Tambien? Si o no?

Question

I'm not sure if my use of tambien is correct here: "Yo tambien ayudé los chicos." If I want to say: "I also helped the children" Thanks and please forgive my horrible grammar.

Answer 1

Here's a thought.

Which is these is better?

"Yo también ayudé los chicos." (incorrect)

"Yo también ayudé a los chicos."

"Yo también les ayudé a los chicos." (this works as leísmo)

"Yo también los ayudé (a los chicos)."

Bolded are correct. (in my opinion) This is how I would say it. My friend's wife from Argentina who is here right now agrees that bolded are correct. But she likes "Yo también los estaba ayudando a los chicos" even better.

I'm not sure, so are saying that any of these would work. (I know I'm stupid) - RokushiRoxie1314, Nov 1, 2011

Answer 2

I agree with jeezzle's bolded answers; however, for "children" I would use niños because "chicos" can also mean "young men."

"Yo también los estaba ayudando a los chicos"

This is better used when something else in the past was happening at the same time, ie: "Yo también los estaba ayudando a los chicos cuando nos visitó el presidente"

Answer 3

Yes, all of jeezle's examples are correct and would work well in your sentence.

I would personally opt for the simplest one: "Yo también ayudé a los chicos", but that's up to you really.