PRONOMBRES OBJETO INDIRECTO

Question 1

yo

Answer 1

ME (to/for) me

Question 2

tú

Answer 2

TE (to/for) you

Question 3

él/ella/usted

Answer 3

LE/SE (to/for) him/her/it/you (formal)

*se is only used if it is followed by lo/la
So instead of saying “Ella le lo dio.”
You say “Ella se lo dio” (She gave it to him.)

Question 4

nosotros

Answer 4

NOS (to/for) us

Question 5

vosotros

Answer 5

OS (to/for) you all

Question 6

ustedes

Answer 6

LES/SE (to/for) you all

Question 7

ellos/as

Answer 7

LES/SE (to/for) you all

Question 8

She should gave it to him.

who/what is the indirect object?
what pronoun would you use?

Answer 8

Ella debería dárselo.

Indirect object: him
Objeto indirecto pronombre: se

Question 9

HOW TO ADD THE INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN
used along with personal pronouns to emphasize the indirect pronoun
uses the preposition ‘a’ before the pronoun

Answer 9

Le dijimos la verdad a él
(We told the truth to him)

Tú me escribes una carta a mí
(You write a letter to me)

Question 10

HOW TO ADD THE INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN

infinitive or conjugated verb

Answer 10

When the verb is an infinitive construction, indirect object pronouns may either be attached to the infinitive or placed before the conjugated verb.

Margarita le va a dar el plato a Laura
o
Margarita va a darle el plato a Laura
(Margarita is going to give Laura the dish)

Question 11

HOW TO ADD THE INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN

verb in progressive form (ending in -ing (-ando -endo)

Answer 11

When the verb is a progressive form, indirect object pronouns may either be attached to the present participle or placed before the conjugated verb.

Margarita le está dando el plato a Laura
o
Margarita está dándole el plato a Laura
(Margarita is giving Laura the dishes)

Question 12

HOW TO ADD THE INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN

Commands

Answer 12

indirect object pronoun is attached to affirmative commands but placed before negative ones

affirmative:
Por favor, póngame tres kilos de limones.
(Please give me three kilos of lemons)

negative:
No nos dé leche en polve.
(Do not give us powdered milk)

Question 13

if the sentence has both direct and indirect pronoun, which pronoun comes first?

Answer 13

The indirect object pronoun always comes before the direct object pronoun when using them together in a sentence. Also, when the direct object is “lo,” “la,” los,” or “las,” and the indirect object is “le” or “les,” the indirect object is converted to “se.”