choose the correct personal pronouns.

  1. Las cerezas gustan mucho.[I like cherries a lot.]|Indirect object pronoun, 1st person singular: me.
  2. ¿Has traído la revista que te dejé? Sí, he traído.[Did you bring along the magazine that I lent you?|Yes, I’ve brought it.]|Direct object pronoun, 3rd person singular, feminine: la
  3. ¿Dónde has dejado los zapatos? he dejado en el dormitorio.[Where did you put your shoes? I put them in the bedroom.]|Direct object pronoun, 3rd person plural, masculine: los
  4. ¿Has vuelto a ver a tu amiga de la escuela? Sí, vi hace una semana en la calle.[Did you see your school friend again? Yes, I saw her a week ago in the street.]|Direct object pronoun, 3rd person singular, feminine: la
  5. ¿A quién has dado el ramo de flores ? he dado a mi madre.[To whom did you give the bouquet? I gave it to my mother.]|When we have two object pronouns in the 3rd person, the indirect object pronoun becomes se to avoid alliteration and is followed by the direct object pronoun (in this case lo)
  6. dieron un premio.[They gave us a prize.]|Indirect object pronoun, 1st person plural: nos

Rewrite the sentences, replacing the underlined sections with the correct personal pronouns.

  1. Tu padre y tú siempre vais a correr los sábados.
    →      [You and your father always go running on Saturdays.|→ You (pl.) always go running on Saturdays.]|Subject pronoun, 2nd person plural: vosotros
  2. Ayer compré un regalo para Carmen y Lola.
    →  [Yesterday I bought a gift for Carmen and Lola.|→ Yesterday I bought a gift for them.]|Prepositional pronoun (signal: para), 3rd person plural, feminine: ellas
  3. Han dado a Fernando el primer premio.
    →  [They gave Fernando the first prize.|→ They gave him the first prize.]|Indirect object pronoun, 3rd person singular: le
  4. He dicho al fontanero que venga esta tarde.
    →  [I told the plumber to come today.|→ I told him to come today.]|Indirect object pronoun, 3rd person singular: le
  5. Dame el cuaderno, por favor.
    →  [Give me the notebook, please.|→ Give it to me, please.]|Direct object pronoun, 3rd person singular masculine: lo.|Attach the object pronouns to a positive imperative (indirect followed by direct).|An accent is added to preserve pronunciation.
  6. La semana pasada vi a Roberto en el concierto.
    →  [Last week I saw Roberto at the concert.|→ Last week I saw him at the concert.]|Direct object pronoun, 3rd person singular, masculine: lo|le is also accepted because it refers to a person
  7. ¿Vienes al cine con Lucía y conmigo?
    → ¿ ?[Are you coming to the cinema with Lucía and I?|→ Are you coming to the cinema with us?]|prepositional pronoun (signal: con)|first person plural, masculine or feminine: nosotros/-as