Pronouns after prepositions p. 88

Pronouns take the place of nouns. They can stand for the person talking, the person being talked to, or someone or something that has already been named. —¿Cuántos años tienes tú? —¿Yo? Tengo catorce años. Juan es mi amigo. Él tiene quince años. —¿Yo? Tengo catorce años. Juan es mi amigo. Él tiene quince años.

1.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 15 años y me gusta dibujar. Note how YO and ME both stand for Javier.

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).

Look at these 3 sets of pronouns:

CON has 2 special forms of pronouns: The pronouns mí and ti combine with con make the special forms: conmigo(with me) and contigo(with you).

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? (adds emphasis) A mí no me gusta. (adds emphasis) A ella le gusta. (clarifies what le means)

Vamos a practicar: Actividad 11 p. 88