Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronouns

Indirect Object PronounsIndirect Object Pronouns

• Indirect object pronouns tell to or for whom an action is being done.

Indirect ObjectsIndirect Objects

• I bought that skirt for her.

I gave those shoes to him.

• What is the verb, the direct object and the indirect object?

Indirect ObjectsIndirect ObjectsThe Indirect object answers the question to whom, for whom, to what, for what of the verb. The formula is:

Subject + verb + D.O. + to whomfor whomto whatfor what

Indirect ObjectsIndirect Objects

•I bought that skirt for her.

Subject + verb + Direct object

+ For whom

Indirect ObjectsIndirect Objects

•I gave those shoes to him.

verb directobject

indirectobject

Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect Object Pronouns (English)(English)

(to or for) me

(to or for) you

(to or for) him, her, it

(to or for) us

(to or for) them

Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect Object Pronouns (Spanish)(Spanish)

me (to or for me)

te (to or for you)

le (to or for him, her, it)

nos (to or for us)

os (to or for you all) (fam)

les (to or for them, you all)

Placement of Indirect Placement of Indirect Object PronounsObject Pronouns

• Follow these 4 rules for placement of all object pronouns

Rule #1Rule #1

• Object pronouns go before the conjugated verb.

• This rule works with 1 verb or multiple verbs

• If it is a negative statement the no goes before the object pronoun.

I eat the cookies.

I eat them.

I don’t eat them.

Yo como las galletas.

Yo las como.

No las como.

Before the Conjugated Verb:Before the Conjugated Verb:

• La agente de viajes me da el boleto (a mí).

• El auxiliar de vuelo nos trae unos refrescos (a nosotros).

• El empleado les devuelve los pasaportes (a ellos).

Rule #2Rule #2 Object pronouns may be attached to the infinitive or the

present participle. This rule works with 2 or more verbs. If it is a negative statement the no goes before the object

pronoun.

I want to eat the cookies.

I want to eat them.

I don’t want to eat them.

Yo quiero comer las galletas.

1.Yo quiero comerlas.

2.Yo las quiero comer.

No las quiero comer.

No quiero comerlas.

Before the verb or after the Before the verb or after the infinitive:infinitive:

Before the verb:

• Le voy a mostrar el itinerario.

After the infinitive:

• Voy a mostrarle el itinerario.

Rule #3 (Rule #3 (affirmative commandsaffirmative commands))

Object pronouns MUST ALWAYS be attached

to the affirmative command.

Look for it(the book). Búscalo.(accent needed)

Help me to find it. Ayúdame a encontrarlo.

Rule #4 (Rule #4 (negative commandsnegative commands))

Object pronouns can NEVER be attached to

the negative command.

Don’t look for it. No lo busques.

Don’t tell me. No me digas.

Summary of DOP & IOPSummary of DOP & IOP

Subject Direct object Indirect object

yo me me

tú te te

él lo le

ella la le

Ud. lo, la le

nosotros nos nos

ellos los les

ellas las les

References and notesReferences and notes

• Retreived from: www.lee.k12.nc.us/cms/lib03/.../indirect%20object%20pronouns.ppt

• Modified by Ms. Furphy