Week 7: Indirect Pronouns Flashcards
Pronombre de objeto indirecto
Gustar
To like, please
el año pasado
last year
T/F: An indirect pronoun tells you to whom or for whom something is done.
TRUE
Ella me habla en español.
She speaks to me in Spanish.
me
Me
te
You (familiar)
le
him, her, you
nos
us
os
You (familiar, plural)
Les
Them
Ella te habla en español.
She speaks to you in Spanish
Ella le habla en español.
She speaks to him/her/you in Spanish
Ella nos habla en español.
She speaks to us in Spanish
Ella les habla en español.
She speaks to them in Spanish
T/F: The indirect object pronoun comes AFTER the conjugated verb.
FALSE: the IOP comes BEFORE the conjugated verb. Conjugate the verb to agree with the subject.
El me habla en español.
He speaks to me in Spanish
Ellos te hablan en español.(masculine)
They speak to you in Spanish
Nosotros les hablamos en español.
We speak to them in Spanish
Ustedes nos hablan en español.
You speak to us in Spanish
T/F: If the sentence is negative, insert NO in front of the indirect object pronoun.
TRUE
Ella no me habla en español.
She doesn’t speak to me in Spanish
Yo gusto
I like, please
Tu gustas
You like
El/ella/usted gusta
he, she, you like
nosotros/nosotras gustamos
we like
vosotros/vosotras guistais
You (plural) like
Ellos, ellas, ustedes gustan
They like
T/F: the verb GUSTAR is used to convey liking something. However, it literally means “to please”
TRUE. It conveys liking something in the sense that whatever it is that you like pleases you.
Me gusta chocolate.
I like chocolate; chocolate pleases me
¿Cómo se dice?
How do you say?
Nos gusta chocolate.
We like chocolate.
Le gusta chocolate.
he, she, you likes chocolate
Les gusta chocolate
They like chocolate.
T/F: Since chocolate (3rd person singular) is the noun, gustar is conjugated as GUSTA for each indirect object pronoun.
TRUE
Gustar + Verb infinitive = Like to ______
To express “I like to ____” in Spanish. IOP + conjugated GUSTAR + verb infinitive.
me gusta comer
I like to eat
Nos gusta hablar en español.
We like to speak/talk in Spanish
Le gusta cantar. A El le gusta cantar.
He likes to sing.
Les gusta escribir cartas.
They like to write letters
T/F: When compound verbs are used in a sentence, the IOP can come before the conjugated verb OR after the verb infinitive.
TRUE: e.g., ¿Me vas a escribir? (Are you going to write to me? OR Vas a escribirme?
T/F: When compound verbs are used in a sentence, the 1st verb is conjugated and the 2nd verb is left as an infinitive.
TRUE: e.g., Me gusta comer.
