1. Complementos Indirectos
Indirect Object Pronoun
1. Explanation of indirect object pronouns in English
2. Indirect object pronouns in English and Spanish
3. Placement of indirect object pronouns in Spanish
4. Practice answering questions with indirect object pronouns
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2. What does a indirect object pronoun
do?
An indirect object pronoun takes
the place of an indirect object. For
example:
Are you giving Ana the truck?
Yes, I am giving her the truck.
indirect object
indirect
object
pronoun
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3. What does a indirect object pronoun
do?
An indirect object pronoun takes
the place of an indirect object. For
example:
Does Ed buy María the pot?
No, he doesn’t buy her the pot.
indirect object
indirect
object
pronoun
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4. What does a indirect object pronoun
do?
An indirect object pronoun takes
the place of an indirect object. For
example:
Are you going to give Fred and me the car?
Yes I am going to give you the car.
indirect object
indirect
object
pronoun
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5. The following are the indirect object pronouns in
English:
me
you (fam.)
you (form.)
him
us
you (pl.)
them (m.)
her them (f.)
The Spanish equivalents are as follows:
= me
= te
= le
= le
= le
= nos
= les
= les
= les
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you (pl.) = os

6. Notice the placement of the indirect object pronouns in
Spanish:
I give you the money.
indirect
object
pronoun
Yo te doy el dinero (a ti).
indirect
object
pronoun
verb
verb
In English the indirect object pronoun is placed after the
verb. In Spanish it is usually put before a the
conjugated verb.
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7. Notice the placement of the indirect object pronouns in
Spanish:
They sing us the song.
indirect
object
pronoun
Ellos nos canta la canción (a nosotros).
indirect
object
pronoun
verb
verb
In English the indirect object pronoun is placed after the
verb. In Spanish it is usually put before a the
conjugated verb.
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8. Notice the placement of the indirect object pronouns in
a negative sentence in Spanish:
Él no te canta.
indirect
object
pronoun
verb
In a negative sentence in Spanish the indirect object is
placed in front of the conjugated verb. It can not be
placed in front of “no”.
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9. Notice the placement of the indirect object pronouns in
a negative sentence in Spanish:
Mi novio nunca me manda cartas.
indirect
object
pronoun
verb
In a negative sentence in Spanish the indirect object is
placed in front of the conjugated verb. It can not be
placed in front of “no”.
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10. Notice the placement of the indirect object pronouns in
a sentence with an infinitive construction in Spanish:
¿Quieres mandarme el dinero?
Sí, te quiero mandar el dinero.
Sí, quiero mandarte el dinero.
The indirect object pronoun can be placed either before
a conjugated verb or after the infinitive.
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11. Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
I give the book to him.
Yo le doy el libro (a él).
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12. Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
We sell the car to her.
Nosotros le vendemos el carro (a ella).
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13. Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
They send the letter to us.
Ellos nos mandan la carta (a nosotros).
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14. Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
She buys the book for them.
Ella les compra el libro (a ellos).
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15. Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
They tell us the truth.
Ellos nos dice la verdad (a nosotros).
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16. Translate the following sentence into Spanish.
We send them the letters.
Nosotros les mandamos las cartas (a
ellos).
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17. Answer the following question making sure to use a
indirect object pronouns. If (no) follows the question
answer in the negative. If (sí) follows, answer in the
affirmative.
¿Les das el dinero a ellos? (sí)
Sí, les doy el dinero (a ellos).
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18. Answer the following question making sure to use a
indirect object pronouns. If (no) follows the question
answer in the negative. If (sí) follows, answer in the
affirmative.
¿Nos das el carro a nosotros? (sí)
Sí, les doy el carro (a Uds.).
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19. Answer the following question making sure to use a
indirect object pronouns. If (no) follows the question
answer in the negative. If (sí) follows, answer in the
affirmative.
¿Te mandan cartas a ti? (no)
No, no me mandan cartas (a mí).
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20. Answer the following question making sure to use a
indirect object pronouns. If (no) follows the question
answer in the negative. If (sí) follows, answer in the
affirmative.
¿Te dice ella la verdad a ti? (no)
No, no me dice la verdad (a mí).
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21. Answer the following question making sure to use a
indirect object pronouns. If (no) follows the question
answer in the negative. If (sí) follows, answer in the
affirmative.
¿Les muestra ella el libro a Uds.? (sí)
Sí, nos muestra el libro (a nosotros).
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