Descubre 3
Descubre 3
2nd Edition
Vista Higher Learning Staff
ISBN: 9781618572004
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Page 56: Practica

Exercise 1
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In this exercise, you need to indicate which of these people the pronouns in the sentences are referring to.

* to Antoñito
to Antoñito and Maite
to Maite
to me
to us
to you
to you (plural)

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1. I always see **him** dancing in Club 49.

The pronoun is a masculine singular third person, so it refers to Antoñito.

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2. Does he greet **you**?

The pronoun is a singular second person, so it refers to you (**a ti**).

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3. Never. I think he doesn’t greet **me** because he’s scared I’ll tell his girlfriend.

The pronoun is a singular first person, so it refers to me (**a mí**).

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4. His girlfriend? I haven’t heard of her in centuries. One of these days I’ll have to call **her**.

The pronoun is a feminine singular third person, so it refers to Maite.

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5. Do you want to invite **them** to go with us to the party on Friday?

The pronoun is a plural third person, so it refers to Antoñito and Maite.

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6. Yes, it’s a good idea. Let’s see what Antoñito tells **us** about his fondness for clubs.

The pronoun is a plural first person, so it refers to us (**a nosotras**).

Exercise 2
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In this exercise, you need to complete the blanks in these sentences with the expressions **conmigo** (with me), **contigo** (with you) and **consigo** (with him/her/themselves).
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1. Here we go again, Sara. Why do I always have to be ____? We never have a good time together!

The correct expression is **contigo**, with you.

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2. What do you think? That I have fun ____?

The correct expression is **contigo**, with you.

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3. But it’s always you who wants to go out ____ on weekends!

The correct expression is **conmigo**, with me.

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4. I don’t want to go out ____, the problem is that my father doesn’t want me to go out alone! So, if I don’t go out ____, I never go out!

The correct expression is **contigo**, with you, for both blanks.

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6. Olivia? She just likes to be with ____. She gets bored with everyone else.

The correct expression is **consigo**, with herself.

Exercise 3
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In this exercise, you need to replace the underlined direct/indirect objects with the corresponding pronouns.
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1. Treat ***the police*** kindly.

The IO is a singular, feminine third person, so you could write:

*Trátenla amablemente.*
Treat it kindly.

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2. You have to say ***sorry to your neighbor***.

The DO is a singular, masculine third person, so you could write:

*Tienen que pedírselo.*
You have to say it.

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3. You can’t hire ***a musical band*** without permission.

The DO is a singular, masculine third person, so you could write:

*No pueden contratarlo sin permiso.*
You can’t hire it without permission.

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4. You have to play ***music*** really low.

The DO is a singular, feminine third person, so you could write:

*Tienen que ponerla muy baja.*
You have to play it really low.

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5. You mustn’t serve ***alcoholic drinks to minors***.

The DO is a plural, feminine third person, and the IO is a plural, masculine third person, so you could write:

*No deben servírselas.*
You mustn’t serve them to them.

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6. You can’t throw ***parties*** ever again.

The DO is a plural, feminine third person, so you could write:

*No pueden organizarlas nunca más.*
You can’t throw them every again.

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