Indirect object pronouns

Indirect object pronouns

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​What is an indirect object?

The indirect object is the person who receives the direct object or the person that benefits from the action.

The preposition a / para is used before the indirect object​

​Where does it go?

The indirect object pronoun can take the place of the indirect object or be used together with it

It can be placed before the conjugated verb or can be attached to a command or infinitive​

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​Indirect object pronouns are often used with the two verbs:

Dar- to give and Decir- to say/tell​

Decir

Dar

​doy	damos​
das​	dais​
​da	dan​

​digo	decimos​
dices​	decis​
dice	dicen​

How to use:

• Identify the INDIRECT object

• choose the pronoun

• rewrite the sentence

​Now let's try it!

Multiple Choice

^{What is the INDIRECT object?}

^{Yo compro el carro para mi papá.}

• Yo

• compro

• el carro

• mi papa

Multiple Choice

^{What is the indirect object pronoun?}

^{Yo compro el carro para mi papá.}

• me

• te

• le

• nos

Multiple Choice

_{How would you best rewrite the sentence?}

Ella canta una canción para el bebé.

• Ella se canta una canción.

• Ella le canta una canción.

• Ella canta le una canción.

• Ella el canta una canción.

Multiple Select

What are the two words that signal the INDIRECT object?

• por

• para

• a

• y

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence:

La madrina dio una tiara a la quinceañera

• La madrina dio le una tiara

• La madrina dio una tiara

• La quinceañera le dio una tiara

• La madrina le dio una tiara