indirect object pronouns Flashcards
to/for HIM
le
to/for HER
le
to/for YOU (usted) (formal singular)
le
to/for US
nos
to/for YOU (vosotros) (informal plural) (Spain only)
os
to/for THEM
les
to/for YOU (formal plural)
les
to/for ME
me
to/for YOU (informal singular)
te
the indirect object pronoun goes ____ the conjugated verb
before
it’s optional to use redundant indirect object pronouns
No, it’s not optional. You must be redundant
to him (indirect object prepositional phrase) (clarifies)
a él
to her (indirect object prepositional phrase) (clarifies)
a ella
to you (usted) (indirect object prepositional phrase) (clarifies)
a Ud.
to them (men only) (indirect object prepositional phrase) (clarifies)
a ellos
to them (women only) (indirect object prepositional phrase) (clarifies)
a ellas
to you guys (plural) (indirect object prepositional phrase) (clarifies)
a Uds.
I give the book to him. (conjugated verb) (one answer only) (remember to be redundant)
Le doy el libro a él.
I want to tell the truth to her (infinitive) (two answers) (remember to be redundant)
Quiero decirLE la verdad A ELLA.
LE quiero decir la verdad A ELLA.
I am sending the package to them. (gerund) (two answers) (remember to be redundant)
Estoy mandádoLES el paquete A ELLOS.
LES estoy mandando el paquete A ELLOS.
I give the book to Eva. (conjugated verb) (one answer only) (remember to be redundant)
LE doy el libro A EVA.
I am telling the truth to her. (gerund) (remember where the accent mark goes) (indirect object pronoun is after and attached) (remember to be redundant)
Estoy diciéndoLE la verdad A ELLA.
I don’t give the book to him. (one answer only) (remember to be redundant)
No LE doy el libro a él.
Where does the No goes for negative statements?
at the very beginning
I don’t want to tell the truth to her. (conjugated verb) (two answers) (after & attached) (before & separated) (remember to be redundant)
No quiero decirLE la verdad A ELLA.
No LE quiero decir la verdad A ELLA.
I am not writing the letter to them. (gerund) (two answers) (after & attached) (before & separated) (remember to be redundant)
No estoy escribiéndoLES la carta A ELLOS.
No LES estoy escribiéndo la carta A ELLOS.
Where does the a ellos, a él, etc go?
at the very end