Experience Spanish, 3rd Edition

Un mundo sin límites

Amores, Suárez-García, and Wendel

Capítulo 6
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Tema I: 6.1 Indirect Object Pronouns

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 6.1 Indirect Objects
An indirect object receives the action of the verb and answers the
questions: To whom (¿A quién?) or For whom (¿Para quién?)

La vendedora le vende una piña a la clienta.

La vendedora le vende una piña ¿A QUIÉN? > a la clienta

Indirect Object = clienta

Note that anytime there is an indirect object, the indirect

object pronoun is required.

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 6.1 Indirect Object Pronouns

indirect object pronoun indirect object pronoun

yo me nosotros nos
tú te vosotros os
Ud./él/ella le Uds./ellos/ellas les

The first and second person pronouns are the same as direct object
and reflexive pronouns. These pronouns are only used for people.

Yo te compro la leche. - For whom do I buy the milk?

Mi mamá me cocina el almuerzo. – For whom does my mother cook?

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 5.1 Placement of Indirect Object Pronouns
Follow the same patterns as both reflexive and direct object
pronouns:
Conjugated verb: Indirect object pronouns precedes the verb.
Yo le compro el libro a Olga.

Conjugated verb followed by infinitive: before the conjugated verb

OR attached to the infinitive
Yo le voy a comprar el libro. / Yo voy a comprarle el libro.

Present progressive form: before the conjugated form of estar OR at

the end of the participle
Yo le estoy comprando el libro. / Yo estoy comprándole el libro.*
*When pronouns are attached to a present participle a written accent marks the original stressed syllable.

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 6.1 Clarifying with Le and Les
Since the third person indirect object pronouns le and les can refer
to multiple indirect objects, the listener may not be sure what the
pronoun replaces.

Ana le da un beso.
¿A QUIÉN? (To whom does she give a kiss?)
Ana le da un beso a su novio/a Pedro/al niño/a su mamá…

To make sure the listener knows who or what the pronoun is

replacing, use a clarifying prepositional phrase like the ones above.

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 6.1 Placement of Indirect Object Pronouns
The indirect object pronouns follows the same placement rules as
the reflexive and direct object pronouns:

Before a conjugated verb

Gregorio me da una flor cada día.
Gregorio me va a dar una flor cada día.
Gregorio me está dando una flor.

After and attached to infinitives and participles

Gregorio va a darme una flor cada día.
Gregorio está dándome una flor.
Remember that when a pronoun is added to the participle, an accent is also added.

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 6.1 Dar and decir
Some verbs frequently use indirect objects and their pronouns.

Dar (to give) and decir (to say; tell) almost always need an indirect
object pronoun because we almost always give, say, or tell
something to someone.

Yo le doy una carta a mi mamá.

Siempre le digo la verdad a mi mamá.

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 6.1 Verbs like gustar
You must use indirect object pronouns with gustar-like verbs.
Gustar literally means “to be pleasing TO someone”:
For actions and for single objects, use gusta (singular)
When more than one thing is liked, use gustan (plural)
Me gusta el arroz, pero no me gustan los frijoles.
Use a + name/pronoun if it is necessary to clarify to whom le or les
refers
¿A quién le gusta el arroz? > A Hernán le gusta el arroz.

Gustar-like verbs:
Encantar (to really like, to love): Me encantan las verduras.
Preocupar (to worry): ¿Te preocupan las clases?
Interesar (to interest): A los niños les interesa el beisbol.
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 6.1 Indirect Object Pronoun Practice
Combine the elements to create at least five sentences using indirect
object pronouns correctly. Don’t forget clarifying statements if needed!
Subjects
yo tú usted él ella nosotros vosotros ustedes ellos ellas
Verbs
dar ofrecer pedir prestar regalar servir
Indirect Object Pronouns
me te le nos os les
Direct Objects
clase comida cuenta dinero fruta
Clarifying Phrases
a mí a ti a Ud./él/ella a nosotros a vosotros a Uds./ellos/ellas
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 6.1 More Indirect Object Pronoun Practice
Fill in the blanks with the logical indirect object pronouns.

nos
Tengo una hermana gemela. Todos los años nuestros padres _____
me a
hacen una fiesta para el cumpleaños. Mis padres piensan dar ___
mí un vestido nuevo. A mi hermana ___le quieren dar una camisa. A
les encanta venir a la fiesta porque tenemos muy
nuestros amigos ___
buena comida. Mi mamá siempre ____me cocina una sopa deliciosa
porque es mi comida favorita.

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Tema I: 6.2 Double Object Pronouns

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 6.2 Double Object Pronouns
REMEMBER:
Direct objects answer the questions ¿qué? or ¿quién?
Indirect objects answer the questions ¿to whom/for whom?

