Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Flashcards
What is the formula for an affirmative sentence with one verb (DO)?
The DO comes directly before the conjugated verb.
What question does the DO answer?
What, or, whom?
What is the DO?
The object that directly receives the action of the verb.
What is the formula for a negative statement and one verb (DO)?
Negative word + pronoun + conjugated verb
How are verbs conjugated when there are two?
The first is conjugated and the second is in infinitive form.
What are the two options for the direct object pronoun in a sentence with two verbs?
- Immediately before the conjugated verb.
2. Attached to the end of the infinitive.
What does the IO tell us?
Where the DO is going.
What question does the IO answer?
To whom, or, for whom?
What are the pronouns for the IO?
Me, Te, Le, Nos Os, Les
What is the formula for an affirmative statement with one verb?
IO pronoun + conjugated verb.
How should you think with Spanish words to avoid translation confusion?
Think in phrases, not word-for-word.
What is the term used to describe the phrase that is used when a sentence is ambiguous due to lack of context and the use of pronouns le and les?
A prepositional phrase. Example: Ella le escribe a Juan una carta.
What is the negative statement formula with one verb? (IO)
The negative comes directly before the IO pronoun.
Where are the two places you can put the IO pronoun in a sentence with two verbs?
Before the conjugated verb or attached to the end of the infinitive.
What are two things to focus on knowing in order to recognize statements with direct and indirect object pronouns?
Learning conjugated verbs and conjugated + infinitive forms together.
What are the Direct Object pronouns?
me, te, lo/la, nos, os, los/las.
What are the Indirect Object pronouns?
me, te le, nos, os, les.
What order are the pronouns placed in a sentence with both DO and IO pronouns?
The IO pronoun comes first.
What is the rule when both the pronouns begin with “L”? What is another helpful guideline for this as well?
Change the first “L” pronoun to “se”, and use a prepositional phrase to clarify.
What are the options for pronoun placement in a sentence with a DO and IO pronoun and two verbs?
They can be placed before the conjugated verb or attached directly to the infinitive. (explicármelo)
What is the rule for adding both DO and IO pronouns to the end of the infinitive?
Add an accent to the last syllable in the infinitive, to preserve the sound of the infinitive.
What is the rule for a negative statement with DO and IO pronouns and two verbs?
If the pronouns are before the conjugated verbs, the negative goes before the pronouns.
If the pronouns are attached to the infinitive, the negative goes before the conjugated verb.
