Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns

¡Importante! Both direct and indirect object pronouns ALWAYS go before the verb. Ejemplo: Él me miró. (He saw me.) Indirect Object Pronoun verb

Direct Object answers the question “what?” in a sentence. Tells what receives the direct action of the verb

Ejemplos Ejemplo: El compró el boleto. (He bought the ticket.) What did he buy? el boleto (the ticket)

Direct Object Pronoun Pronoun (word that takes the place of a noun) that answers who/what receives the direct action of the verb

Ejemplos Ejemplo: El lo compró. (He bought it.) What did he buy? lo (it- male, singular object)

Direct Object Pronouns Me ( me ) Nos ( us ) Te ( you ) Lo ( male object, him ) Los ( male objects, male them) La ( female object, her ) Las ( female objects, female them)

Indirect Object Pronouns answers the questions “to whom?” tells who is the indirect receiver of the verb’s action

Ejemplos Ejemplo: Él me habló. (He spoke to me.) To whom did he speak? me

Ejemplos Ejemplo: ¿Te dio un boleto? (He gave you a ticket?) To whom did he give the ticket? Te (you)

Indirect Object Pronouns Me (me) Nos (us) Te (you) Le (him, her, formal you) Les (them, you all)

You may have noticed... Me (me), Te (you), and Nos (us) can be both Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns.

That’s because... Sometimes “me”, “you”, and “us” tell who is indirectly receiving the action of the verb, and sometimes they tell what is receiving the direct action of the verb.

Example I drive you to school. What do I drive to school? I give money to you. To whom do I give the money? You (Direct Object Pronoun) You (Indirect Object Pronoun)

Direct Object Pronouns Practice You can use your notes for this!

What is a Direct Object Pronoun? Tells what receives the direct action of the verb

Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes el carro? Sí, __ tengo. (male, singular) lo

Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes la camisa? Sí, _ tengo. (female, singular) la

Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes los libros? Sí, ___ tengo. (male, plural) los

Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes las camisas? Sí, ___ tengo. (female, plural) las

Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes los burritos? Sí, ___ tengo. los

Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes la chaqueta? Sí, _____ tengo. la

Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes el dinero? Sí, ___tengo. lo

Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes las manzanas? Sí, _____ tengo. las

Indirect Object Pronouns Practice You can use your notes for this!

What is an Indirect Object Pronoun? tells who is the indirect receiver of the verb’s action

Fill in the blank with the correct Indirect Object Pronoun. Spanish: ___ das los tacos. English: You give me the tacos. Me

Fill in the blank with the correct Indirect Object Pronoun. Spanish: ____ das los tacos. English: You give him the tacos. Le

Fill in the blank with the correct Indirect Object Pronoun. Spanish: _______ das los tacos. English: You give us the tacos. Nos

Fill in the blank with the correct Indirect Object Pronoun. Spanish: _______ doy los tacos. English: I give you the tacos. Te

Fill in the blank with the correct Indirect Object Pronoun. Spanish: _______ damos los tacos. English: We give them the tacos. Les

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