This document provides information about clitics in Spanish grammar including their placement with different types of verbs. It lists direct and indirect object pronouns and notes that clitics can be placed before or after conjugated verbs, infinitive verbs, gerunds, and in positive and negative commands. Examples are given to illustrate the different placements of clitics.

1. Connection
AKA – NC-PIG

2. Extra Info - Clitics
Direct Objects Reflexive Pronouns Indirect Objects
me nos me nos me nos
te te te
lo/la los/las se se le les

3. Negative commands—Example: No lo compre. (Don’t buy it)
Before the Conjugated verbs—Example: Carlos siempre nos dice la verdad. (Carlos always
Verb tells us the truth)
Positive Commands—Example: Mándalos a mi casa. (Send them to my home)
After the Infinitive Verbs*—Example: Ellos quieren dárselo. (They want to give it to you)
Verb
Gerunds*—Example: Yo estoy estudiándolos. (I am studying them)
*An optional placement for clitics in these situations is before the verb.
--Yo lo quiero comprar. (I want to buy it).
--Yo lo estoy estudiando. (I am studying it).
[But never, Yo estoy lo estudiando]

4. Negative commands—Example: No lo compre.
(Don’t buy it)
Before
the Conjugated verbs—Example: Carlos siempre nos
Verb dice la verdad. (Carlos always tells us the truth)

5. Positive Commands—Example: Mándalos a mi
casa. (Send them to my home)
After the Infinitive Verbs*—Example: Ellos quieren dárselo.
Verb (They want to give it to you)
Gerunds*—Example: Yo estoy estudiándolos. (I
am studying them)