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D irect o bject nouns and p ronouns (DOPs)

D irect o bject nouns and p ronouns (DOPs). I saw _______________. I ate _______________. I drank ________________. I met _______________. I saw him (DOP). Mario (noun). carrots. I ate them. a cup of coffee. I drank it. your brother. I met him. Whatever you put into

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D irect o bject nouns and p ronouns (DOPs)

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  1. Direct object nouns and pronouns (DOPs) • I saw _______________. • I ate _______________. • I drank ________________. • I met _______________. I saw him (DOP). Mario (noun) carrots I ate them. a cup of coffee I drank it. your brother I met him. Whatever you put into the blanks is a direct object (noun/pronoun).

  2. A direct object is a thing or person that receives the direct action of the verb. • I eatthe tamales. • Yo comolos tamales. • Yo los como. • Óscar kisseshis wife. • Óscar besa a su esposa. • Óscar la besa.

  3. Direct Object PronounsDOPs Singular me (me) te (you (inf. )) lo (him, it) (you (for.)) la (her, it) (you (for.)) Plural nos (us) los (them, you) las (them, you)

  4. Nouns  DOPs lo • El equipaje  • La hamburguesa  • Mi mamá  • El sombrero  • La llave  • El tenis  • La lección  la la lo la lo la

  5. In affirmative sentences, direct object pronouns generally appear before the conjugated verb. In negative sentences, the pronoun is placed between the word no and the verb. Adela practica el tenis.  Adela lo practica. Carmen los compra. Carmen compra los pasajes. Gabriela no tiene las llaves. Gabriela no las tiene. Diego no las hace. Diego no hace las maletas. 

  6. When the verb is an infinitive construction, such as ir a + [infinitive], the direct object pronoun can be placed before the conjugated form or attached to the infinitive. Ellos van a escribir unas postales.  Ellos las van a escribir. Ellos van a escribirlas. Lidia quiere ver una película.  Lidia la quiere ver. Lidia quiere verla.

  7. When the verb is in the present progressive, the direct object pronoun can be placed before the conjugated form or attached to the present participle. ¡Atención! When a direct object pronoun is attached to the present participle, an accent mark is added to maintain the proper stress. Gerardo está leyendo la lección.  Gerardo la está leyendo. Gerardo está leyéndola. Toni está mirando el partido. Toni lo está mirando. Toni está mirándolo.

  8. The direct object (noun) is replaced by the direct object pronoun. Yo las hago. Yo hago las maletas.  Mario baila samba.  Rafaela confirma los pasajes. Alberto toma fotos.  Julia busca su pasaporte.  Mario la baila. Rafaela los confirma. Alberto las toma. Julia lo busca.

  9. Lo tienes. Tienes el libro de español.  Voy a ver el partido de baloncesto.  El artista quiere dibujar a Luisa.  Marcos busca la llave.  Quieren estudiar la gramática. ¿Practicas los verbos irregulares?  Lo voy a ver. La quiere dibujar. La busca. La quieren estudiar ¿Los practicas?

  10. Pronoun at the end. 2. Pronoun before the verb. Voy a hacer mi maleta.  Necesitamos llevar los pasaportes.  Javier debe llamar a sus padres.  Prefiero llevar mi cámara.  Voy a hacerla. La voy a hacer. Necesitamos llevarlos. Los necesitamos llevar. Javier debe llamarlos. Javier los debe llamar. Prefiero llevarla. La prefiero llevar.

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  12. The personal a

  13. Óscar kisseshis wife. Óscar besaasu esposa. I walk my dog every morning. Notice that direct objects that are people or domesticated animals (and sometimes personified things) are signaled by the personala. Paseo amiperro todas las mañanas. Patriots love their country. Los patriotas aman asu patria.

  14. EXCEPCIONES Generally, the personal a is not used after the verb tener. • Óscar tiene una esposa muy bonita. Nor is it used with a direct object that is an unspecified or indefinite person. • Buscamos una secretaria eficiente.

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