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• Object pronouns come in front of the verb, when the verb is conjugated.
• Object pronouns come after the verb in its infinitive, imperative, or present participle form.
• If there are two object pronouns in the same sentence, the indirect object pronoun always comes before the direct object pronoun.

Direct and indirect object pronouns both come in front of the verb, when the verb is conjugated (not an infinitive).

For example:

Lo hice. - I did it.

Los ���dz����é. - I bought them.

Le �����������í. - I wrote to him.

Los profesores nos dan muchos deberes. - The teachers give a lot of homework to us.

With infinitives you can either attach the object pronoun to the end of the infinitive or put it before the first conjugated verb.

For example:

Voy a comprarlo or Lo voy a comprar - I am going to buy it

With an imperative, the object pronoun is joined to the end of the verb in the imperative form.

For example:

�����������me por favor. - Write to me please.

¡�ٲ�le el balón ahora! - Give the ball to him now!

With sentences that include a present participle, you can either attach the direct object pronoun to the end of the verb or put it before the first conjugated verb.

For example:

La estoy limpiando. or Estoy limpiándola. - I'm cleaning it.

Lo estoy haciendo. or Estoy haciéndolo. - I’m doing it.

Note the accent on limpiándola. This is used to preserve the stress on the correct syllable when pronouncing the word.

If there are two object pronouns in the same sentence, the indirect object pronoun always comes before the direct object pronoun.

For example:

Mis amigos me dieron el regalo. - My friends gave the present to me.

Mis amigos me lo dieron. - My friends gave it to me.

Diego le dio la carta. - Diego gave the card to her.

Diego se la dio. - Diego gave it to her.

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