Object Pronouns

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Cómo se llama esta canción? Quién la canta?
What'll you do when you get lonely And nobody's
waiting by your side? You've been running and
hiding much too long. You know it's just your
foolish pride. Layla, you've got me on my
knees. Layla, I'm begging, darling please.
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind. I
tried to give you consolation When your old man
had let you down. Like a fool, I fell in love
with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
Chorus Let's make the best of the
situation Before I finally go insane. Please
don't say we'll never find a way And tell me all
my love's in vain. Chorus Chorus
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Layla por Eric Clapton
Layla, you've got me on my knees. Layla, I'm
begging, darling please. Layla, darling won't you
ease my worried mind.
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Los pronombres del objeto directo e indirecto

• Por el Señor Fradl

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Double Object Pronouns

• You have learned that both direct and indirect
  object pronouns go before the conjugated verb.
• But what happens if you want to have both direct
  and indirect object pronouns in the same sentence?

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Direct/Indirect Object Pronouns

• We often use both a direct and an indirect object
  pronoun in the same sentence. In Spanish the
  indirect object pronoun always precedes the
  direct object pronoun.
• Dont forget both object pronouns must always
  appear together, either before the conjugated
  verb or attached after the infinitive or gerund
  (ando, iendo).

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Indirect - Direct Object Pronouns
Indirect Object me nos te os le les
Direct Object me nos te os lo, la los, las
Note the forms me, te, nos, and os are both
indirect and direct object pronouns.
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Special rule

• There is a special rule for verbs with two
  pronouns when both are third person.
• You must change the indirect object pronoun to
  se.
• Pedí un sándwich al mesero. (I asked the waiter
  for a sandwich.)
• Se lo pedí. (I asked him for it.)

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Anti Clapton Rule
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Anti Clapton Rule

• Note le and les become se when they are used
  with lo, la, los, or las in a sentence to avoid
  the double l.
• Se can mean a él, a ella, a Ud., a ellos, a
  ellas, or a Uds.. Therefore a clarifier (or to
  add emphasis) is often used with se.

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Redundant or repetitive
Thus, the indirect object pronoun is normally
used even when the indirect object noun is
expressed. The forms are called redundant or
repetitive object pronouns and have no equivalent
in English. Ejemplo Le escribo una carta a mi
novia.
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Accent Mark
When both object pronouns are attached to the
infinitive or gerund, an accent mark is placed on
the stressed syllable. Quiero dársela. Quiero
escribírtela. Desea dármelo.
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El profesor dio las notas a los alumnos.
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Remember

• When a verb has two object pronouns, the indirect
  object pronoun (usually a person) precedes the
  direct object pronoun (usually a thing).
• Remember that pronouns replace nouns and must
  keep the same gender (feminine and masculine) and
  number (singular and plural) as the nouns they
  replace.

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The 3-step approach
1. FIND (ENCONTRAR) the direct object (answers
who?, or what?) and/or the indirect object
(answers to whom? or for whom?) 2. REPLACE
(REEMPLAZAR) the object with the appropriate
object pronoun. Is it first, second, or third
person masculine or feminine singular or
plural? 3. LOCATION (COLOCAR) Place the
indirect, then direct object pronoun BEFORE a
conjugated verb or AFTER an infinitive or a
gerund (-ando, iendo).
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Placement of pronouns

• When the pronoun accompanies a conjugated verb,
  the pronoun comes before the verb.
• Rosa se la compra.
• But when the pronoun accompanies a sentence with
  an infinitive, it can either go before the
  conjugated verb or be attached to the end of the
  infinitive.
• Rosa se la quiere comprar.
• Rosa quiere comprársela.

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John gives the letter to me.
Juan da la carta a mí.
1. What is the direct object? John gives what to
me? Ans. la carta 2. What is the indirect
object? John gives the letter to whom? a mí
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Our new sentence is
Juan me la da (a mí). (Juan gives it to me.)
In a negative sentence the word order is no
object pronoun verb
John does not give it to me. Juan no me la da (a
mí).
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Quiero comprar un carro para mis hijos.
Se lo quiero comprar. Quiero comprárselo.
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Él compra los esquís para la niña.
Él se los compra.
Él se los compra para la niña.
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El profesor explica las lecciones a la clase.
El profesor se las explica.
El profesor se las explica a la clase.
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Él quiere comprar los regalos para sus amigos.
Él se los quiere comprar. Él quiere comprárselos.
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Emilio compró la ensalada para su hermanito.
Emilio se la compró. Emilio se la compró para su
hermanito.
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Mi madre prepara el almuerzo para mi hermanita y
yo.
Mi madre nos lo prepara. Mi madre nos lo prepara
para nosotros.
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Yo compré una falda y un vestido para mi tía.
Yo se los compré. Yo se los compré para ella.
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Yo escribí una carta y una tarjeta postal a mis
parientes.
Yo se las escribí. Yo se las escribí para ellos.
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Él da el libro al muchacho.
Él se lo da. Él se lo da al muchacho.
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Compraré un regalito para ti.
Te lo compraré. Te lo compraré para ti.
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Escribiré una tarjeta a vosotros
Os la escribiré. Os la escribiré a vosotros.
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Tus amigos darán una serenata a ti.
Tus amigos te la darán.
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Quiero dar el regalo a José.
Se lo quiero dar. Quiero dárselo.
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Yo quiero dar un besito a ti.
Yo te lo quiero dar. Yo te lo quiero dar a ti.
Yo quiero dártelo. Yo quiero dártelo a ti.
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Anti Clapton Rule
Layla, you've got me on my knees. Layla, I'm
begging, darling please. Layla, darling won't you
ease my worried mind.