Saben usar la a personal

Question

Complete each sentence by providing the personal a when needed. When not needed, write an X

Necesito llamar a mi esposo

Buscamos X un buen apartmento en una ciudad nueva

Tambien buscamos a buenos amigos

Mi hermanastro Miguel vende X varios productos para apartamentos

Mañana vemos a mi hermanastro para almorzar y para hablar.

please proofread my answers.. also is there a specific rule for knowing these?

Answer 1

To add on to what Franc has written...

The personal A is a personification marker. Vimos Juan. "What is Juan ?" Vimos a Juan. "Who is Juan ?" That's how I was told about it.

That's a great way of remembering it! - francobollo, Apr 4, 2012

Answer 2

Buscamos buenos amigos (you don't know them, therefore they are impersonal) and does not require "a".

The rest are correct.

a is used when the verb is followed by a noun describing a person or a family pet with a name (Vimos a Laura, Vimos a Fido). Otherwise you can omit the a.