Avancemos 2 – Unidad 1 Lección 1

Indirect Object Pronouns

Indirect ObjectsI bought that skirt for her. I gave those shoes to him.What is the subject, the verb,

the direct object and the indirect object?

Indirect ObjectsI bought that skirt for her.

subjectverb direct

objectindirectobject

Indirect ObjectsI gave those shoes to him.

subjectverb direct

objectindirectobject

Indirect Object PronounsIndirect object pronouns tell to

whom or for whom an action is performed.

Indirect object pronouns are used to accompany or replace an indirect object.

These are the Indirect Object Pronouns in English:

(to or for) me

(to or for) you

(to or for) him, her, you f.

(to or for) us

(to or for) them

Indirect Object Pronouns Examples in Spanish:

Yo compro un regalo a mi amiga. I buy a gift for my friend.

Los estudiantes entregan la tarea a la maestra.

The students turn in the homework to the teacher.

Indirect Object Pronouns (Spanish)

me (to me or for me)

te (to you or for you)

le (to or for him, her, you f.)

nos (to or for us)

os (to or for you all)

les (to or for them, you all)

Práctica: Write the indirect object pronoun that should be used with each sentence

1. Mis padres dan dinero a mí.

2. Ustedes venden los postres a ellos.

3. Ella pregunta a nosotros.

4. Tenemos que entregar la tarea a él.

1. Me (to me)

2. Les (to them)

3. Nos (to us)

4. Le (to him)

Indirect Object Pronouns

Unlike the direct object pronouns, you don’t just use IOPs to replace the indirect object.

If you have an indirect object in a sentence YOU MUST USE AN IOP!!

Example: Yo le doy la pizza (a ella). I give the pizza to her.

Indirect object Pronouns

Do these indirect object pronouns look familiar to you?

They should…

These are the same pronouns we learned with the verb Gustar

Indirect Object PronounsThese are the “me, te, le, nos

and les that you see before “gustar, interesar, faltar, fascinar, etc.”

For example:

Indirect Object Pronouns A ella le gustan las faldas. Nos gustan las faldas. Me gustan las faldas. A ellos les gustan las faldas. **Note that with le/les we add “a ella”,

“a ellos” etc. for clarification. We do not have to do this with me, te, nos. The same is true with IOPs in sentences.

Indirect Object Pronouns

With indirect object pronouns: Yo le doy los chocolates a Elena. I give the chocolates to Elena. BUT Me dan los chocolates. They give the

chocolates to me. (We do not need to add “a mí” but we

MUST HAVE THE IOP – me)

Placement of Indirect Object PronounsIndirect Object Pronouns, me,

te, le, nos, os, and les are placed either

1. before a conjugated verb or 2. attached to the end of an

infinitive. ***You will notice that these are same

placement rules as for DOPs

Before the Conjugated Verb:

¿Le va a dar el libro a Elena?

Mi maestra me da la tarea.

Attached to the infinitive:

Pablo va a darte un regalo.

La auxiliar de vuelos va a traernos la comida.

Before the verb or after the infinitive: Before the verb:¿Le vas a dar el libro a Elena?Sí, le voy a dar el libro a Elena. After the infinitive:¿Vas a darle el libro a Elena?Sí, voy a darle el libro a Elena.

Práctica: Rewrite the following sentences to correctly use indirect object pronouns:1. Mis padres dan dinero

a mí.

2. Ustedes venden los postres a ellos.

3. Ella pregunta a nosotros.

4. Tenemos que entregar la tarea a él.

1. Mis padres me dan dinero.

2. Ustedes les venden los postres a ellos.

3. Ella nos pregunta.4. Tenemos que

entregarle la tarea a él. OR

Le tenemos que entregar la tarea a él.

Verbs that frequently take an indirect object (indicate to whom or for whom) Dar Comprar Escribir Decir Traer Entregar Mandar Preguntar Vender Ofrecer prestar

To give To buy To write To say To bring To hand in To send To ask To sell To offer To lend

Helpful tips for working with IOPs1. They have the same placement rules as

DOPs2. They are the same pronouns as we used

with the verb Gustar.3. They answer “for whom” or “to whom”4. Le/les are ambiguous so add a él/a ellos etc

for clarification.5. Sentences that have an indirect object

usually also have a direct object.