Comparative Chart of Personal Pronouns.

Those little words in Spanish that confuse us terribly and must be used constantly. Write your personal sentence for each pronoun

Personal Pronouns Re-
flexive
Pro-
nouns		 Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns Direct Object Pronouns (who, what) Indirect Object Pronouns (whom) Prepositional Pronouns * Special Prep. Pronouns Pas-
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yo me mí - s mío - s me me mí conmigo X
tú te tu - s tuyo -a-s te te ti contigo X
usted se su - s suyo - a- s lo - la - le le usted consigo se
él se su - s suyo - a- s lo - le le él, sí consigo se
ella se su - s suyo - a - s la - le le ella, sí consigo se
nosotros-as nos nuestro-a-s nuestro-a-s nos nos nosotros-as nosotros-as X
vostros-as os vuestro-a-s vuestro-a-s os os vosotros-as vosotros-as X
ustedes se su-s suyo-a-s los - las les ustedes, sí consigo se
ellos se su-s suyo-s los les ellos, sí consigo se
ellas se su-s suya-s las les ellas, sí consigo se

Prepositions used with pronouns in sentences:

Pronouns as Objects of a Preposition in sentences
Preposition English Example
a to Conócete a ti mismo, Know thyself. A mí me gusta mucho bailar, I like to dance a lot
ante before, in front of Están ante mí dos personas importantes, In front of me are two important persons
bajo , debajo under Bajo palabra, Under oath. Hay diez empleados bajo de mí, There are 10 employees under my supervision
cabe closed to used in classical poetry
contra against Estás contra mí,You are against me
de of Todo depende de ti, It all depends on you
desde from (not used with the prepositional pronouns) Desde la creación, From Creation
en in (not used with the prepositional pronouns) Está en tu poder hacelo bien, It is within you power to do it right
entre in the middle of, between (not used with the prepositional pronouns) Entre tú y yo no hay secretos, Between you and me there are no secrets
hacia towards El coche viene hacia mí, The car is coming towards me
hasta until (not used with prepositional pronouns) Vamos hasta Madrid, Our destination is Madrid. Hasta mañana, Until tomorrow
para for, oneself after mí, ti, sí Ese Corvette es para mí, That Corvette is for me. Trabajo para ti. I work for you, you are the boss
por for Trabajo por tí, I work in your place, I cover for you at work
según according to (not used with Prepositional Pronouns) Según San Mateo, According to the Gospel of Mathew.
sin without Sin ti, no podré vivir jamás. Without you, I will not be able to live.
so under (not used with Prepositional Pronouns) So pena de muerte, Under the death penalty
sobre on top of Hay una nube negra sobre ti, There is a black cloud over you
tras after something or someone Caminar uno tras otro, To walk one after another, Tras de ser malo es caro, Besides being expensive it is bad.

Prepositional Pronouns are used with the following combinations:
al lado de beside Juan está sentado al lado de mí, John is seated beside me
alrededor de around Hay una abeja volando alrededor de ti. There is a bee flying around you
cerca de near Quédate cerca de mí cuando vamos de compras, Stay by me when we go shopping
Lejos de far from Ese chico no te conviene, vive muy lejos de ti, That young man is not a good relationship for you because he lives very far from you.
delante de in front of ¡No puedo creerlo! Hay una tarántula enfrente de mí. I cannot belive it! There is a tarantula in front of me
detrás de behind Voy a ver a Michael Jordan jugar baloncesto y detrás de mí hay cola muy larga esperando entrar, I am going to see Michael Jordan play basketball and behind me there is a long line waiting to go in also
encima de above Hay una araña encima de ti, There is a spider above you.
debajo de below, under el ratón está debajo de mi, The mouse is under me.
enfrente de in front of ¿cómo que no ves al venado? Está enfrente de ti, How come you do not see the deer? He is in fron of you.

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