Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Combined

(Los pronombres de complemento directo e indirecto usados juntos)

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Direct Object Pronouns

Remember lo, la, los, las from the beginning of the year?Well, they’re back!! A direct object is receivingthe DIRECT action of the VERB. A direct object pronoun REPLACES a direct object.

NOTICE that “it” substitutes “the ball”.

John throws the ball.------> John throws it. (direct object) (direct object pronoun)

Direct Object PronounsNow, not only are we using DO pronouns for THINGSbut we are using them for PEOPLE!!

For example: Lucy called YOU.

Laura needs ME.

Notice that “YOU” and “ME” are the direct object ofthe action “called” and “needs”.

How do we know it’s a DO?

We know it’s the direct object pronoun of the verb ifWe can ask the question who or what….

For example: Who did Lucy call? Lucy called YOU. Who does Laura want? Laura wants ME.

What does John throw? John throws the ball.

Direct Object Pronouns“Lola es una mujer directa”

Me me nos us

te you os you (Esp.)

lo

la

him

her

it

you (formal)

los

las

them,

you (plural formal)

En español…

1. I need you----> Yo te necesito.

2. Yo quiero las manzanas---> Yo las quiero.

3. They hear us.-----> Ellos nos oyen.

4. My mom woke me up.----> Mi mamá me despertó.

Práctica1. Yo quiero los perros. Yo _____ quiero.los

2. Mi madre comió una manzana. Mi madre ____ comió.la

3. She waits for you. Ella _____ espera.te

4. We need her. Nosotros _____ necesitamos.la

5. They don’t listen to me. Ellos no _____ escuchan.me

6. I don’t know him. Yo no ____ conozco.lo

Fin Parte 1

Indirect Object PronounsAn indirect object tells us WHERE the direct objectis going. The indirect object pronoun answers the question “to whom?” or “for whom?” the action is performed.

For example:

He gives the book to María. (direct object) (indirect object)

To whom does he give the book? To María!

Also, sentences with an indirect object will usually have adirect object as well.

Indirect Object Pronouns“Lesle” es una mujer indirecta

me to/for me nos to/for us

te to/ for you os

To/for you

(Esp.)

le to/for him, her

you (formal)

les

To/ for them

To/for you (formal)

En español

Juan buys a gift for me.----> Juan me compra un regalo.

The teacher explains the problem to us. La maestra nos explica el problema.

En español

In Spanish “le” and “les” are ambiguous. So, to be surewho “le” and “les” are, we add on a prepositional phraseat the end “to Juana” and “to their parents”.

Mi madre le escribe (una carta) a Juana.

Los niños siempre les dicen la verdad a sus padres.

Práctica1. My dad reads a book to me.

Mi papá _____ lee un libro. me

2. My friend lends money to us.

Mi amigo ______ presta dinero. nos

3. The waiter serves dinner to them.

El mesero _____ sirve la cena. les

Verbs that often take DO & IOComprar To buy Mandar To send

Contestar To answer Pedir (e-i) To ask for

**Dar **to give Preguntar To ask

**decir **to say Presentar To present

Enseñar to teach, show

Prestar To lend

Escribir To write Recomendar

(e-ie)

To recommend

Hablar To speak Regalar To give a gift

Hacer To do, make Servir (e-i) To serve

Leer To read Traer To bring

Llevar To take Explicar To explain

Preguntas:

1. Where do you place the object pronoun if you only have one verb?

In front of the conjugated verb

Ella me explica la lección.

2. Where do you place the object pronoun if you have two verbs?

Attach it to the end of the infinitive

Or

Place it before the first conjugated verb

Ella me quiere explicar la lección.

Ella quiere explicarme la lección.

Fin Parte 2

Direct & Indirect Object PronounsTOGETHER!

So, we’ve done DO pronouns by themselves and IO pronouns by themselves. Now, how do we put themtogether?

Let’s take the sentence…

Alicia gives a gift to me.

Alicia me da un regalo a mí.

What if we want to say, “Alicia gives it to me”?

Do the shift

Alicia me da un regalo a mí.

lo1. Change “un regalo” to “lo”

2. Next, “lo” and “da” exchange places. Alicia me lo da a mí.

What about placement? Don’t drive without your “ID”

Indirect before Direct

Alicia me da un regalo a mí.

Animated example of ID Rule

Alicia me lo da a mí.

Alicia gives it to me.

Indirect Direct

You can’t “le lo”, you gotta “se lo”.

Or,… You’ve gotta get the “L” out

If you use the indirect object pronoun “le” or “les”with a direct object pronoun, change the IO pronounto “se”. For example: Le > Se before lo, la, los, las

Les> Se I read the book to her.

Yo se lo leí. NOT Yo le lo leí.

Review question:If both direct and indirect object pronouns are used and both are 3rd person, then the indirect object pronoun changes to ______

SEYou have to “get the “l” out

You cannot “lelo” with pronouns

The only combinations of object pronouns in Spanish are as follows:

me lo , me la nos lo, nos la

me los, me las nos los, nos las

te lo, te la os lo, os la

te los, te las os los, os las

se lo, se la

se los, se las

Práctica1. La maestra nos enseña la lección.

La maestra nos la enseña.

2. Norma le escribe una carta a Rogelio.

Norma se la escribe a Rogelio.

3. Los estudiantes me dijeron un chiste. Los estudiantes me lo dijeron.

Más práctica…4. El hombre les vendió los boletos a mis padres.

El hombre se los vendió a mis padres.

5. Yo le pido un café a la barrista.

Yo se lo pido.

6. Mi padre te lee un libro.Mi padre te lo lee.