1. Direct Object Pronouns
Spanish 1-2

2. Direct Object Pronouns
*Direct objects receive the action of the verb in a sentence.
*They answer the question whom? or what? about a verb.
*The direct object can be a noun or a pronoun.
Louisa is buying the blouse. (blouse = noun)
Louisa is buying it. (it = pronoun)

3. Direct Object Pronouns
Direct Object Pronouns (sometimes called DOPs) in English: Me
You
Him
Her It Us
Them

4. Direct Object Pronouns
Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish:
Me = Me
Te = You (informal)
Lo = Him, it, you (formal)
La = Her, it, you (formal)
Nos = Us
Os = You all (informal)
Los = Them, you (formal)
Las = Them, you (formal)

5. Direct Object Pronouns
Example in English:
I want to buy the black shoes.
What is the direct object?
Black shoes
What direct object pronoun can we use to replace “black shoes?”
Them
So the sentence becomes…
I want to buy them.

6. Direct Object Pronouns
Example in Spanish:
Yo quiero comprar los zapatos negros.
What is the direct object?
Zapatos negros
What direct object pronoun can we use to replace zapatos negros?
Los
So the sentence becomes…
Yo los quiero comprar.

7. Direct Object Pronouns
What did you notice about the PLACEMENT of the D.O.P.?
Yo los quiero comprar.
The direct object pronoun comes
BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB!

8. Direct Object Pronouns
Where do we put DOPs?
BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB!

9. Direct Object Pronouns
BUT….
IF there is an INFINITIVE…
(an unconjugated verb—ends in ar, er, or ir)
…the DOP can be ATTACHED to the infinitive!
How fun!

10. Direct Object Pronouns
Let’s go back to our original example:
Yo quiero comprar los zapatos negros.
We replaced “zapatos negros” with “los” and placed it….BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB!
Yo los quiero comprar.
But if you want to be super fancy and have fun, you can ATTACH the DOP to an infinitive.
Do you see an infinitive?
Yes…
Comprar
So your sentence becomes…
Yo quiero comprarlos.

11. Direct Object Pronouns
Isn’t this FUN?????

12. Pen He has the pen. Práctica English practice first!
What is the direct object?
He has the pen.
Pen

13. Book I read a book. Práctica English practice first!
What is the direct object?
I read a book.
Book

14. Elena You see Elena. Práctica English practice first!
What is the direct object?
You see Elena.
Elena

15. El libro Yo leo el libro. Práctica Now in Spanish!
What is the direct object?
Yo leo el libro.
El libro

16. La pluma Él tiene la pluma. Práctica Now in Spanish!
What is the direct object?
Él tiene la pluma.
La pluma

17. Elena Tú ves a Elena. Práctica Now in Spanish!
What is the direct object?
Tú ves a Elena.
Elena

18. it I read a book. Práctica
Now try this…write the English DOP you would use to replace the direct object!
I read a book. it

19. her You saw Elena. Práctica
Now try this…write the English DOP you would use to replace the direct object!
You saw Elena.
her

20. Nos Nosotros Práctica Now in Spanish!
What is the direct object pronoun you would use?
Nosotros
Nos

21. Me Yo/mí Práctica Now in Spanish!
What is the direct object pronoun you would use?
Yo/mí Me

22. I have them. I have your boots. Práctica English practice first!
Now replace the direct object with the correct English DOP (rewrite the sentence):
I have your boots.
I have them.

23. He sent it. He has the pen. Práctica English practice first!
Now replace the direct object with the correct English DOP (rewrite the sentence):
He has the pen.
He sent it.

24. You see her. You see Elena. Práctica English practice first!
Now replace the direct object with the correct English DOP (rewrite the sentence):
You see Elena.
You see her.

25. Tú la ves. Tú ves a Elena. Práctica
Now we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.
Tú ves a Elena.
Tú la ves.

26. Yo lo leo. Yo leo un libro. Práctica
Now we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.
Yo leo un libro.
Yo lo leo.

27. Lo escuchamos. Escuchamos el radio. Práctica
Now we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.
Escuchamos el radio.
Lo escuchamos.

28. La llevo. Llevo mi camisa verde. Práctica
Now we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.
Llevo mi camisa verde.
La llevo.

29. No las veo. No veo a las muchachas. Práctica
Now we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.
No veo a las muchachas.
No las veo.

30. Lo busco. Busco mi perro. Práctica
Now we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.
Busco mi perro.
Lo busco.

31. Juan te ves. Juan ves a ti. Práctica
Now we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.
Juan ves a ti.
Juan te ves.

32. Ella quiere comer la pizza.
Práctica
Now we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.
Ella quiere comer la pizza.
Ella la quiere comer.
Ella quiere comerla.

33. Vamos a cantar la canción.
Práctica
Now we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.
Vamos a cantar la canción.
La vamos a cantar.
Vamos a cantarla.