pronouns after prepositions

Pronouns After Pronouns After PrepositionsPrepositions

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In English, prepositions (In English, prepositions (for, for, from, to, and withfrom, to, and with) sometimes ) sometimes link link pronounspronouns to another to another word in a sentence.word in a sentence.


Some of the pronouns that Some of the pronouns that follow prepositions are follow prepositions are differentdifferent from the from the subject subject pronounspronouns..

II have a gift. have a gift. The gift is The gift is forfor meme..


Spanish:Spanish: YoYo tengo un regalo. tengo un regalo. El regalo es El regalo es para para mímí..


Pronouns that follow prepositions Pronouns that follow prepositions are are differentdifferent from subject from subject pronouns and object pronouns.pronouns and object pronouns.

Use these pronouns after Use these pronouns after prepositions like prepositions like para, de, apara, de, a, , andand concon..


Common prepositions:Common prepositions: ParaPara – for – for DeDe – of, from – of, from AA – to, at – to, at (or personal “a”)(or personal “a”) ConCon - with - with


para mípara mí

para tipara ti

para él, ella, para él, ella, Ud.Ud.

para nosotrospara nosotrospara nosotraspara nosotras

para ellos, para ellos, ellas, Uds.ellas, Uds.


Notice that these pronouns Notice that these pronouns are the same as the subject are the same as the subject pronouns in all forms except pronouns in all forms except mímí (yo) and (yo) and titi (tú): (tú):


Clara vive Clara vive lejos delejos de nosotrosnosotros.. Clara lives Clara lives far fromfar from usus.. Tengo un regalo Tengo un regalo parapara titi.. I have a gift I have a gift forfor youyou..


With verbs like gustar, use With verbs like gustar, use pronouns after the preposition pronouns after the preposition ““a”a” to add emphasis. to add emphasis.

A míA mí no no meme gusta la ropa de gusta la ropa de cuadros.cuadros.

I really don´t like plaid clothes.I really don´t like plaid clothes.


Uncertain:Uncertain: LeLe gusta ir a la librería. gusta ir a la librería. It pleasesIt pleases him/her/you him/her/you to go to go

to the bookstore.to the bookstore.


Certain:Certain: A élA él lele gusta ir a la librería. gusta ir a la librería. It pleases It pleases himhim to go to the to go to the

bookstorebookstore..


When you want to say When you want to say “with “with me”me” and and “with you,”“with you,” the the preposition preposition “con”“con” is irregular: is irregular:

conmigo – with meconmigo – with me contigo – with youcontigo – with you (the other forms of “con” are (the other forms of “con” are

regular.)regular.)


¿Vas a la fiesta ¿Vas a la fiesta conconmigomigo o o con Jorge?con Jorge?

Are you going to the party Are you going to the party with me or with Jorge?with me or with Jorge?


No voy con él; voy No voy con él; voy concontigotigo.. I´m not going with him; I´m I´m not going with him; I´m

going with you.going with you.

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