Indirect Object Pronounsme and te

(en español)

My friend invites me to the movie theater.

Mi amigo me invita al cine.

Now let’s add some clarification.

¿A quién invita?

¡A mí me invita!

Now ask a classmate who invites him/her to

the movies.

¿Quién te invita al cine?

My dad loans me his car.

Mi papá me presta su coche.

Now ask a classmate who loans him/her a car?

¿Quién te presta un coche?

My sister calls me on the phone.

Mi hermana me llama por teléfono.

Now ask a classmate who calls him/her on

the phone?

¿Quién te llama por teléfono?

I send you a lot of text messages.

Te mando muchos mensajes de texto.

Now ask a classmate who sends him/her

text messages.

¿Quién te manda mensajes de texto?

Your friends invite you to go out.

Tus amigos te invitan a salir.

Now ask a classmate if who invites him/her

to go out.

¿Quién te invita a salir?

I help you with the homework.

Te ayudo con la tarea.

Now ask a classmate who helps him/her

with homework.

¿Quién te ayuda con la tarea?

The bus takes me to school.

El autobús me lleva a la escuela.

Now ask a classmate who takes him/her

to school.

¿Quién te lleva a la escuela?

You tell me your family problems.

Me cuentas los problemas de tu familia.

Now ask a classmate who tells him/her about

family problems.

¿Quién te cuenta los problemas de su familia?

My sister prepares dinner for me.

Mi hermana me prepara la cena.

Now ask a classmate who prepares dinner

for him/her.

¿Quién te prepara la cena?

La professor gives me a lot of homework.

La profesora me da mucha tarea.

Now ask a classmate who gives him/her a lot

of homework.

¿Quién te da mucha tarea?

My mother loves me a lot.

Mi mamá me quiere mucho.

Now ask a classmate who loves him/her a lot.

¿Quién te quiere mucho?

My boss does not let me leave early.

Mi jefe no me deja salir

temprano.

Now ask a classmate if the

boss lets him/her leave early.

¿Tu jefe te deja salir temprano?

My boyfriend gives me gifts.

Mi novio me da regalos.

Now let’s add some emphasis.

¿A ti te da regalos?

¡Sí! A mí me da regalos.

Now ask a classmate who gives him/her gifts.

¿Quién te da regalos?

As you have seen in the previous examples, the

indirect object pronouns are placed before the

verb in sentences where there is only one verb.

However, in sentences that contain an infinitive construction, the indirect

object pronoun can be placed either before the

first verb or after the second (infinitive) verb.

My friend is going to invite me to the movie theater.

Start by placing the indirect object pronoun

before the first verb.

Mi amigo me va a invitar al cine.

Now let’s put the indirect object pronoun after the second verb.

Mi amigo va a invitarme al cine.

Mi amigo va a invitarme al cine.

As you can see, the indirect object pronoun is attached to the end of

the infinitive verb.

My dad does not want to loan me his car.

Start by placing the indirect object pronoun before the first verb.

Mi papá no me quiere prestar su coche.

Mi papá no me quiere prestar su coche.Notice the placement of the word no, which negates the sentence.

Mi papá no me quiere prestar su coche.It must be placed in front of the indirect object pronoun.

Mi papá no me quiere prestar su coche.Nothing comes between the indirect object pronoun and the verb.

Now let’s place the indirect object pronoun after the second verb.

Mi papá no quiere prestarme su coche.

Can you help me with my homework?

Start by placing the indirect object pronoun

before the first verb.

¿Me puedes ayudar con la tarea?

Now let’s put the indirect object pronoun after the second verb.

¿Puedes ayudarme con la tarea?

I will call you tomorrow.

Start by placing the indirect object pronoun

before the first verb.

Te voy a llamar mañana.

Now let’s put the indirect object pronoun after the second verb.

Voy a llamarte mañana.

Can you loan me money?

Start by placing the indirect object pronoun

before the first verb.

¿Me puedes prestar dinero?

Now let’s put the indirect object pronoun after the second verb.

¿Puedes prestarme dinero?

I’m going to invite you to go out on Saturday.

Start by placing the indirect object pronoun

before the first verb.

Te voy a invitar a salir el sábado.

Now let’s put the indirect object pronoun after the second verb.

Voy a invitarte a salir el sábado.