Indirect Object Pronouns Aaron Losness In Spanish, a pronoun is only needed when referring to a third person (singular or plural) for proper identification purposes. Answers the question To or for whom? Or To or for what? The indirect object tells us where the direct object is going. In the sentence, “He buys me flowers”, He buys flowers for me., The direct object is flowers (because that’s what he buys) and the indirect object is me because I am the one for whom he buys the flowers. Singular Plural Me (me) Nos (us) Te (you) Les (them; you) Le (him/her; you; it) QUIZ TIME!!! Indirect Object Pronouns Quiz #1 me (me) te (you) le (him/her; you; it) nos (us) les (them; you) Why don’t they tell her the truth?__________________________________ This book fascinates me._________________________________________ Mikey likes everything.__________________________________________ I hate this movie._______________________________________________ My eyes hurt.__________________________________________________ Nothing is important to him.______________________________________ Why don’t they buy you a beer?___________________________________ Nothing interests him either._____________________________________ We love your new house.________________________________________ What’s bothering you?__________________________________________ Indirect Object Pronouns Quiz #2 me (me) te (you) le (him/her; you; it) nos (us) les (them; you) I don’t like to run or swim.________________________________________ He buys me flowers._____________________________________________ The parents read him a book._____________________________________ I tell them the truth.____________________________________________ He tells me lies all the time._______________________________________ We give her money._____________________________________________ I write them a letter every week.___________________________________ She sings him a song.____________________________________________ I always tell her she is pretty.______________________________________ I send them a a card every year.___________________________________ Indirect Object Pronouns Quiz #3 me (me) te (you) le (him/her; you; it) nos (us) les (them; you) I don’t have to tell them anything.________________________________ He seems very nice (to me)._____________________________________ I like to run.__________________________________________________ We like the paintings.__________________________________________ I give him five dollars._________________________________________ They write to us every month.___________________________________ I ask them if they want to go.___________________________________ I don’t giver her money.________________________________________ John buys me a book.__________________________________________ She told a lie to us.____________________________________________ Indirect Object Pronouns Quiz #4 me (me) te (you) le (him/her; you; it) nos (us) les (them; you) We give you the money._________________________________________ These magazines seem old to me._________________________________ I really like this movie.__________________________________________ I don’t tell him anything._________________________________________ We don’t lend them money.______________________________________ I am missing a button on my shirt._________________________________ She writes a letter to him._______________________________________ He sings them a song.__________________________________________ Should we tell her the truth?_____________________________________ He doesn’t bring me anything.____________________________________ ANSWER KEY!! Indirect Object Pronouns Quiz #1 me (me) te (you) le (him/her; you; it) nos (us) les (them; you) Why don’t they tell her the truth? ¿Por que no le dicen la verdad? This book fascinates me. Me fascina este libro. Mikey likes everything. A Mikey le gusta todo. I hate this movie. Me disgusta este película. My eyes hurt. Me duelen los ojos. Nothing is important to him. A él no le importa nada. Why don’t they buy you a beer? ¿Por que no te compran una cerveza? Nothing interests him either. No le interesa nada tampoco. We love your new house. Nos encanta tu nueva casa. What’s bothering you? ¿Qué te molesta? Indirect Object Pronouns Quiz #2 me (me) te (you) le (him/her; you; it) nos (us) les (them; you) I don’t like to run or swim. No me gusta correr ni nadar. He buys me flowers. Él me compra flores. The parents read him a book. Los padres le leen el libro. I tell them the truth. Le digo la verdad. He tells me lies all the time. Él me dice mentiras todo el tiempo. We give her money. Le damos el dinero. I write them a letter every week. Les escribo una carta cada semana. She sings him a song. Ella le canta una cancion. I always tell her she is pretty. Siempre le digo que es bonita. I send them a a card every year. Les mando una carta cada año. Indirect Object Pronouns Quiz #3 me (me) te (you) le (him/her; you; it) nos (us) les (them; you) I don’t have to tell them anything. No les tengo que decir nada. He seems very nice (to me). Él me parece muy amable. I like to run. Me gusta correr. We like the paintings. Nos gustamos las pinturas. I give him five dollars. Yo le doy a el cinco dólares. They write to us every month. Ellos nos escriben cada mes. I ask them if they want to go. Les pregunto a ellos si quieren ir. I don’t giver her money. No le doy dinero. John buys me a book. John me compra un libro. She told a lie to us. Ella nos dijo una mentira. Indirect Object Pronouns Quiz #4 me (me) te (you) le (him/her; you; it) nos (us) les (them; you) We give you the money. Te damos el dinero. These magazines seem old to me. Estas revistas me parecen viejos. I really like this movie. Me encanta esta película. I don’t tell him anything. Yo no le digo nada. We don’t lend them money. No les prestamos dinero. I am missing a button on my shirt. Me falta un botón en mi camisa. She writes a letter to him. Ella le escribe una carta. He sings them a song. Él les canta una cancion. Should we tell her the truth? ¿Le debemos decir la verdad? He doesn’t bring me anything. Él no me trae nada. THE END!!! [email protected] http://www.losnessgroup.com/Spanish_lessons.html