Indirect object pronouns

​Indirect object pronouns

​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​

​Now let's try it!

Multiple Choice

IOP for "you"

• tú

• te

• le

• les

Multiple Choice

IOP for "I"

• me 

• yo

• le

• nos

Multiple Choice

What are the two words that signal the INDIRECT object?

• por/para
• por/a
• para/ti
• a/para

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

Multiple Choice

IOP for "el/ella/Ud."

• te

• le

• les

• nos

Multiple Choice

Carlos ________ da un anillo a ella.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

Multiple Choice

La enfermera _______ toma el pulso a mí.

• me

• te

• le

• les

Multiple Choice

¿Ellos _____________ invitan a Susana a jugar?

• me

• nos

• les

• le

Multiple Choice

Where do IOPs go in a sentence?

• before conjugated verb or attached to infinitive

• after conjugated verb

• first word in sentence

• anywhere

Multiple Choice

Yo quiero dar un regalo a María.

• Yo quiero darle un regalo a María.

• Yo quiero darle un regalo.

• Yo quierole dar un regalo a María.

Multiple Choice

Ellos piensa comprar flores para la maetra.

• Ellos piensan le comprar flores para la maestra.

• Eloos piensan comprar le flores.

• Ellos le piensa comprar flores para la maestra.

Multiple Choice

Voy a presentar___ a mi madre. (a ustedes)

• le

• les

• la

• las

Multiple Choice

Ella hizo galletas para nosotros.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

• les

Poll

How do you feel about using the Indirect object pronoun?

• Give me the test right now, I'll ace it

• I have absolutely no idea what is going on

• I feel ok, but some more practice would be appreciated

• I have a vague idea of what is going on

Open Ended

Tell me what you learned from this lesson.

Write a short summary, as if you were explaining Indirect Object Pronouns to someone.

Some things to cover:

What are the IOPs in Spanish?

What do they mean in English?

How are they different than DOPs?

Where do they go in the sentence?