Indirect Object Pronouns

Indirect Object Pronouns

By Emily Bayer

What is an Indirect Object ?

The indirect object receives the direct object.

(The direct object is the thing that is directly affected by the verb.)

Let's practice!

On the next few slides, indicate what the INDIRECT OBJECT is in each sentence.

​Some sentences may not have an indirect object :)

Multiple Choice

Pass the salt to Aunt Lilly.

• salt

• Aunt Lilly

• There is no indirect object.

Multiple Choice

I brought you a gift.

• I

• you

• gift

• There is no indirect object.

Multiple Choice

Don't push your sister.

• push

• your

• sister

• There is no indirect object.

Multiple Choice

My teacher gives us too much homework.

• My teacher

• us

• homework

• There is no indirect object.

What is a pronoun?

A pronoun replaces a noun so it doesn't sound too repetitive.

​ her

Example: Pass the salt to Aunt Lilly.​

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Here are the IOPs in Spansh:

​English pronoun Spanish pronoun:

me me

you te

him/her/usted le

us nos

them/y'all les​

These are the same little words that go in front of the verb GUSTAR": me gusta, te gusta, le gusta, nos gusta, les gusta

The indirect object will be underlined in the Spanish sentence.

The example sentences to the left are incorrect but the pronouns listed above are correct.​

Choose the correct indirect object pronoun.

Multiple Choice

Pasa la sal a tu Tía Liliana.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

• les

Multiple Choice

Él daba muchos discursos a los estudiantes.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

• les

Multiple Choice

Ella hizo galletas para nosotros.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

• les

Multiple Choice

El profesor dio muchos exámenes a mí.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

• les

Multiple Choice

Yo pasé a pelota a ti.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

• les

Where the me, te, le, nos, les is located in the sentence

IOP placement

​PRONOUN PLACEMENT

1. ​ATTACHED to the INFINITIVE verb.

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Example: I'm going to give you a cookie.​ --> Yo voy a darte una galleta.

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2. BEFORE the CONJUGATED verb:

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   Example: I'm going to give you a cookie. --> Yo te voy a dar una galleta.

FYI

This is a little strange to non-native speakers, but...

A lot of times, native speakers will include the indirect object in the same sentence with the pronoun. This sounds normal to us and is something that a non-native speaker needs to get accustomed to.

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Example:

Yo le voy a dar una galleta a María. (I'm going to give her​ a cookie to Maria.)