CONTENT
  1. Prepositional Pronouns
  2. Pronouns with the Preposition con - Form
  3. How to Use Pronouns + con?

How would you ask someone out in Spanish? Pronouns can be used with the preposition con to express company. It answers the question with whom?

In contrast to other prepositions, con can confuse some Spanish learners, because it does not follow the same pattern in all its persons. Let's learn more about this!

Spanish

English

Daniela va a ir conmigo al supermercado.

Daniela is going with me to the supermarket.

Prepositional Pronouns

Rule 1. Prepositional pronouns are those that are accompanied by a preposition to serve another function. Prepositional pronouns in Spanish are:

Prepositional PronounsTranslation
me
ti you (informal)
usted you (formal)
él him
ella her
nosotros us (masculine)
nosotras us (feminine)
vosotros you all (masculine)
vosotras you all (feminine)
ellos them (masculine)
ellas them (feminine)
ustedes you all
Prepositional PronounsTranslation
me
ti you (informal)
usted you (formal)
él him
ella her
nosotros us (masculine)
nosotras us (feminine)
vosotros you all (masculine)
vosotras you all (feminine)
ellos them (masculine)
ellas them (feminine)
ustedes you all

Spanish

English

No empiecen sin .

Don't start without me.

Pronouns with the Preposition con - Form

Rule 2. To use a prepositional pronoun with con, place it before the pronoun.

PronounPreposition conTranslation
conmigo with me
ti contigo with you
usted con usted with you (formal)
él con él with him
ella con ella with her
nosotros con nosotros with us (masculine)
nosotras con nosotras with us (feminine)
vosotros con vosotros with you all (masculine)
vosotras con vosotras with you all (feminine)
ellos con ellos with them (masculine)
ellas con ellas with them (feminine)
ustedes con ustedes with you all
PronounPreposition conTranslation
conmigo with me
ti contigo with you
usted con usted with you (formal)
él con él with him
ella con ella with her
nosotros con nosotros with us (masculine)
nosotras con nosotras with us (feminine)
vosotros con vosotros with you all (masculine)
vosotras con vosotras with you all (feminine)
ellos con ellos with them (masculine)
ellas con ellas with them (feminine)
ustedes con ustedes with you all

Rule 3. As you may have noticed, the first person and second person singular do not have the preposition con before them and have special forms. This is something very important to consider so you can make yourself understood.

Spanish

English

María José quiere ir a la fiesta con ti.

María José wants to go the the party with you.

María José quiere ir a la fiesta contigo.

María José wants to go to the party with you.

This change only applies with the preposition con and not with others such as para, por, etc.

How to Use Pronouns + con?

Rule 4. To ask a person if you would like them to accompany you somewhere, the most common verbs are querer or te, le, les, etc. + gustaría (you want or you would like). First, let us remember the conjugation of both verbs in the present tense.

Subject PronounQuerer (want)
yo quiero
quieres
él, ella, usted quiere
nosotros, nosotras queremos
vosotros, vosotras queréis
ellos, ellas, ustedes quieren
Subject PronounQuerer (want)
yo quiero
quieres
él, ella, usted quiere
nosotros, nosotras queremos
vosotros, vosotras queréis
ellos, ellas, ustedes quieren
Subject PronounGustaría (would like)
yo me gustaría
te gustaría
él, ella, usted le gustaría
nosotros, nosotras nos gustaría
vosotros, vosotras os gustaría
ellos, ellas, ustedes les gustaría
Subject PronounGustaría (would like)
yo me gustaría
te gustaría
él, ella, usted le gustaría
nosotros, nosotras nos gustaría
vosotros, vosotras os gustaría
ellos, ellas, ustedes les gustaría

Then, add a verb in the infinitive, and at the end, add the appropriate prepositional pronoun with con. Let's see some examples.

Spanish

English

Alejandro: ¿Te gustaría comer conmigo este sábado?

Laura: ¡Claro! Me encantaría.

Alejandro: Would you like to have lunch with me this Saturday?
Laura: Sure, I would love to.

Paco: Vamos a ir por un helado. ¿Quieres ir con nosotros?

Frida: No, gracias.

Paco: Let's go get some ice cream. Do you want to go with us?
Frida: No, thanks.

It works the same way when you are the one who wants to accompany someone.

Spanish

English

Grecia: Quiero ir con ustedes al concierto. ¿Puedo?

Mauricio: Por supuesto.

Grecia: I want to go with you to the concert, can I?
Mauricio: Of course.

Quiz

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¿Quieres ir al cine __________? (with me)

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correct answers.