Complementos Indirectos
•explanation of indirect object pronouns in English
•indirect object pronouns in English and Spanish
•placement of indirect object pronouns in Spanish
•practice answering questions with indirect object pronouns
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What does an indirect object pronoun
do?
An indirect object pronoun takes
the place of an indirect object.
Also they answer the question to
whom or for whom something is
being done. For example:
Are you giving the truck to Ana?
indirect object
Yes, I am giving the truck to her.
indirect
object
pronoun
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What does an indirect object pronoun
do?
An indirect object pronoun takes
the place of an indirect object. For
example:
Does John buy the CD for Maria?
indirect object
No, he doesn’t buy the CD for her.
indirect
object
pronoun
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What does a indirect object pronoun
do?
An indirect object pronoun takes
the place of an indirect object. For
example:
Are you going to give Charles and me the car?
indirect object
Yes I am going to give you (plural)the car.
indirect
object
pronoun
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The following are the indirect object pronouns in
English:
The Spanish equivalents are as follows:
me
= me
us
= nos
you (fam.) = te
you (pl.)
= os
you (form.) = le
him
= le
her
= le
you (pl.) = les
them (m.) = les
them (f.) = les
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Notice the placement of the indirect object
pronouns in Spanish:
I give the money to you.
verb
Yo te doy el dinero (a ti).
indirect
object
pronoun
indirect
object
pronoun
verb
In English the indirect object pronoun is placed after
the verb. In Spanish the IOP, always goes before
the conjugated verb.
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Notice the placement of the indirect object
pronouns in Spanish:
They sing the song to us.
indirect
object
pronoun
verb
Ellos nos cantan la canción (a nosotros).
indirect
object
pronoun
verb
In English the indirect object pronoun is placed after
the verb. In Spanish it is usually put before a the
conjugated verb.
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Notice the placement of the indirect object
pronouns in a negative sentence in Spanish:
Él no te canta.
indirect
object
pronoun
verb
In a negative sentence in Spanish the indirect
object is placed in front of the conjugated
verb. It can not be placed in front of “no”.
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Notice the placement of the indirect object
pronouns in a negative sentence in Spanish:
My girlfriend never sends letters to me.
Mi novia nunca me manda cartas.
verb
indirect
object
pronoun
In a negative sentence in Spanish the indirect object
is placed in front of the conjugated verb. It can not
be placed in front of “no”.
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Notice the placement of the indirect object pronouns
in a sentence with an infinitive construction in
Spanish:
Do you want to send the money to me?
¿Quieres mandarme el dinero?
Sí, te quiero mandar el dinero.
Sí, quiero mandarte el dinero.
The indirect object pronoun can be placed either
before a conjugated verb or after the infinitive.
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Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
I give the book to him.
Yo le doy el libro (a él).
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Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
We buy the car for her.
Nosotros le compramos el carro (a
ella).
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Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
They send the letter to us.
Ellos nos mandan la carta (a nosotros).
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Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
She buys the book for them.
Ella les compra el libro (a ellos/as).
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Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
They tell us the truth.
Ellos nos dicen la verdad (a nosotros).
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Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
We send them the letters.
Nosotros les mandamos las cartas (a
ellos/as).
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Answer the following question making sure to use a
indirect object pronouns. If (no) follows the question
answer in the negative. If (sí) follows, answer in the
affirmative.
¿Les das el dinero a ellos? (sí)
Sí, les doy el dinero (a ellos).
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Answer the following question making sure to use a
indirect object pronouns. If (no) follows the question
answer in the negative. If (sí) follows, answer in the
affirmative.
¿Nos das el carro a nosotros? (sí)
Sí, les doy el carro (a Uds.).
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Answer the following question making sure to use a
indirect object pronouns. If (no) follows the question
answer in the negative. If (sí) follows, answer in the
affirmative.
¿Te mandan cartas a ti?
(no)
No, no me mandan cartas (a mí).
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Answer the following question making sure to use a
indirect object pronouns. If (no) follows the question
answer in the negative. If (sí) follows, answer in the
affirmative.
¿Te dice ella la verdad a ti?
(no)
No, no me dice la verdad (a mí).
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Answer the following question making sure to use a
indirect object pronouns. If (no) follows the question
answer in the negative. If (sí) follows, answer in the
affirmative.
¿Les muestra ella el libro a Uds.? (sí)
Sí, nos muestra el libro (a nosotros).
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