1. Direct Object Pronouns ¡Avancemos! p.204

2. ❏ receive the action of the verb ❏ answer the question Whom? or What? ❏ can be either a noun or a pronoun. Direct Objects... Luisa is buying the blouse. noun Luisa is buying it. direct object pronoun Direct object pronouns can take the place of direct object nouns.

3. Direct Object Pronouns mewe youy’all formal you him, her, it you all them me te lo (masculine) la (feminine) nos os los (masculine) las (feminine)

4. ❏ Like English,the direct object noun is placed after the conjugated verb. ❏ Unlike English, the direct object pronoun is placed directly before the conjugated verb. Quiero la camisa.La quiero. I want the shirt.I want it.

5. 1.Placed before the conjugated verb. Los quiero comprar. I want to buy them. 1.Attached to the infinitive. Quiero comprarlos. I want to buy them. When an infinitive follows the conjugated verb, the direct object pronoun can be: Quiero comprar los zapatos. conjugated verbinfinitive

6. 1.Identify the direct object. Who or what receives the action of the verb? 2.Is it: masculine or feminine? Singular or plural? 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person? 3.Select the correct direct object pronoun based on #2. 4.Eliminate the direct object noun and replace it with the appropriate direct object pronoun. *You may have to change the placement* Putting It All Together

7. ❏ Sarita y Guido comparten el libro. They share the book. ❏ Quiero la bolsa bonita. I want the pretty purse. ❏ Voy a comer la pizza. I’m going to eat the pizza. ❏ ¡No quiero tomar el examen! I don’t want to take the exam. ❏ Necesitamos leer las instrucciones. We need to read the instructions. ¡A practicar! Re-write each sentence substituting the D.O. noun with the D.O. pronoun. Sarita y Guido lo comparten. La quiero. Voy a comerla. La voy a comer. ¡No lo quiero tomar! ¡No quiero tomarlo! Necesitamos leerlas. Las necesitamos leer.

8. ❏ Yo miro a ustedes. I look at you (all). ❏ Nosotros hablamos a ti. We talk to you. ❏ Cristina invita a nosotros. Cristina invites us. ❏ Cristina does not want to look at him. Yo los miro. Nosotros te hablamos. Cristina nos invita. Cristina no lo quiere mirar. Cristina no quiere mirarlo.

9. Direct Objects help us express important things!