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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.