demander à: to ask or request

montrer à: to show to

poser une question à: to ask a question to someone

téléphoner à: to telephone someone

parler à: to talk to

envoyer à: to send to

donner à: to give to

prêter à: to loan to someone

The following verbs usually have an indirect object.

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​The students always give me their attention.

"Me" is the indirect object. The direct object receives the direct object which is "attention".

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Les étudiants toujours me donne leur attention.

Vous is the indirect object because vous receives the question which is the direct object.

The student asked you a question.

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​L'étudiant vous a posé un question.

The teacher is showing us the chemical reaction.

Us is the indirect object. Chemical reaction is the indirect object.

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​Le professeur nous montre la réaction chimique.

We loaned you all our books.

Vous is the indirect object.

Nos livres is the direct object.

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​Nous vous avons prêté nos livres.

Your friends telephoned you last night.

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Tes copains t'a

téléphoné

hier soir.

Look at the following sentences:

Using me, te, nous, vous as indirect objects with the passé composé.

1.Elle m'a envoyé une lettre.

2. Vos enfants vous ont donné beaucoup de joie.

3. Tes cousins t'ont téléphoné le jour de l'an.

4.Mon ami nous a prêté son maison à la plage pour le weekend.

5.Je lui a donné un cadeau pour son anniversaire.

6.Il leur a posé des questions.

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