2. “Te”
• Te (to one person,
informal)
• Manuel, te presento a
Pablo.
• Manuel, I am introducing
Pablo to you. (I would like
to introduce Pablo to you.)
3. “Le”
• Le (to one person, formal)
• Señor Bergmeier, le
presento a Pablo.
• Mr. Bergmeier, I am
introducing Pablo to you.
(I would like to introduce
Pablo to you.)
4. “Les”
• Les (to more than one
person, informal and
formal)
• Nora y Miguel, les
presento a Pablo.
• Nora and Miguel, I am
introducing Pablo to you.
(I would like to introduce
Pablo to you.)
5. A & De
• Remember when a and de are followed by the
definite article el, we need to combine them.
• a + el = al
• de + el = del
6. A & De
• When you are introducing someone with a title, you
need to use the definite article because you are
speaking about them and not to them. See the
difference in this next slide
7. “A”
• Tim, te presento al señor
Bergmeier.
• Tim, I am introducing you
to Mr. Bergmeier.
• Tim, te presento a la
señora Morris.
• Tim, I am introducing you
to Mrs. Morris.
8. De
• De and Del are necessary when we are showing possession.
Think “apostrophe s”
• John’s friend
• El amigo de John
• La amiga de John
• Mr. Bergmeier’s student / Mrs. Morris’ student
• El estudiante del señor Bergmeier.
• La estudiante de la señora Morris.
9. “DE”
• Tim, te presento el amigo
del señor Bergmeier
• Tim, I am introducing to
you Mr. Bergmeier’s friend.
• Tim, te presento el amigo
de la señora Morris
• Tim, I am introducing to
you Mrs. Morris’ friend.
