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Complemento
Indirecto
Indirect Object
Pronouns
Indirect Objects
a) I bought that skirt for her.
b) I gave those shoes to him.
What is the subject?
What is the verb?
What is the direct object
pronoun?
the indirect object pronoun?
Indirect Objects
I bought that skirt for her.
verb
subject
direct indirect
object object
Indirect Objects
I gave those shoes to him.
verb
subject
direct indirect
object object
Indirect Object Pronouns
Indirect object pronouns
tell to or for whom the
action is being done.
Indirect Object Pronouns
In English you can recognize
them with the words “to or
for”. For example: to you (a
tí), for me, (a mí).
Indirect Object Pronouns
(English)
to or for me
to or for us
to or for you
to or for him,
her, it
to or for them
Indirect Object Pronouns
(Spanish)
me
(to or for me)
te
(to or for you)
le
(to or for him,
her, it)
nos
(to or for us)
X
les
(to or for them,
you all)
Placement of Indirect Object
Pronouns
 Indirect Object Pronouns are placed:

before a conjugated verb
Yo les hablo a mis amigos.
 attached to the end of a second verb.
Yo quiero hablarles a mis amigos.
•You can use a + person to specify
towards whom is the action done.
A mí, a tí, a ella, a él, a nosotros…
Before the Conjugated Verb:
El médico le dio una
inyección a ella.
¿Quién les trajo las
medicinas a ustedes?
Placement:
Before the verb:
Le tienen que hacer una
radiografía a mi perro.
Added to a second verb:
 Tienen que hacerle una
radiografía a mi perro.
Indirect Object Pronouns
Rule of thumb: Always use
an indirect pronoun with the
verbs “gustar, interesar,
faltar, fascinar, encantar, and
doler.”
For example:
Indirect Object Pronouns
Me duele el brazo.
A los niños no les
gustan las inyecciones.
Write the correct Indirect Object Pronoun
1. Yo _____ compraba un regalo a tí.
2. Mis padres ______ llevaban a la
escuela a mí y a mi hermano.
3. Mi tía _____ daba de comer a los
perros.
4. Mi padre _____ compraba zapatos a
mi hermano siempre.
1. Te
2. Nos
3. les
4. le