Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Se la necesitas enviar a ellos.

Necesitas
enviársela a ellos.
Used Together
Note that when attaching the pronouns to the
Here are the direct object pronouns and the
infinitive, a written accent is also added to the
indirect object pronouns side by side:
final syllable of the infinitive. This preserves
DO IO
English the sound of the infinitive.
Pronouns Pronouns
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronoun
      or verb form.
me me me Unless otherwise noted with (f), "it" and "them"
te te you (familiar) are masculine, and "you" refers to the familiar
him, her, it, you form (tú).
lo, la le
(formal)
He gives it to me. Él lo da.
nos nos us
They give it to me. Ellos me lo .
os os You (familiar)
We give them (f) to you. Nosotros te las
los, las les them, you
When you have both a direct object pronoun and
an indirect object pronoun in the same sentence, I tell it to you. Yo te lo .
the indirect object pronoun comes first.
They give it to you. Ellas te dan.
Ellos me los dan.
They give them to me. They write it (f) to you. Ellos te la .
IO pronoun: me DO pronoun: los He buys them for you. Él te los .
Ella te la vende. Fill in the blanks. Don't forget to change the
She sells it to you. first pronoun to "se" when necessary.
IO pronoun: te DO pronoun: la
He sings it (f) to her. Él canta.
Whenever both pronouns begin with the letter
"l" change the first pronoun to "se." We sing it (f) to you. Nosotros cantamos.
le lo = se lo le la = se la We tell it to them. Nosotros decimos.
le los = se los le las = se las
les lo = se lo les la = se la I tell it to them. Yo digo.
les los = se los les las = se las She buys them for you. Ella compra.
The reason for changing "le lo" to "se lo" is
She cooks it (f) for him. Ella cocina.
merely to avoid the tongue-twisting effect of
two short consecutive words that begin with the We cook it (f) for him. Nosotros
letter "l". In negative sentences, the negative cocinamos.
word comes directly before the first pronoun. I should bring it to them.
No se lo doy. Debo traér .
I am not giving it to you.
debo traer.
Nunca se los compro.
They should buy them (f) for you.
I never buy them for her.
In sentences with two verbs, there are two Ellos deben comprár .
options regarding the placement of the pronouns.
Ellos deben comprar.
Place them immediately before the conjugated
We have to sell it to her.
verb or attach them directly to the infinitive.
She should explain it to me. Tenemos que vendér .
Ella me lo debe explicar. Ella debe tenemos que vender.
explicármelo.
I want to tell it to you.
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Te lo quiero decir. Quiero decírtelo.
You need to send it to them.
 DIRECT OR INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN?

Since the pronouns me, te, nos, and os can be

either direct or indirect object pronouns, this
exercise focuses on the difference between all
3rd person pronouns.

Direct Object pronouns: lo, la - him, her, it,

you-formal
los, las- them, you-(plural)-formal

Indirect Object pronouns: le - to (for) him, to

(for) her, to (for) it, to (for) you-formal
les - to (for) them, to (for) you-
(plural)-formal

Select either the direct or indirect object

pronoun. The translations are given for the
first set.

1. I see her in the market.

Yo ( la, le ) veo en el mercado.

2. She sends him a telegram.

Ella ( lo, le ) manda un telegrama.

3. Luisa loves him madly.

Luisa ( lo, le ) quiere locamente.

4. We hear you well.

Nosotros ( la, le ) oímos bien.

5. You give him a kiss.

Tú ( lo, le ) das un beso.

6. His friends invite him to the party.

Sus amigos ( lo, le ) invitan a la fiesta.

7. I know him well.

Yo ( lo, le ) conozco bien.

8. The doctor talks to you on the phone.

El médico ( lo, le ) habla por teléfono.

9. Carlos tells him a secret.

Carlos ( lo, le ) dice un secreto.

10. I look at you in the office.

Yo ( lo, le ) miro en la oficina.
11. Marta ( lo, le ) devuelve el dinero

12. Ellos ( la, le ) llaman cada día.

13. Yo ( lo, le ) traigo mis problemas.

14. Nosotros ( lo, le ) respetamos mucho.

15. Enrique ( la, le ) vende su coche.

16. Mis amigos ( lo, le ) piden un favor.

17. Tú y yo ( lo, le ) encontramos allí.

18. ¿A quién ( lo, le ) regalas flores?

19. Ella ( lo, le ) sabe de memoria.

20. La mujer ( la, le ) busca en la tienda.

21. Yo no ( los, les ) entiendo a veces.

22. El despertador ( los, les ) despierta a las

8:00.

23. Todos ( las, les ) evitan en público.

24. Tú ( los, les ) prometes una sorpresa.

25. Enrique ( los, les ) vende su coche.

26. Yo ( los, les ) odio.

27. Un hombre ( las, les ) sigue por el parque.

28. El agente ( los, les ) prepara el itinerario.

29. Alguien ( los, les ) visita los martes.

30. Nadie ( las, les ) sirve la cena.

31 Hoy es el cumpleaños de mi hijo, (lo, le, las,

los) he comprado un disco compacto.

32 (Los, les) voy a dar el dinero esta tarde.

