Using Direct and Indirect pronouns: Translate and transform the sentences
Everybody welcome, all levels! No peeking on other answers
This was a real challenge last Saturday chat, and Quentin, did I hear you say there was no grammar on my chats?
Well, the challenge was a real killer, as I think nobody made no mistakes, jeje.
I had to prepare the sentences so as I got them written down, this will be much easier for you than for those who participated, as on the chat this is oral, tricky, trust me
And I risked getting arrested and all
My neighbour thought it was too noisy, jeje, and threatened to call the cops...I told him to go right ahead, on a Saturday night at only 12.30 call the cops in Spain
...I think they don¡t even bother to write down the address!! 
Spain is a noisy place and on a Saturday...almost anything goes
Ok, so the idea is:
a) Translate the given sentences.
b) Transform the sentences using pronouns.
I bring my mum the book.
Le llevo el libro a mi madre.
Se lo llevo.
Please follow the rules correctly, no corrections will be made to those answers which don't follow the rules.
Trust me, this happens all the time
Here are the 5 sentences, I will create a new thread with 5 more later on.
1) I am looking for a bag for my mum.
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
3) He watches the film
4) I am drinking a coke.
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
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1) I am looking for a bag for my mum.
Estoy buscando un bolso para mi madre. (!! por fin!!)
Estoy buscándoselo.
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
No - compran una maleta para su amigo.
No se la compran.
3) He watches the film
Ve a la película.
La ve.
4) I am drinking a coke.
Me estoy bebiendo una coca cola.
Estoy bebiéndomela.
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
Mira en los ojos de su esposa.
Los mira.
(I hope the leísmos are correct! If not, back to the drawingboard!)
1) I am looking for a bag for my mum.
?Estoy buscando un bolso para mi madre
?Estoy buscándoselo
Why bolso? bolso is handbag, bolsa plastic bag or big bag for travelling, we would suppose a handbag here.
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
?No -- compran una maleta para su amigo (with "le" a su amigo)
?No se la compran
3) He watches the film
?Ve la pélicula
?La ve
4) I am drinking a coke.
?Estoy tomando una coca cola
?Estoy tomándomela
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
?(Él) Mira a los ojos de su mujer (or possibly Mira a su mujer a los ojos)
?(Él) los mira (or possibly Se los mira) (both perfect)
1) I am looking for a bag for my mum.
Estoy buscando un bolso para mi madre.
Estoy buscándoselo. (también: estoy búscandolo)
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
No compran una maleta para su amigo.
No se la compran.
3) He watches the film
Ve la película.
La ve.
4) I am drinking a coke.
Estoy bebiendo una coca cola.
Estoy bebiéndomela.
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
Mira a los ojos de su esposa.
Los mira.
Muchísimas gracias Heidi, siempre necesito practicarlos.
1) I am looking for a bag for my mum.
Estoy buscando un bolso para mi madre. Estoy buscándoselo.
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
No compran una maleta para su amigo. No se la compran.
3) He watches the film
Ve la película. La ve.
4) I am drinking a coke.
Estoy bebiendo una coca cola. Estoy bebiéndomela.
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
Mira a los ojos de su esposa Se los mira.
Ouch! Número 5 me duele traducirlo. Heidi, necesitas saber que es mucho más fácil en inglés. jejeje 
1) I am looking for a bag for my mum.
Busco un bolso para mi madre.
Lo busco para ella. (or se lo busco)
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
No compran una maleta para su amigo.
No se la compran .
3) He watches the film.
Él mire la película.
La mira.
4) I am drinking a coke.
Bebo una coca cola.
**Me* la bebo.
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
Mira a los ojos de su esposa.
Los mira.
I hope that I understood correctly from Saturday's discussion that even if the IO is named that we still use the IO pronoun redundantly. So, if I'm wrong and my answers are way off, you have my permission to put me in the Dunce Corner as long as I can take my dog with me.
1) I am looking for a bag for my mom.
