Indirect Object Pronouns Objetivo: to recall indirect object pronouns and explain how they are used.
Ahora Make a list of the direct object pronouns.direct object pronouns Then use them to answer the following questions. (Answer yes, if it is a yes/no question.) 1.¿Compras el anillo? 2.¿Quién lleva los aretes? 3.¿ Quién devuelve las camisas? 4.¿Encuentras a tus amigas? 5.¿Mandas la carta? 1.Sí, lo compro. 2.Mi tía los lleva. 3.Mi madre las devuelve. 4.Sí, las encuentro. 5.Sí, la mando.
Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect Objects are nouns that tell to whom/what or for whom/what They replace (or accompany) indirect objects. (If there is an indirect object then there must be an IOP in the sentence as well.)
Indirect Object Pronouns Singular me te le Plural nos os les
le and les These pronouns can refer to different indirect objects. –Example: Susana, my dad, him To help clarify what they mean, they are often used with : a + name, noun, or pronoun. examples: a Susana or a mi padre or a él
Ejemplo 1 Rosa le compra una camisa a su madre. –Rosa buys a shirt for her mother. Rosa le compra una camisa. –Rosa buys a shirt for her.
Ejemplo 2 Yo les cuento del examen a mis amigos. –I tell (to) my friends about the test. Yo les cuento del examen. –I tell (to) them about the exam.
Ejemplo 3 Ella nos compra unos discos compactos a nosotros (a mi hermano y a mí) Ella nos compra unos discos compactos. She buys CDs for us.
Ejemplo 4 Mis padres me compran un anillo a mí. Mis padres me compran un anillo. –My parents buy a ring for me.
Practicar – translate to English Ana te compra un collar. Ricardo me devuelve el disco compacto. Las muchachas le devuelven los zapatos a la vendedora. Yo les compro una jarras a mis tías. Ana buys a necklace for you. Ricardo returns the CD to me. The girls return the shoes to the sales lady. I buy some pitchers for my aunts.
Repaso What are the 2 Indirect Object Pronouns that can refer to many things? –Le and Les What do indirect object pronouns tell us? To whom/what or for whom/what