KS3 · Spanish · Year 9
Looking after others: pronouns 'le' and 'les'
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I can use indirect object pronouns to describe how I support and care for others.
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I can use indirect object pronouns to describe how I support and care for others.
Key learning points
- Indirect object pronouns (e.g. 'him', 'them') indicate the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the verb.
- To refer to one person or thing indirectly affected by an action, use 'le'.
- If more than one person or thing is indirectly affected, use 'les'.
- When reading words aloud in Spanish, stress the penultimate syllable for any word ending in a vowel, -n or -s.
- If the word has a written accent, stress the syllable with the accent.
Words to know
- indirect object pronoun (IOP)
- replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Common mistakes
The indirect object pronoun 'le' changes to 'la' to match the gender of the person receiving the action.
'Le' means 'to him', 'to her' or 'to it' regardless of the person receiving the action, e.g. 'le doy un regalo a Lucía' or 'le doy un regalo a Daniel'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The teacher might ask students to write their answers to Activity B3 on a mini whiteboard.