Spanish Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns

Spanish Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns

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Direct Object Pronouns

• Receives the direct action of the verb

• Example: I sent the email. (the email is what was sent therefore it received the direct action of the verb.)

• If we want to be less specific, we could say: I sent it.

• "email" is the Direct Object

• "it" is the Direct Object Pronoun used to replace "email"

Multiple Choice

The direct object is the noun

• that receives the direct action of the verb

• that receives the indirect action of the verb

• that has an adverb

Direct Object Pronouns

• Me= me

• Te= you

• Lo= him/it

• La=her/it

• Nos= us

• Os= y'all (you all)

• Los= them (m)/Las= them (f), you all

Multiple Select

Check off the direct object pronouns

• yo

• te

• tú

• me

• los

Replacing Direct Object Nouns with Pronouns

• el libro= lo

• Maria= la

• Paco y Juan= los

• las cartas= las

Direct Object Examples

• He needs me. = Él me necesita.

• They need you. Ellos te necesitan.

• We need it (the book).= Nosotros lo necesitamos.

• I need Maria.= Yo la necesito.

• He needs us.= Él nos necesita.

• You need them (the books). Tú los necesitas.

• Maria needs them (the chairs). = Maria las necesita.

Multiple Choice

How do you say "I have it (the book)."?

• Yo tengo lo.

• Yo lo libro tengo.

• Yo lo tengo.

• libro yo lo.

Multiple Choice

How do you say "She needs me."?

• Ella necesita me.

• Ella me necesita.

• Ella necesitarme.

Indirect Objects

• Indirect objects do not receive the direct action from the verb

• Indirect objects are "to" someone

• Example: I sent the email to her. (Indirect objects identify who is receiving the object)

• He told the secret to me. (He told me the secret.)

Multiple Choice

What is the indirect object in this sentence? He sent the letter to me.

• the letter

• sent

• to me

• me

Indirect Object Pronouns

• Me= to me

• Te= to you

• Le= to him, to her, to you (formal)

• Nos= to us

• Os= to y'all (you all)

• Les= To them, to you all (formal)

Multiple Choice

How do you say "to them" in Spanish?

• los

• las

• a ellos

• les

Converting Indirect Objects to Pronouns

• a mí= me

• a tí= te

• a él, a ella, a usted, a Juan, a Maria= le

• a nosotros= nos

• a vosotros= os

• a ellos, a ellas, a ustedes, a mis amigos= les

Multiple Choice

What would you replace "a Jacob" with?

• me

• le

• les

• te

Indirect Object Examples

• I send the email to you. =Yo te mando el email.

• We send the email to him.= Nosotros le mandamos el email.

• You send the email to me.= Tú me mandas el email.

• They send the email to us.= Ellos nos mandan el email.

• Juan sends the email to them.=. Juan les manda el email.

• Maria sends the email to y'all.= Maria os manda el email.

Multiple Choice

How do you say "I sent the letter to them"?

• Yo mandé la carta les.

• Yo mandé la les carta.

• Yo les mandé la carta.

Sentence Placement

• If you have both a direct object and an indirect object pronoun in a sentences the Indirect Object always goes first (ID).

• In a single verb structure, direct and indirect object pronouns MUST go in FRONT of the conjugated verb.

• Example: They sent it (the email) to us.= Ellos nos lo mandaron.

• If there is a compound verb construction (2 verbs next to each other) you can place the object pronouns in front of the conjugated verb or attach them to the end of the infinitive verb.

• Example: They want to send it (the email) to us.= Ellos quieren mandarnoslo.

Multiple Select

How do you say "I want to send it (the letter) to you."? (Check 2 answers.)

• Yo quiero mandartela.

• Yo te la quiero mandar.

• Yo la te quiero mandar.

• Yo mando te la querer.

Box 3 and Box 6 Direct and Indirect Combinations

When you have 2 pronouns that start with "L" next to each other the indirect object is changed to "se" due to a sound issue.

Examples:
Juan les lo dio.
Changes to:
Juan se lo dio.

Multiple Select

How do you say "I send it (the letter) to them."? (Check 2 answers.)

• Yo les lo mando.

• Yo se la mando.

• Yo la les mando.

• Yo mando te la querer.

Poll

What is you level of understating Direct and Indirect objects now?

• I have a good understanding of them and would be able to use them in a sentence without using notes.

• I have a good understanding of them and would be able to use them in a sentence using notes.

• I understand how they work but I would need help to use them in a sentence.

• I have no idea how how or when to use them.