Teaching Spanish indirect object pronouns is almost impossible without also addressing direct object pronouns. In the following storyboard activities, students will focus on indirect object pronouns both in isolation and with direct object pronouns.
Question: "For whom" did you buy a present?Answer: our mother
i.o.
nuestra madre
¿Compraste un regalo para nuestra madre?
¿Enrique, compraste un regalo para nuestra madre? ---------------------------------------------------------Enrique, did you buy a present for our mother?
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Question: "To whom" are you going to give your coffee?Answer: me
¿Das tu café a mí?
a mí
i.o.
¿Das tu café a mí?--------------------------------------------Are you going to give your coffee to me?
Slide: 3
me
nos
os
te
*se
le
les
Yes, I bought a present FOR OUR MOTHER.
Yes, I bought a present FOR HER.
nuestra madre
le
¿Enrique, compraste un regalo para nuestra madre? ---------------------------------------------------------Enrique, did you buy a present for our mother?
Slide: 4
me
nos
os
te
*se
le
les
No, I am not going to give my coffee TO YOU.
No, I am not going to give my coffee TO YOU.
a ti
te
¿Das tu café a mí?--------------------------------------------Are you going to give your coffee to me?
Slide: 5
le
compré
le
Place i.o. pronoun BEFORE the verb
Sí, le compré un regalo. Le compré unas joyas.
¿Compraste un regalo para nuestra madre?
¿Enrique, compraste un regalo para nuestra madre?
Slide: 6
te
te
doy
Place i.o. pronoun BEFORE the verb
¿Me das tu café?
¡No! ¡No te doy mi café!
¿Me das tu café a mí?
Slide: 0
Indirect object pronouns can be used to replace indirect object nouns to reduce repetition. It would be like saying "to/for me/you/him/her/us/them" in English. In Spanish they must agree with the noun they are replacing.
After replacing the indirect object noun with a pronoun, be sure to place it before the conjugated verb. Here is the conversation all together.
Indirect objects receive the direct object, or answer the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action of the verb is performed (asked after the direct object).
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