¿Me mandas las fotos de tus vacacciones?

Me mandas ¿QUÉ? > las fotos (las - direct object pronoun)

¿A QUIÉN? > a mi (me - indirect object pronoun)

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 6.2 Object Pronouns in the Same Clause
When a direct and an indirect object pronouns are found in the
same clause, they always appear together, and the indirect object
pronoun always precedes the direct object pronoun.

¿Me mandas las fotos de tus vacaciones?

-¿Me las mandas?
me = indirect object pronoun
las = direct object pronoun

-Sí, te las mando.

te = indirect object pronoun
las = direct object pronoun

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 6.2 Double Object Pronoun Placement
Pronoun placement:
Before a conjugated verb:

Mi mamá me hace el pastel.

Mi mamá me lo hace. (My mom makes it for me.)

After and attached to infinitives and participles:

Ella va a hacérmelo. (She is going to make it for me.)
Está haciéndomelo. (She is making it for me.)

When two pronouns are added to an infinitive or participle, a written

accent mark is needed.

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 6.2 When le and les Change to se
The indirect object pronouns le and les change to se when they
precede the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, and las.

Les doy dulces a los niños. > Les doy dulces. > Se los doy.

Ana le trae el pan a Sr. Ramírez. > Ana le trae el pan. > Ana se lo
trae.

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 6.2 Practice with Double Object Pronouns
Rewrite the sentences using double object pronouns.

1. Papá nos da el dinero para el viaje.

nos
Papá _______ lo
________ da.
2. Le lees el libro a tu hermano.
se
Tú _______ lo
________ lees.
3. Mamá le compra la guitarra a Samuel.
se
Mamá _______ la
________ compra.
4. La profesora les está explicando los verbos a los estudiantes.
se
Ella _______ los
________ está explicando.
OR : Ella está explicándoselos.
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Tema II: 6.3 Preterite: Regular Verbs

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 6.3 Conjugation of Regular Preterite Verbs
As always, start with the stem of the infinitive, then add:
subjects -ar endings -er endings -ir endings
yo -é -í -í
tú -aste -iste -iste
Ud./él/ella -ó -ió -ió
nosotros -amos -imos -imos
vosotros -asteis -isteis -isteis
Uds./ellos/ellas -aron -ieron -ieron

Notice that the first and third person singular endings have accents.
The -er and -ir endings are identical.
Nosotros/as forms of –ar/-ir verbs are the same as the present
tense.
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 6.3 Preterite Forms of ver

ver: to see
yo vi nosotros vimos
tú viste vosotros visteis
Ud./él/ella vio Uds./ellos/ellas vieron

The first and third person singular forms do not have an accent.

The other forms follow the regular pattern for -er verbs.

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 6.3 Special Cases in the Preterite
1. -ar and –er stem-changing verbs: these verbs that have stem
changes in the present tense do not have stem changes in the
preterite.

2. i > y in third person forms: the verbs creer, leer, and oír
creer leer oír
creyó creyeron leyó leyeron oyó oyeron

3. verbs ending in -car, -gar, -zar: spelling changes in the yo form

-car: c > qu -gar: g > gu -zar: z > c

buscar > busqué llegar > llegué empezar > empecé

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 6.3 Using the Preterite
The preterite is used to talk about specific actions that were
completed over a limited time period, explicit or implied, in the past.

Ayer Felicia cocinó con Salvador.

Ayer = implied limited time period

Salvadór cocinó los frijoles por dos horas.

Dos horas = explicitly stated limited time period

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6.3 Words and Phrases Used With the Preterite
You will often see preterite verbs used in conjunction with words
and phrases that help establish a limited period of time.

anoche el lunes (martes, la última vez que

miércoles,…) pasado
anteayer el mes/año pasado a las + specific time
ayer la semana pasada (por) + specific time period

Anoche yo preparé una ensalada.

Comiste en el restaurante la semana pasada.

A las dos de la tarde llegó Esteban a la casa.

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 6.3 Preterite Practice
Use the correct preterite form of the verbs in parentheses to
complete the paragraph.

Ayer, mis amigos y yo __________

llegamos (llegar) al museo y _________
vimos
(ver) muchas obras de arte de Amelia Peláez. Yo _________
pasé
(pasar) una hora mirando su cuadro, Hibiscus. También, durante la
visita, una banda cubana _________
tocó (tocar) música de Cuba.
Finalmente, en la tienda de regalos, yo _________
busqué (buscar) un
libro con fotos de las obras. Lo __________
encontré (encontrar) y
_________
pagué (pagar) antes de salir. Después del museo todos
nosotros __________
comimos (comer) en un restaurante cubano. ¡Qué
rico!

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