Complementos directos e indirectos (pp 60-61)

You did WHAT?

You did that to WHO?

No te preocupes, Homer.Don’t worry! Objectcomplements reallyaren’t that scary onceyou get to know them!

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The young guy pushed the car for the old guy.

What was pushed?

For whom did he push it?

the car

the old guy

The car is the direct object because it directly received the action of the verb.

The old guy is the indirect object because it indirectly received the action of the verb.

Object complements

Indirect Direct

Who/what was done?To what/for whom was

the action done?

I threw a pillow at my brother.

My brother gave me back the remote.

I threw a pillow at my brother.

My brother gave me back the remote.

to meto you

to him/her

to usto you all

to them

meyouhim/her

usyou allthem

ALWAYS put object pronouns in front of the verb:

Mando la carta.

Habla con mi novio.

Golpeas la pelota a nosotros.

Hiervo los huevos para ti.

La mando.

Le habla.

Nos la golpeas

Te los hiervo.

EXCEPT with…

The progressive tenses

Positive commands

Infinitives

THEN, you attach the objects to the end.

The progressive tenses

Positive commands

Infinitives

Dime

Debes comerlo

Estamos comiéndolos

Indirect before direct, reflexive first of all!

They sent me the tickets by urgent mail.I demand a response from you now.

He/she gives the books to him/her.

He/she shows the invitations to Elena.

1.

2.

3.

El va a cantármela.He’s going to sing it for me.

Estoy escribiéndole.I am writing to him/her/you (Ud.)

Acompáñeme por favor.Come with me please.

You got it – ifelicidades!

Ok, maybe we better practice a bit more…