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Oh se can you see
When le or les come before lo, la, los, or las, they turn into se.
Le compré un libro y se lo di.
I bought her a book and I gave it to her.
Él le escribió una carta y ya se la mandó.
He wrote him a letter and he already sent it to him.
No me diste nada
Dar is very special in the preterite! Even though it’s an ‑ar verb, it takes ‑er / ‑ir endings.
| subject | verb (dar) |
| yo | di |
| tú | diste |
| él / ella / usted | dio |
| nosotros / nosotras | dimos |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dieron |
Ella me dio una buena noticia.
She gave me some good news.
Ellas no me dieron los mensajes.
They didn’t give me the messages.