PRONOUNS AFTER PREPOSITIONS

Pronouns after Prepositions

Pronouns can stand for the same noun yet still have different forms, depending on how they’re being used in the sentence.

Yo soy Javier. Tengo quince años y me gusta dibujar.

Both the pronouns, yo and me stand for Javier.

Pronouns after Prepositions

You already know subject pronouns and the pronouns used with gustar.

Pronouns have a different form when they come after prepositions, such as a (to), de (of, from, about), con (with) and en (in, on, at).

Pronouns after Prepositions

English

Subject Pronouns

Pronouns used with

Gustar

Pronouns used After

Prepositions

I Yo Me Mí

You Tú Te Ti

He/She/You Él/Ella/Usted

Le Él/Ella/Usted

We Nosotros(as)

Nos Nosotros(as)

You all Vosotros(as)

Os Vosotros(as)

They/You all

Ellos/Ellas/

Ustedes

Les Ellos/Ellas/

Ustedes

Pronouns after Prepositions

The pronouns mí and ti combine with con to make the special forms conmigo and contigo.

Quiero jugar al tenis contigo. I want to play tennis with you.

Pronouns after Prepositions

With gustar, the phrase formed by a and a pronoun can be added to a sentence to clarify or emphasize who likes something.

¿A ti te gusta dibujar? A mí no me gusta. A ella le gusta.

What are pronouns?

A. Words that take the place of a nounB. Words that describe a nounC. Words that tell the action the noun is

doing

What types of pronouns have you learned?

A. SubjectB. Indirect Object (the ones with Gustar)C. Pronouns after prepositionsD. All of the above

How does the pronoun mí change when it comes after the preposition con?

A. It doesn’t changeB. It becomes migo conC. It changes to migo and combines with

con to become conmigo.

What does the preposition a mean?A. ToB. InC. From

What does the preposition de mean?

A. ToB. InC. From

What does the preposition con mean?

A. In or onB. ToC. With

What does the preposition en mean?

A. In or onB. ToC. From or of

What pronoun is used with the verb gustar to emphasize or clarify.

A. DeB. EnC. A

What do the pronouns Yo, Me, and Mí all mean?

A. HeB. IC. We

What do the pronouns Tú, Te, and Ti all mean?

A. You (informal, singular)B. You (informal, plural)C. You (formal, singular)

Exit Slip

Activity 7 on page 86 (review from yesterday)

Activity 11 on page 88 Tell me 2 things you learned today and 1

thing you are still confused about from today’s lesson.