LESSON 68 — USING INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS IN SENTENCES

Question 1

He’s buying me a gift. / He’s buying a gift for for me.

Answer 1

Él me compra un regalo.

Question 2

He’s buying you a gift. (familiar)

Answer 2

Él te compra un regalo.

Question 3

He’s buying you a gift. (polite) / He’s buying him a gift. / He’s buying her a gift.

Answer 3

Él le compra un regalo [a usted, a él, a ella].

Question 4

He is buying you a gift. (polite)

[L. He, for you, is buying a gift for you.]

Answer 4

Él le compra un regalo a usted.

Question 5

He [for her] is buying her a gift.

Answer 5

Él le compra un regalo a ella.

Question 6

He [for him] is buying him a gift.

Answer 6

Él le compra un regalo a el.

Question 7

He’s buying us a gift.

Answer 7

Él nos compra un regalo.

Question 8

He’s buying you people a gift. (familiar, as in Spain)

Answer 8

Él os compra un regalo.

Question 9

He’s buying you people a gift. / He’s buying them a gift.

Answer 9

Él les compra un regalo [a ustedes, a ellos, a ellas].

Question 10

He [for you people] is buying you people a gift.

Answer 10

Él les compra un regalo a ustedes.

Question 11

He’s buying them a gift.

Answer 11

Él les compra un regalo a ellos.

Question 12

I [for him] am buying a gift for Paul.

Answer 12

Yo le compro un regalo a Pablo.

Question 13

They are buying me a gift.

Answer 13

Ellos me compran un regalo.

Question 14

I am giving him a gift. / I am giving her a gift.

Answer 14

Yo le doy un regalo [a él, a ella].

Question 15

I am giving a gift to you. / I am giving you a gift. (familiar)

Answer 15

[Yo] te doy un regalo.

Question 16

I [to you] am giving a gift to you. (polite)

Answer 16

[Yo] le doy un regalo a usted.

Question 17

I [to you guys] am giving a gift to you guys.

Answer 17

[Yo] les doy un regalo a ustedes.

Question 18

I [to them] am giving a gift to them.

Answer 18

[Yo] les doy un regalo a ellos.

Question 19

He gave me a gift.

Answer 19

Él me dio un regalo.

Question 20

She bought him a gift.

Answer 20

Ella le compró un regalo. / Ella le compró un regalo a él.

Question 21

He [for her] rented her a car.

Answer 21

Él le alquiló un coche a ella.

Question 22

He [to them] spoke to them.

Answer 22

Él les habló a ellos.

Question 23

You [to him] sold a shirt to my father. (polite)

Answer 23

Usted le vendió una camisa a mi padre.

Question 24

You [to him] sold him a shirt. (familiar)

Answer 24

[Tú] le vendiste una camisa a él.

Question 25

You [to her] sold her a shirt. (familiar)

Answer 25

[Tú] le vendiste una camisa a ella.

Question 26

I’m buying them a car.

Answer 26

[Yo] les compro un coche a ellos.

Question 27

I lent some money to my male cousin.

Answer 27

[Yo] le presté dinero a mi primo.

Question 28

Did you ask your girlfriend? (familiar)

Answer 28

¿Le preguntaste [tú] a tu novia?

Question 29

We are paying for your tickets. (familiar)

[L. We are paying, for you, the tickets]

Answer 29

Te pagamos los boletos.

Question 30

He stole my backpack. / He stole the backpack from me.

Answer 30

Él me robó la mochila.