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Avancemos 2 – Unidad 1
Lección 1
Indirect Object
Pronouns
Indirect Objects
I bought that skirt for her.
I gave those shoes to him.
What is the subject, the verb,
the direct object and the
indirect object?
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
whom or for whom an action
is performed.
 Indirect object pronouns are
used to accompany or replace
an indirect object.
These are the Indirect Object Pronouns in
English:
(to or for) me
(to or for) us
(to or for) you
(to or for) him, (to or for)
her, you f.
them
Indirect Object Pronouns
 Examples in Spanish:
 Yo compro un regalo a mi amiga.
 I buy a gift for my friend.
 Los estudiantes entregan la tarea a la
maestra.
 The students turn in the homework to
the teacher.
Indirect Object Pronouns (Spanish)
me (to me or for me) nos
(to or for us)
te
(to you or for you) os
(to or for you
all)
les
(to or for them,
you all)
le
(to or for him,
her, you f.)
Práctica: Write the indirect object pronoun that
should be used with each sentence
1. Mis padres dan
dinero a mí.
2. Ustedes venden
los postres a ellos.
3. Ella pregunta a
nosotros.
4. Tenemos que
entregar la tarea a
él.
1. Me (to me)
2. Les (to them)
3. Nos (to us)
4. Le (to him)
Indirect Object Pronouns
 Unlike the direct object pronouns, you
don’t just use IOPs to replace the
indirect object.
 If you have an indirect object in a
sentence YOU MUST USE AN IOP!!
 Example:
 Yo le doy la pizza (a ella).
 I give the pizza to her.
Indirect object Pronouns
 Do these indirect object pronouns look
familiar to you?
 They should…
 These are the same pronouns we
learned with the verb Gustar
Indirect Object Pronouns
 These are the “me, te, le, nos
and les that you see before
“gustar, interesar, faltar,
fascinar, etc.”
 For example:
Indirect Object Pronouns
 A ella le gustan las faldas.
 Nos gustan las faldas.
 Me gustan las faldas.
 A ellos les gustan las faldas.
 **Note that with le/les we add “a ella”,
“a ellos” etc. for clarification. We do
not have to do this with me, te, nos. The
same is true with IOPs in sentences.
Indirect Object Pronouns
With indirect object pronouns:
 Yo le doy los chocolates a Elena.
 I give the chocolates to Elena.
 BUT
 Me dan los chocolates. They give the
chocolates to me.
 (We do not need to add “a mí” but we
MUST HAVE THE IOP – me)
Placement of Indirect Object
Pronouns
 Indirect Object Pronouns, me,
te, le, nos, os, and les are
placed either
 1. before a conjugated verb or
 2. attached to the end of an
infinitive.
 ***You will notice that these are same
placement rules as for DOPs
Before the Conjugated Verb:
¿Le va a dar el libro a
Elena?
Mi maestra me da la tarea.
Attached to the infinitive:
Pablo va a darte un
regalo.
La auxiliar de vuelos va a
traernos la comida.
Before the verb or after the
infinitive:
Before the verb:
 ¿Le vas a dar el libro a Elena?
 Sí, le voy a dar el libro a Elena.
After the infinitive:
 ¿Vas a darle el libro a Elena?
 Sí, voy a darle el libro a Elena.
Práctica: Rewrite the following sentences
to correctly use indirect object pronouns:
1. Mis padres dan dinero 1. Mis padres me dan
a mí.
dinero.
2. Ustedes les venden los
postres a ellos.
2. Ustedes venden los
postres a ellos.
3. Ella nos pregunta.
4. Tenemos que
entregarle la tarea a él.
3. Ella pregunta a
OR
nosotros.
Le tenemos que entregar
la tarea a él.
4. Tenemos que entregar
la tarea a él.
Verbs that frequently take an indirect
object (indicate to whom or for whom)
 Dar
 To give
 Comprar
 To buy
 Escribir
 To write
 Decir
 To say
 Traer
 To bring
 Entregar
 To hand in
 Mandar
 To send
 Preguntar
 To ask
 Vender
 To sell
 Ofrecer
 To offer
 prestar
 To lend
Helpful tips for working with IOPs
1. They have the same placement rules as
2.
3.
4.
5.
DOPs
They are the same pronouns as we used
with the verb Gustar.
They answer “for whom” or “to whom”
Le/les are ambiguous so add a él/a ellos etc
for clarification.
Sentences that have an indirect object
usually also have a direct object.