Direct Object Pronouns Spanish 1-2

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)

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

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)

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.

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.

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!

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.