DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

REPASO

1. He spoke to us for 2 hours!

2. We bought them. (los zapatos)

3. I saw it! (la película)

4. I am going to do it. (la tarea)

Él nos habló por dos horas. Los compramos. La vi. Voy a hacerla.

DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

Remember:

You use DOP when you don’t want to keep repeating the noun (replaces the noun).

They are used to say:

me us you it/him/her them

For example:

Shut the door vs. Shut it.

I bought shoes. vs. I bought them.

I have seen John. vs. I have seen him.

*You are replacing the noun with a pronoun to make it shorter and to avoid repetition.

DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS (DOP):

Me Nos

Te Os

Lo/La Los/Las

PRONOUN PLACEMENT:

They are placed

1) before a conjugated verb, or

2) added on to an infinitive.

EJEMPLOS/PRÁCTICA

Comemos tacos. => Los comemos. Abrí la puerta. => La abrí. Hice la tarea. => La hice. Voy a comprar el coche. => Voy a comprarlo.

*Leo los libros. ? = Los leo. *Vi la película. ? = La vi.

PRÁCTICA

1) ¿Comiste la cena?

2) ¿Bebiste el jugo?

3) ¿Comiste los duraznos?

4) ¿Lavaste los platos?

INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS (IOP)

Indirect Object Pronouns replace or accompany indirect object nouns.

They are used to say: “To or for” (me, you, him/her, us, them)

IOP

Indirect Object Pronouns:

Me Nos

Te Os

*Le *Les

IOP

Basically, the indirect object of a sentence tells:

where the direct object of the sentence is going, or to whom the action is being done

IOP

So, to figure out what the indirect object of a sentence is, ask:

1) Where is the object going?

2) To whom or for whom is the action being done?

John gives the book to Sara. So, the IO is? =

Sara!

WHAT´S THE IO?

Sara buys a rose for John. The IO = John

The waiter gave the bill to Larry.The IO = Larry

The teacher speaks to me. The IO = me

Once you know what the IO of the sentence is, you can then replace it with an IOP:

Me Nos

Te Os

Le Les

John gives the book to Mary.

Juan da el libro a Mary. IO = Mary.

IOP for Mary = “le”

Juan le da el libro. = Juan gives her the book.

Juan le da el libro a Mary. (to clarify)

RE-WRITE (USING PRONOUNS)

*El mesero sirvió la comida a nosotros.

IOP for nosotros = “nos”

El mesero nos sirvió la comida.

*Mi padre habló a mi.

IOP for “a mi” = “me”

Mi padre me habló.

PRÁCTICA

The teacher spoke to me. =

El maestro me habló.

The teacher spoke to us.

El maestro nos habló.

The teacher spoke to them.

El maestro les habló.

PRÁCTICA

1. The waiter brings us the food.

2. We sang to him.

3. They bought me a car. 4. The teacher told me “no.”

El mesero nos trae la comida.Le cantamos. Me compraron un coche. El maestro me dijo “no”.

1) I would buy it, but I don’t have the money. (el iPhone)

2) We would do it, but it is difficult. (la tarea)

3) Could you help me?

4) Could you sing to us, please?

TAREA

INFORMAL COMMANDS / REVIEW

To form the AFFIRMATIVE: AR Verbs = “-a” ER/IR Verbs = “-e”

To form the NEGATIVE: *First think of the YO FORM/PRESENT TENSE: AR Verbs = “-es” ER/IR Verbs = “-as”

INFORMAL COMMANDS / REVIEW

Eat =

Come

Don’t eat =

No comas

Cook =

Cocina

Don’t cook =

No cocines

INFORMAL COMMANDS / REVIEW

When using PRONOUNS with command forms:

Put the pronouns:

1) At the END of an AFFIRMATIVE

2) BEFORE a NEGATIVE

Eat them (french fries) =

ComelasDon’t eat them =

No las comas

INFORMAL COMMANDS / REVIEW

Cut them! (las cebollas)

¡Cortalas!

Don’t cut them! (las cebollas)

¡No las cortes!

Boil it! (el agua)

¡Hiervelo!

Don’t boil it! (el agua)

¡No lo hiervas!