Estructura I: Simplifying expressions: indirect object pronouns

• Ana y Cristina van a la agencia de viajes porque

quieren viajar a Quito, Ecuador. El agente les

recomienda un vuelo con dos escalas. Ana le hace muchas preguntas al agente y él le da

mucha información.

Sentence structure: Review

• All sentences have a subject and a verb

• Silvia está hablando.• Many sentences

have a direct object • Yo compré el boleto.

• Some sentences have an indirect object*

• Yo compré el boleto a Julieta.

* indirect objects cannot exist without direct objects

Direct objects: Review

• Direct object noun or pronoun that directly receives the

action of the verb

answers the question whom? or what? in relation to

the sentence’s subject and verb

• Manny compró un boleto.

• Lo compró hace dos días.

The concept of indirect objects

• Observe the indirect object in the following sentence

Manny le compró un boleto a su esposa.

SubjectIndirect Object

Pronoun

Verb Direct Object Indirect Object

Simplifying expressions: indirect object pronouns

•me•te•le•nos•os•les

•to/for me•to/for you (informal)•to/for you (formal); to/for him, her•to/for us•to/for you (informal, plural)•to/for you (formal, plural); to/for them

Simplifying expressions: indirect object pronouns

• Indirect Object noun or pronoun that indirectly receives the

action of a verb indirect object tells to whom? or for whom? the action of

the verb is performed

• Manny compró un boleto a ella. (for whom?)

• Le compró un boleto hace dos días.

Simplifying expressions: indirect object pronouns

• Placement of indirect object pronouns identical to placement of direct object pronouns

in front of conjugated verb• I gave the jacket to her.• Yo le di la chaqueta.

in negative statements, place the no in front of the

pronoun

They did not buy the present for us. • No nos compraron el regalo.

Simplifying expressions: indirect object pronouns

• Placement of indirect object pronouns With an infinitive or a present participle

1. before the conjugated verb

2. attached to the infinitive or participle*

* only if an infinitive or participle is present

• I’m going to give the ticket to her.• Voy a darle el boleto.

or

• Le voy a dar el boleto.

Indirect object pronouns: Puntos especiales

• le and les can have different meanings

clarified with a él, a ella, a usted, a ellos, a

ellas, or a ustedes

• -¿Le prometiste el viaje a él o a ella?• -Le prometí el viaje a ella.

Estructura II: Simplifying expressions: double object pronouns

• El agente de viajes le explica a Ana el horario del vuelo. Sí, se lo explica a Ana. No se lo explica a Cristina y Cristina

está enojada.

Simplifying expressions: Double object pronouns

• Double object pronouns use of both the direct and indirect object

pronouns

>>¿Te dio Marcos el regalo de Cuba?

>>¡Sí, me lo dio anoche!

>>Did Marcos give you the gift from Cuba?

>>Yes, he gave it to me last night!

Simplifying expressions: double object pronouns

• I.O.P

me

te

le (se)

nos

os

les (se)

•D.O.P

lolaloslas

+

Simplifying expressions: double object pronouns

•Order of pronouns indirect object pronouns always precede

direct object pronouns

*le and les become se when followed by lo, la, los, and las

•}•le•les

•se +• lo, la• los, las

Simplifying expressions: double object pronouns

•Placement of double object pronouns

1. before the conjugated verb

2. attached to the infinitive or participle*

* only if an infinitive or participle is present

• He bought the gift for my brother.

• He bought it for him in the airport.

• Él compró el regalo a mi hermano.

• (Le) Se lo compró en el aeropuerto.

Double object pronouns: Puntos especiales

• Double object pronouns attach double object pronouns to an

infinitive or present participle it is always optional to place object pronouns

before the conjugated verb

• I’m going to buy it (the ticket) for her.• Voy a comprárselo.

or

• Se lo voy a comprar.

Actividad 9-14: ¿Qué hicieron Manny y Teri en Cuba?

1.Subraya el objeto directo y haz un círculo alrededor del objeto indirecto. Después,

sustitúyelos con los pronombres de objeto directo e indirecto.

MODELO

>>¿Venden los agentes de viajes los boletos a los turistas?

>>Sí, _____ _______ venden.

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