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.
• ¡Termínalo en el texto!
se los
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