1. los pronombres

2. Pronombres de complemento directo e indirecto
(direct object pronouns or DOPs)
Pronombres de
complemento indirecto
(indirect object pronouns or IOPs)
me nos
te os
lo los
la las
me nos
te os
le les

3. los pronombres de complemento directo
Direct Object Pronouns

4. Compare:
I have a Spanish book. I find my Spanish book very useful. I read my Spanish book, study my Spanish book, and bring my Spanish book to class every day.
I have a Spanish book. I find it very useful. I read it, study it, and bring it to class every day.

5. (instead of saying “Spanish book” over and over)
it = object pronoun
(instead of saying “Spanish book” over and over)

6. The Direct Object answers the question. What. or Whom
The Direct Object answers the question..What? or Whom? with regards to the verb in the sentence or clause.

7. what? John has the bill. John has it. What does John have?
He has __the bill__ thus __the bill__= the Direct Object.
the bill = it (direct object pronoun)
John has it.

8. whom? John sees Mary. John sees her. Whom does John see?
He sees __Mary__ thus __Mary__= the Direct Object.
Mary = her (direct object pronoun)
John sees her.

9. los pronombres de complemento indirecto
Indirect Object Pronouns

10. The Indirect Object answers the question
The Indirect Object answers the question.. To or for what or To or for whom? with regards to the verb in the sentence or clause.

11. To or for what? I give you the menu. What do I give?
I give the menu thus the menu= the Direct Object.
To whom (where) is the menu going?
I give the menu to you thus “you” is the Indirect Object.

12. a story me nothing him food us us a meal us his friends
Direct Object Indirect Object
1. John tells me a story. ___________ ____________
2. She buys him nothing. ___________ ____________
3. They send us food. ___________ ____________
4. The chef cooks us a meal. ___________ __________
5. The cannibal cooks us for his friends. ______ _________
a story me
nothing
him
food us us
a meal us
his friends

13. Oraciones con 2 pronombres
When you have two object pronouns in a sentence, these pronouns will appear in the RID order ______________, _________________, ________________ object pronouns.
When two pronouns appear together, the possible combinations are:
reflexive-indirect (rare)
reflexive-direct Me lo compro. I buy it for myself.
indirect-direct Yo te la escribo. I write it to you.
reflexive
indirect
direct

14. **¡ojo!** con 2 pronombres:
Le Lo

15. no le lo, se lo
When both the direct and indirect objects are in the third person (él, ella, Ud.), both pronouns begin with the letter ____. When this happens, change the indirect object pronoun (the first one) to ____.
Tú conoces a Juan. Mejor se lo dices tú.
You know Juan. It’s better if you tell it to him. L se