Direct and indirect object pronouns

Question 1

What is an object pronoun?

Answer 1

They are pronouns which replace the names of things or people which or who are either…

• the victims of an action
• are on the receiving end of an action (usually after a preposition)

Question 2

What is a direct object?

Answer 2

a noun or a pronoun which receives the action of a verb

Question 3

What are the direct objects for the following subjects…?

1. Yo
2. tú
3. él/usted
4. Ella/usted
5. nosotros/as
6. vosotros/as
7. ellos/ustedes
8. ellas/ustedes

Answer 3

1. Me
2. Te
3. Lo (le)
4. La
5. Nos
6. Os
7. Los (les)
8. Las

Question 4

What is an indirect object?

Answer 4

a noun or a pronoun which tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the action of the verb is done

Question 5

What are the indirect objects for the following subjects….?

1. Yo
2. tú
3. él
4. Ella
5. usted
6. nosotros/as
7. vosotros/as
8. ellos/ustedes
9. ellas/ustedes

Answer 5

1. me
2. te
3. le
4. le
5. le
6. nos
7. os
8. les
9. les

Question 6

Where do you place indirect and direct object pronouns?

Answer 6

They usually go before the verb, however when direct and indirect object pronouns are used together in a sentence, the indirect object pronoun comes before the DO pronoun.

Question 7

What happens to the indirect object pronouns le and les when they are followed by the direct object pronouns lo, la, los and las?

Answer 7

They change to SE

Question 8

Where does a negative word come when used with object pronouns?

Answer 8

The negative words e.g. no or nunca directly precedes any object pronouns e.g. Ella nunca se lo compra