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Indirect Object Pronouns- Spanish 102 A sentence may have a subject, a direct object, and an indirect object. Él le da el libro a María. He gives the book to María. (D.O) (I.O.) An indirect object describes to whom or for whom an action is done. An indirect object pronoun may be used in place of an indirect object. The forms of the indirect object pronouns are the same as the direct object pronouns, except for the third person. The indirect object pronouns are usually placed before a conjugated verb (just like direct object pronouns) but in sentences with a conjugated verb and an infinitive, the indirect object pronoun may be placed in front of the conjugated verb or follow and attach to the infinitive. ¿Qué te dice tu papá en la tarjeta (postcard)? Me dice que viene por unos días. Le quiero dar dinero. Quiero darle dinero. When used with the present progressive, the IOP may be placed in front of the conjugated verb or follow and attach to the present participle. Nos está diciendo que viene hoy. - or - Está diciéndonos que viene hoy. (accent mark added in 2nd sentence to maintain stress) Le and les sometimes require clarification when the person they refer to is not specified. Use the preposition a + personal pronoun or noun. Le doy el regalo. = I am giving the present to him? to her? to you? But: Le doy el regalo a ella. Is clearer, if redundant. Note! The prepositional phrase is optional but the indirect object pronoun is not! Practice A. You are in an airport waiting for a friend to arrive and you overhear some people making the following comments. Complete their sentences with the appropriate IOP. 1. _____________ dan los billetes. (a nosotros) 2. _____________ doy el pasaporte. ( a ellos) 3. _____________ doy la maleta. (a él) 4. _____________ doy los cheques de viajero. (a ella) 5. _____________ traigo la maleta (a Uds.) 6. _____________ piden el pasaporte (a ella) 7. _____________ dan las bebidas (a mí) 8. _____________ dan los cacahuates (peanuts). (a nosotros) 9. _____________ decimos “gracias”. (a ellos) 10. _____________ dicen “gracias”. ( a nosotros) B. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Translation. I write to you (familiar, sing.) He wrote to me. They send me a book. They send us some gifts. She gave them a dog.

6. We asked him for the key. 7. He asked me for a favor. 8. I tell (speak to) her everything....