Repaso de Los IOPs

Repaso de Los IOPs

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We have reviewed

Direct Object Pronouns

(what or who receives the action)

Hoy, we'll be looking at

Indirect Object Pronouns/IOPs

Most of you had some information about IOPs in Spanish 2, however, there is not a colored piece of paper that goes with it.

You may have notes from Spanish 2 to reference for this lesson, otherwise, take some notes as we go

Let's start with the reminder of how the Indirect Object functions in a sentence

The job of the Indirect Object is to say WHO benefits from an action or

to whom/for whom an action is done

an IOP is almost always a person

For example in English:

I give the scissors to José.

"I give" is still our subject/verb

What do I give?

scissors

that is the direct object

(what you have already practiced)

To whom do I give the scissors? OR

Who benefits from my action?

JOSÉ

he is the INDIRECT OBJECT

Indirect Objects can be replaced by Indirect Object Pronouns

Here are the Indirect Object Pronouns:

notice how similar they are to DOPs

me, te, nos, os are still the same

they are only different are in the 3rd row

with simply LE and LES

no more worrying about masc/fem

And just like DOPs, IOPs go before the conjugated verb

Let's try a few:

Multiple Choice

Choose the Spanish IOP that would represent the indirect object from the English sentence:

I'm giving them a lot of homework.

• me

• te

• le

• les

LES is correct

I am giving is the subject/verb

a lot of homework is the direct object

THEM is the indirect object

Multiple Choice

Choose the Spanish IOP that would represent the indirect object from the English sentence:
You should buy her a car.

• le

• te

• les

• me

LE is correct

You should buy is the subject/verb

a car is the direct object

her is the indirect object

Multiple Choice

Choose the Spanish IOP that would represent the indirect object from the English sentence:
They buy us dinner every Saturday.

• les
• nos
• os
• me

NOS is correct

They buy is the subject/verb

dinner is the direct object

us is the indirect object

Now try a few looking at the Spanish sentence and choosing the best English equivalent.

Remember to look at how the verb is conjugated so you know who is performing the action (subject) as opposed to who is benefitting from the action (indirect object)

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation.

La profesora nos explica la lección.

• The teacher explains the lesson.

• The teacher explains the lesson to us.

• We explain the lesson to the teacher.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation.
Te pido el dinero.

• You ask for the money.

• I ask for the money.

• I ask  you for the money.

Did you pay attention to PIDO to know that I had to be doing the action?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation.
Me preguntas.

• You ask me a question.
• I ask you a question.
• You ask a questions.

Notice it was Me preguntas

That verb conjugation tells me that YOU are doing the action

IOP sentences very frequently have an "a clarifier" statement attached to them.

These phrases can be there both to clarify (especially for 3rd person) as well as to add emphasis

Take a look at the "a clarifier" statements

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Having these clarifiers can help a lot when you need to fill in an IOP.

Try a few.

Multiple Choice

Choose the IOP that would represent the following people:
A nosotros

• nos
• les
• le
• te

Multiple Choice

Choose the IOP that would represent the following people:
A ellos

• me
• le
• les
• nos

Multiple Choice

Choose the IOP that would represent the following people:

A Ud.

• me

• te

• les

• le

Multiple Choice

Choose the IOP that would represent the following people:
A ti

• me
• te
• le
• os

Multiple Choice

Choose the IOP that would represent the following people:

A Uds.

• os

• nos

• les

• le

Multiple Choice

Choose the IOP that would represent the following people:
A Elena

• te
• nos
• les
• le

Multiple Choice

Complete with the correct indirect object pronoun.
Luisa ________ da el boleto a ti.

• le
• lo
• te

Multiple Choice

Complete with the correct indirect object pronoun.

Mi padre _____ compra un regalo a mi madre.

• la

• le

• me

Did I trick you on that last one?

If you chose "la" instead of "le" for

"a mi madre", remember la is a DOP and le is an IOP

Multiple Choice

Complete with the correct indirect object pronoun.
Ellos _______ dicen la verdad a nosotros.

• nos

• les

• le

Multiple Choice

Complete with the correct indirect object pronoun.

El piloto __________ habla a los pasajeros.

• les

• nos

• los

• le

Did you remember to chose LES as the IOP instead of los (DOP)

Multiple Choice

Restate with correct IOP in correct location:

Yo doy mi bicicleta a mi amigo.

• Yo me doy mi bicicleta.

• Yo te doy mi bicicleta.

• Yo le doy mi bicicleta.

• Yo les doy mi bicicleta.

Keep in mind that "a mi amigo" is the hint for LE.

We don't want to match the YO (subject)

Multiple Choice

Restate with correct IOP in correct location:

La profesora habla por teléfono a ustedes

• La profesora nos habla por teléfono.

• La profesora les habla por teléfono.

• La profesora le habla por teléfono.

• La profesora me habla por teléfono.

Next, let's try a few translations.

Remember to look at the conjugated verb for help knowing who is the subject

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation.

Les traigo los abrigos a ustedes.

• You all are bringing the coats to me.

• I am bringing the coats to him.

• I am bringing the coats to you all

Multiple Choice

Choose the best translation:

My dad irons the clothes for my brothers.

• Mi padre les plancha la ropa a mis hermanos.

• Mis hermanos le plancha la ropa a mi padre.

• Mi padre plancha la ropa.

• Mi padre nos plancha la ropa a mis hermanos.

Finally, IOPs can also switch places in the sentence if there is a double verb situation or the present progressive

Remember that with a double verb, the IOP can still be before the conjugated verb or it can go after and attached to the infinitive

Yo te tengo que decir mi secreto.

Yo tengo que decirte mi secreto.

With the present progressive, the IOP can go before ESTAR (conjugated) or after and attached to the participle (~ando/~iendo)

Ella me está ayudando con la tarea.

Ella está ayudándome con la tarea.

Try a couple more with double verbs and present progressive

Multiple Choice

Restate with correct IOP in correct location:

Vamos a invitar a ellos

(we are going to invite them)

• Vamos a invitarles

• Nos vamos a invitar

• Vamos les a invitar

• Van a invitarnos

Multiple Choice

Restate with correct IOP in correct location:

Estoy dando una buena noticia a ti.

(I am giving you some good news)

• Estoy te dando una buena noticia.

• Le estoy dando una buena noticia.

• Estoy dando una buena noticia te.

• Te estoy dando una buena noticia.

Multiple Choice

Restate with correct IOP in correct location:

Yo necesité traer el dinero a ella.

(I needed to bring her the money)

• Yo le necesité traer el dinero.

• Yo me necesité traer el dinero

• Yo necesité le traer el dinero

• Yo necesité traer el dinero.

Multiple Choice

Restate with correct IOP in correct location:

Él está comprando los aretes a mí.

(He is buying me the earrings)

• Él está comprándome los aretes

• Él está me comprando los aretes.

• Me él está comprando los aretes

• Él le está comprando los aretes.

Hopefully you feel a little more confident in remembering the function of an IOP in a sentence. We'll continue to have more review, but we want to be able to understand their role in a sentence.