33 (Los, les, le) prefiero ver después de las

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Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions Entre tú y yo, esta comida es horrible.
When the pronoun acts as the object of a Todos beben agua, incluso yo.
preposition, a specific set of pronouns is used. Según tú, la chica es bonita.
Subject Obj. Prep. Choose the correct pronoun.
Pronouns Pronouns 1. She lives with us. (feminine)
yo mí Ella vive con .
tú ti 2. Do you have something for me?
él él
¿Tienes algo para ?
ella ella
3. She always takes an umbrella with her.
usted usted
nosotros/as nosotros/as Ella siempre lleva un paraguas .
vosotros/as vosotros/as 4. María is with me.
ellos/as ellos/as María está .
ustedes ustedes 5. Does she study with you? (familiar)
Note: Only mí and ti are different from the
¿Estudia ella ?
subject pronouns.
6. You're not with me.
Juan habla de mí. Juan speaks of me.
Hablo con ellos. I speak with them. No estás .
Pablo compró un anillo para ella. 7. He's with her.
Pablo bought a ring for her.
Él está con .
Whenever mí follows the preposition con, the
8. María is behind him.
two words combine to form conmigo.
¿Por qué no vienes conmigo? María está detrás de .
Whenever ti follows the preposition con, the 9. She lives with you. (familiar)
two words combine to form contigo. No voy Ella vive .
contigo, voy con ellos. I'm not going with you, 10. She's to the right of me.
I'm going with them.
Ella está a la derecha de .
Whenever you want to say "with him, with her,
11. Everyone has a pen except you. (familiar)
with you (formal), with them, with you (formal,
plural)" there are two possibilities. Cada una tiene una pluma salvo .
Pronoun does refer to the subject 12. I have a gift for you. (familiar)
He took the pens with him(self). Él llevó las Tengo un regalo para .
plumas consigo. 13. Between you and me, this food is
Why don't you take a book with you(rself)? horrible. (familiar)
¿Por qué no lleva un libro consigo?
Pronoun does not refer to the subject Entre y yo, esta comida es
They live with him. Ellos viven con él. horrible.
I don't want to talk to you. No quiero hablar 14. Who lives with them? (masculine)
con usted. ¿Quién vive con ?
There are six special prepositions that are 15. John doesn't live near you-all. (masc.
followed by subject pronouns fam.)
entre excepto Juan no vive cerca de .
between except 16. I work with you. (familiar)
incluso menos Trabajo .
including except 17. Everyone is sleeping except me.
según salvo Todos duermen, salvo .
according to except 18. He always takes the key with him.
Él siempre lleva la llave . 7
Examples:
Gustar requires indirect object pronouns bastar importar
Me gusta el libro. I like the book. to be sufficient to be important to
Te gusta el libro. You like the book.
caer bien (mal) interesar
Nos gusta el libro. We like the book.
to (not) suit to be interesting to
Me gustan los libros. I like the books.
Te gustan los libros. You like the books. dar asco molestar
Nos gustan los libros. We like the books. to be loathsome to be a bother
Remember, gustar becomes either gusta or gustan,
depending upon whether the subject of the disgustar parecer
sentence is singular or plural. It has nothing to do to hate something to appear to be
with which IO pronoun is used. doler (o:ue) picar
Subject is singular - use gusta to be painful to itch
Me gusta el libro.
Te gusta el libro. encantar quedar
Subject is plural - use gustan to "love" something to be left over, remain
Me gustan los libros. faltar
Te gustan los libros. volver (o:ue) loco
to be lacking
Remember, the IO pronoun is not the subject of to be crazy about
something
the sentence!
Select the correct form of gustar.
Nos gustamos las manzanas. Incorrect!
Te gustas el chocolate. Incorrect! Me la comida. I like the food.
Look more closely at this example:
Me los libros. I like the books.
Le gusta la silla.
It is impossible to tell whether this means: Te las pinturas. You like the paintings.
1. He likes the chair.
Le la carne. She likes meat.
2. She likes the chair.
Select the correct form of faltar.
3. You (usted) like the chair.
Me el dinero para comprar el anillo.
For purposes of clarification, the sentence will I'm short of money to buy the ring.
often begin with a prepositional phrase that
Nos el dinero para comprar los
clarifies just to whom the IO pronoun refers.
boletos.
A él le gusta la silla.
We're lacking the money to buy the tickets.
He likes the chair.
A Juan le gusta la silla. Le cuatro sillas. She's short of four
John likes the chair. chairs.
A ella le gusta la silla.
Le el botón. He's missing a button.
She likes the chair.
Select the correct form of disgustar.
A María le gusta la silla.
Mary likes the chair. Me la música moderna.
A usted le gusta la silla. I hate modern music.
You (formal) like the chair.
Les los deportes. They hate sports.
As you can see, by adding a prepositional phrase,
we remove the ambiguity of the "le" form. Les la televisión. They hate
You can also use a prepositional phrase to add television.
emphasis, even if there is no ambiguity.
Te este libro. You hate this book.
1. A Juan le gusta el café.
Select the correct form of parecer.
John likes coffee.
2. A mí me gusta el té. La película me buena.
I like tea. The film seems good to me.
Here is a list of verbs that operate in the
same manner: Los autos les baratos.
The cars seem inexpensive to them.
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aburrir
To be
to bore
fascinating to