Pronouns – object pronouns (direct / indirect)

Summary of contents – Lesson 28

1-     What are direct and indirect object pronouns? How are they used in sentences in place of nouns?

2-     How do we differentiate between direct and indirect object pronouns? A look at how object pronouns are used differently depending on whether they are used with a preposition or a specific type of verb.

3-     Word order. Where direct and indirect object pronouns are placed in sentences relative to the verbs that they are used with.

4-     Looking at how direct and indirect object pronouns are used together in sentences and how this affects word order. A look at when ‘se’ is sometimes used and how object pronouns with more than one meaning are correctly identified.

Aims of the lesson

1-     Knowing what all the direct and indirect object pronouns are in Spanish and how they translate to those that are used in English.

2-     Being able to place object pronouns correctly in sentences relative to the types of verbs they might be used with.

3-     Having a sound understanding of how direct and indirect object pronouns are used differently in speech. Being able to identify which pronoun in a sentence is the direct object and which is the indirect one.

4-     Knowing the word order of object pronouns when they are used together in a sentence.

5-     Being aware of how other words are used in Spanish sentences with object pronouns to give more clarity about whom or what is being talked about. Knowing why ‘se’ is sometimes used in place of the object pronouns ‘le’ and ‘les’.