I NDIRECT O BJECT P RONOUNS to whom or for whom actions are performed.

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1 I NDIRECT O BJECT P RONOUNS to whom or for whom actions are performed

2 Indirect Objects …explain to or for whom act was performed …usually follow prepositions (a, para) …can be replaced with pronouns …are very similar to reflexive pronouns

3 Indirect Object Pronouns We already known about reflexive pronouns Indirect object pronouns are very similar And follow the same placement rules Reflexive object pronounsindirect object pronouns menos teos se leles

4 Indirect Object Pronouns But keep in mind that although they look similar to the subject pronouns, they are not abbreviations; they mean something different Los pronombres indirectos me = a mínos = a nosotros te = a tios = a vosotros le = a él/ella/ustedles =a ellos/ellas/ustedes

5 Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect object pronouns are placed the same as the other object pronouns C ONJUGATED V ERBS Yo escribo a usted. I write to you. – Yo le escribo (…a usted). – Yo les escribo (…a ustedes). An object pronoun MUST precede its conjugated verb

6 Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect object pronouns are placed the same as the other object pronouns I NFINITIVES Yo voy a escribir a usted.I will write to you. – Yo voy a escribirle (…a usted). – Yo voy a escribirles (…a ustedes). – Yo le voy a escribir (…a usted). – Yo les voy a escribir (…a ustedes). Object pronouns attach to infinitives But can still precede the conjugated verb

7 Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect object pronouns are placed the same as the other object pronouns P RESENT P ROGRESSIVE Yo estoy escribiendo a usted. I am writing to you. – Yo estoy escribiéndole (…a usted). – Yo estoy escribiéndoles (…a ustedes). – Yo le estoy escribiendo (…a usted). – Yo les estoy escribiendo (…a ustedes). Object pronouns attach to gerunds But can still precede the conjugated verb

8 Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect object pronouns are placed the same as the other object pronouns N EGATIVE C ONSTRUCTIONS Yo no escribo a ti. – Yo no te escribo. – Yo no te voy a escribir. – Yo no te estoy escribiendo. – Yo no voy a escribirte. – Yo no estoy escribiéndote. An object pronoun cannot exist without a verb. Nothing can come between the two.

9 Indirect Object Pronouns The previous examples had many instances of REDUPLICATION, which is simply repeating the original indirect object even when a pronoun has been used. Although contrary to the purpose of using pronouns, it can clarify or emphasize a human indirect object Other examples of reduplication: – ¿Tú me hablas a mi? – Mario te escribe a ti. – Gisela nos aconseja a nosotras. – Yo os respondo a vosotros.