Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (115 page)

LOS VIÓ means:

la puerta y la ventana

he Spanish verb has great versatility. Nothing shows this more clearly than the third man verb form, which can be used in six different ways (see “Vió” below). When you add pronouns to the third man verb form you get even greater variety. The following examples and exercises show how much a little word like “vió” can yield when used with pronouns.

    
EXAMPLES:

VIÓ means:

LO VIÓ means:

LA VIÓ means:

INVITÓ means:

LO INVITÓ means:

LA INVITÓ means:

Remember to use “lo” for men and “la” for women. Each italicized word represents “lo” or “la,” depending on whether it is masculine or feminine.

VIÓ
He saw her .	La vió.
She saw him .	Lo vió.
You saw him .	Lo vió.
You saw her .	La vió.
He saw you (masc.).	Lo vió.
He saw you (fem.).	La vió.
INVITÓ
She invited him .	Lo invitó.
You invited him .	Lo invitó.
He invited her .	La invitó.
She invited her .	La vió.
She invited you (masc.).	La invitó.
He invited you (fem.).	La invitó.
VISITÓ
He visited her .	La visitó.
She visited him .	Lo visitó.
You visited her.	La visitó.
You visited him .	Lo visitó.
He visited you (masc.).	Lo visitó.
He visited you (fem.).	La visitó.