Indirect Object Pronouns Everything you need to know.

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1 Indirect Object Pronouns Everything you need to know

2 What is an indirect object? An indirect object is “to/for whom” an action gets performed in a sentence. EX: I throw roses to clowns. Who gets the roses? The clowns do, they are in the indirect object of the sentence.

3 Try another one… Cinderella does the chores for her stepsisters. Write the indirect object on your whiteboards. Check! It’s the stepsisters!

4 A simple trick The Indirect Object is usually preceded by to/for in a sentence. Same thing in Spanish, the Indirect Object will be preceded by POR or A. Look at our sentence in Spanish. La Cenicienta hace los quehaceres para sus hermanastras. Can you find the Indirect Object?

5 Escribe el objeto indirecto en tu pizarrón Martina compra los globos para su hermano. Tú sacas la basura para tu madre. Ellos compraron un pastel para su abuela. Yo mandé las flores a Renato.

6 Indirect Object PRONOUNS Replace indirect objects. Change position in Spanish sentences. Go before conjugated verbs. Can go on the end of verb pairs and gerunds. Go on the end of positive orders.

7 IOP’s en español ME to/for me NOS to/for us TE to/for you OS to/for you LE to/for him, her, you LES to/for them

8 Miramos un ejemplo Yo lanzo las flores al payaso. Find the IO? Replace it with an IOP? Yo lanzo las flores al payaso  LE Move the pronoun in front of the verb. Le lanzo las flores.

9 Uno más El turista presenta un plátano a los monos. Identifica el objeto indirecto  (los monos) Choose the correct pronoun  LES Re-write the sentence El turista les presenta un plátano.

10 A Practicar La profesora da tarea a nosotros. Enrique prepara un pastel para mí. Ellos explican el problema a tí. Tú compras un regalo para tu primo.

11 Verb pairs. (put the IOP on the end) Vas a dar las invitaciones a los invitados. Tienes que lavar los platos para tu madre. Puedes comprar los chocolates para Martín. El médico va a ayudar a los pacientes.

12 One more thing… LE and LES as pronouns can be kind of vague if you don’t already know who you are talking about. Spanish speakers “clarify” third person vague- ness by adding in the Indirect Object again. EX: Le doy los plátanos al mono. I give the banana to him. (The monkey)

13 Adding on the clarifier… Makes no sense to us. Why take it off? If you are going to put it right back? Some things just require acceptance.