Verbs with two objects

Exercises: 1 2 3

Exercises: 1 2 3

Verbs with two objects: Grammar chart

Verbs with two objects - double object verbs

The direct object typically answers the question of ‘what’ or ‘who’.

The indirect object typically answers the question ‘to whom’ or ‘for whom’.

There are some verbs which have two objects: an indirect object and a direct object.

Some of these verbs are:

bring, buy, cook, find, get, give, lend, make, offer, pass, promise, read, sell, send, show, tell, and write.

After these verbs, there are two possible structures:

‣ I sent my friends a picture.

‣ I sent a picture to my friends.

If the indirect object is a pronoun (me, you, him, her, etc.), we normally use it next to the verb.

‣ I sent them a picture.

When we use the indirect object next to the verb, we do not use to or for.

We use to or for in: verb + direct object + to/for + indirect object.

Some verbs are used with to, and some other verbs are used with for before the indirect object.

Some common verbs that are used with to + indirect object are give, lend, offer, pass, promise, read, sell, send, show, tell, and write.

Some common verbs that are used with for + indirect object are bring, buy, cook, find, get, and make.