Fun with

pronouns! (¡Otra

vez! U5L2)Los pronombres de los complementos

Spanish 2 is full of pronouns!

We’ve seen three types of pronouns so far:

Subject: yo, tú, él…

Reflexive: me, te, se…

Direct object: me, te, lo, la…

In this slide show, we are going to review indirect

objects….you know that you LOVE IO(P)s.

What’s an indirect object?

Complete these sentences:

Ms. Gallegos gave ___ a high five.

Bill Gates sent ___ a million dollars.

My parents bought ___ a Rolls Royce.

Julia told ___ the meaning of life.

So tell me the answer!

Did you say something like?....

Ms. Gallegos gave you a high five.

Bill Gates sent me a million dollars.

My parents bought my little sister a Rolls Royce.

Julia told the class the meaning of life.

Indirect objects

What goes into those blanks is the indirect object. The indirect

objects in these sentences are the people who received something:

you, me, your mom, your best

friend, your best friend’s aunt’s

mother, everyone!

Indirect objects

Indirect objects answer the question “To whom?” or “For whom?” and

are used when you mean “to” or “for” someone(s).

For example:

I delivered the mail. (To whom?)

I delivered the mail to my neighbor.

I did the favor. (For whom?)

I did the favor for my little sister.

Some common verbs

IOP’s are often used with certain verbs. Now, fill out the chart!

Dar – to give

Enviar / Mandar – to send

Comprar – to buy

Decir – to tell

Regalar – to give a gift

Some common

verbs Escribir – to write

Enseñar – to teach

Leer – to read

Pagar – to pay

Traer / Llevar – to bring

Some common

verbs Mostrar – to show

Escuchar – to listen

Prestar – to borrow

Presentar – to present / introduce

What are the forms?

The “indirect objects” are…

me > me

te > you

le > him, her, “Ud.”

nos > us

os > you (informal)->España

les > them, “Uds.”

You already learned these pronouns, both in Spanish 1 and Spanish 2. As a review, they are also used w/ gustar and gustar-like constructions…. fascinar, interesar, molestar, etc.

You will notice…

…that unlike direct object pronouns, the indirect

objects le and les are both masculine and feminine.

Sometimes, to make clearer to whom they are

referring, they are accompanied by a phrase that

clarifies them. (e.g. Le hablo a Juan. Le hablo a

Paquita.)

¡Vamos a practicar!

Complete each sentence with an

appropriate indirect object

pronoun. The recipient for each

sentence is provided.

Remember to place all objects

before a one-word verb form.

¿Lo sabes?

[Recipient: me] Mis padres ___ enviaron $100 para

comprar un vestido nuevo.

Mis padres me enviaron $100 para comprar un vestido

nuevo.

Otro, por favor.

[Recipient: you] ¿ ___ enviaron tus padres dinero

también?

¿ Te enviaron tus padres dinero también?

Muy bien.

[Recipient: her] Diego ___ compró un anillo a Luisa.

Diego le compró un anillo (ring) a Luisa.

¿Me das otro?

[Recipient: us] El profesor de cálculo ___ da mucha

tarea.

El profesor de cálculo nos da mucha tarea.

DOUBLE TROUBLE!!!! – DOUBLE

OBJECT PRONOUNS

In all of the examples, there are two objects. That is, someone is

giving something to someone. The something, or object given, is the

__________ and the someone, or recipient of the action, is the

___________.

DOP

IOP

Say what???

We can use both direct and indirect objects (DOPs

and IOPs) in the same sentence. …¡por supuesto!

Double Object

Pronouns “Tengo que comprar un libro para la clase de historia, pero no tengo

dinero. Mis padres me lo van a enviar por Western Union.”

IOP (Recipient): ____________

Recipient: me

DOP (Thing rec’d.): ____________

Thing received: lo (el dinero)

I do!

Mis padres me lo van a enviar por Western Union.

Note that the indirect object precedes the direct

object.

Think “indirect, direct object”: I DO!

Las reglas:

The order of pronouns is always the IOP 1st and then

the DOP when they are in a sentence together.

Object pronouns are generally placed before the

conjugated verb, as you have seen in the previous

slides. The order is always IOP + DOP + VERB.

However, you can also attach them to the end of an

affirmative command, an infinitive or an –ando/-iendo

form (present progressive), making them 1 long word.

If using this formation, the order will be VERBAL FORM +

IOP + DOP. 2 ejemplos of the formation:

Estoy enseñándoselo. O Se lo estoy enseñando.

Just like we learned with formal commands, add the

accent to the stressed syllable when the pronouns are

added to the original command.

L + L = S + L

No, this is not hardcore math! There is a special rule

about double object pronouns that you will need to

know: if a sentence has two objects that both start with

L, the first one changes to SE.

Por ejemplo...

“Yo envié una carta a mi hermano.”

You could say “Yo le envié una carta.” (I sent him a letter.)

Or you could say “Yo la envié a mi hermano.” (I sent it to my brother.)

Or you could also say “Se la envié.” (I sent it to him.)

Note how the “le” changes to “se.” You cannot say “le la envié” because both

objects starts with an “L” and that just sounds bad. This is where the equation

L + L = S + L is applied.

¡Practiquemos!

La directora dio un mensaje a la secretaria.

La directora ___ ___ dio.

La directora se lo dio.

IOP = se (la secretaria)

DOP = lo (el mensaje)

¡Otro, por favor!

Carmen envió dinero a su hija.

Carmen ___ ___ envió.

Carmen se lo envió.

IOP = se (su hija)

DOP = lo (el dinero)

Uno más y acabamos.

Mis padres regalaron unos cheques a mi hermana.

Mis padres ___ ___ regalaron.

Mis padres se los regalaron.

IOP = se (mi hermana)

DOP = los (unos cheques)

¡Ya está!

To summarize, here are four pronouns that you will need to know in Spanish:

Subject Reflexive DOP IOP

yo me me me

tú te te te

Él/ella/Ud. se lo, la le

Nosotros nos nos nos

Vosotos os os os

Ellos/ellas/Uds. se los, las les, *se

¡Practiquemos!

Traduzcan, usando los complementos indirectos y

directos:

Send him it (the box-la caja)! [MANDATO DE UD.]

¡Mandésela!

You are washing it (the car) for Samuel. [PRESENTE

PROGRESIVO] (Write both formations.)

Tú estás lavándoselo.

Se lo estás lavando.

I am going to buy it (the chocolate cake) for them. [IR + A

+INFINITIVO] (Write both formations.)

Yo voy a comprársela.

Se la voy a comprar.