Estoy buscando un bolso para mi mamá.
Estoy buscándoselo.
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
No -- compran una maleta para su amiga.
No se lo compran.
3) He watches the film.
Mira la pe**lí**cula.
La mira.
4) I am drinking a Coke.
Estoy bebiendome una coca cola.
Estoy bebiéndo**me**la..
(or are you the "understood" IO in which case it would be Me estoy bebiendo una Coke y Estoy bebiéndomela.?)
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
Mira a los ojos de su esposa.
Los mira.
I can always use more practice even though I did some on Saturday! (thanks for the great lesson Heidi... sorry Timothy that I gave you such a hard sentence! 
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1) I am looking for a bag for my mum.
Estoy buscándo un bolso para mi madre.
Estoy buscándoselo.
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
No -- compran una maleta para su amiga.
No se la compran.
3) He watches the film.
Mira la película.
La mira.
4) I am drinking a coke.
Estoy bebiéndome una coca-cola. (Is this where you use the "me" even though there's no IO, it's sort of showing "completion"?)
Estoy bebiéndomela.
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
Mira a los ojos de su esposa.
Los mira.
Corrections appreciated as always.
1Busco un bolso para mi madre
Se lo busco
2 No compran una maleta para su amigo
No se la compran
3 El ve una pelicula La ve
4 Estoy bebiendo una coca cola
Me La estoy bebiendo
5 El mira en los ojos de su esposa Les mira
1) I am looking for a bag for my mum.
Estoy buscándo un bolso para mi mamá.
Estoy buscándoselo.
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
No -- compran una maleta para su amigo.
No se la compran.
3) He watches the film
Mira la pelicula.
La mira.
4) I am drinking a coke.
Estoy bebiendo una coca cola
Estoy bebiéndomela.
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
Mira a los ojos de su esposa.
Los mira.
Why not try this?
Great exercise, Heidita. These little things still drive me nuts from time to time. It's amazing how important words as tiny as DO's and IO's can be
1) I am looking for a bag for my mum.
Estoy buscando- un bolso para mi máma.
Estoy buscándoselo.
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
No - compran una maleta para su amigo.
No se la compran.
3) He watches the film
Mira la película.
La mira.
4) I am drinking a coke.
Estoy tomando una coca cola (tomar también se usa en España)
Me la estoy tomando.
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
Mira a los ojos de su esposa.
Los mira.
- Estoy buscando un bolso para mi madre.
Estoy buscándolo (also buscándoselo)
- No compran una maleta para su amigo.
No se la compran.
3.Él ve la película.
Él la ve. (no subject pronouns)
- Estoy bebiendo una coca cola
Estoy bebiéndomela.
- Él mira a los ojos de su esposa. Él los mira. (not correcting subject pronouns)
1) I am looking for a bag for my mum.
Estoy buscando un bolso para mi madre.buscándoselo
2) They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.
No compran una maleta para su amigo.no se la compran
3) He watches the film
Mira la pelicula.se la mira.
4) I am drinking a coke.
Estoy bebiéndome un CocaCola.Estoy bebiéndomela
5) He looks at his wife's eyes.
Mira a los ojos de su esposa.
(se) los mira
I'll throw in an extra. Thanks to Marianne I will never forget it.
6:Turn off the light.
Apaga la luz.apágala
1) Estoy buscando un bolso para mi madre.
Estoy buscándoselo.
2) No compran una maleta para su amigo.
No se la compran.
3) Ve la película.
La ve.
4) Me estoy bebiendo una coca cola.
Estoy bebiéndomela.
5) Mira a los ojos de su esposa.
(Se ) los mira.
Hola Heidi,se que es para los english, pero lo voy a intentar en inglés
I am looking for a bag for my mum---I am looking for it for her
They don't buy a suitcase for their friend.----They don't buy it for him.
He watches the film.----He watches it
I am drinking a coke.----I am drinking it
He looks at his wife's eyes.---He looks at them
Correct me please
