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The personal a

The personal a. What is it?. Has NO meaning in English- You CANNOT translate it! Used mostly for people & pets. Distinguishes between the subject of a sentence and the direct object ¿ A qui é n ve Marisa? Marisa ve a Paco. [Subject] verb [direct object].

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The personal a

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  1. The personal a

  2. What is it? • Has NO meaning in English- You CANNOT translate it! • Used mostly for people & pets. • Distinguishes between the subject of a sentence and the direct object • ¿A quién ve Marisa? • Marisa ve a Paco. • [Subject] verb [direct object]. • Used to INTRODUCE the direct object of a sentence • Yo veo a mis abuelos todos los días. • Jorge no quiere a su novia mucho. • Tú invitas a los estudiantes a la fiesta.

  3. Translate the following to English • Marta invita a Julio a la fiesta. • Norberto no ve a su novia muchas veces. • Nosotros miramos a los niños en el parque. • ¿Conoces a Juan? • ¿Visitan Uds. a sus abuelos mucho? • ¿Lleva Juan a Julia a la fiesta?

  4. Write the personal a where necessary. • Quiero __ mi madre mucho. • Leo __ el periódico los domingos. • Nosotras no vemos __ nuestros novios mucho. • Miramos __ una película luego. • We invite our friends to the party. • They visit their grandparents every Sunday. • He needs his parents.

  5. Direct Objects & it’s pronouns

  6. What is the direct object? • It receives the action of the verb • Tom reads the book. • Tom = subject • Reads = verb • The book = direct object • It answers whom or what is the verb affecting. • What is Tom reading? The book.

  7. What is the direct object of the following sentences? • Marta invita a Julio a la fiesta. • Los estudiantes hacen la tarea • Yo tomo la pelota. • Ella escribe los apuntes en el cuaderno. • Los niños miran SpongeBob en la televisión. • Julio • tarea • pelota • apuntes • SpongeBob

  8. What is the direct object pronoun? • In English, it’s me, you, him, her, it, us, them. • It takes the place of the direct object in order to avoid repetition. • Paul bought flowers. He took the flowers home and gave the flowers to his wife. She put the flowers in a vase. • Paul bought flowers. He took them home and gave them to his wife. She put them in a vase.

  9. What are the DOPs? Me (me) Nos (us) Te (you) Lo (it, him, you- masc., formal) Los (them, all of you- masc.) La (it, her, you- fem., formal) Las (them, all of you- fem.) • The DOP must always match the DO. • Yo veo a Marta. Yo la veo. • Do NOT confuse them with subject pronouns • Ie. It is pretty. Vs. I have it.

  10. Translate the following. • Marta lo invita a una fiesta. • Julio las ve cada domingo. • Juana la escribe todos dos días. • Gabriel los compra.

  11. Where do you put the DOPs? • ALWAYSbefore the conjugated verb. • The word order in Spanish and English are different with pronouns. • I buy the flowers. I buy them. • S + V + DO. S + V + DOP. • Compro las flores. Yo las compro. • S + V + DO. S + DOP + V.

  12. Rewrite the following sentences substituting the DO for the DOP. • Mi madre compró un coche nuevo. • Nosotros invitamos a nuestros amigos. • Usas el libro para escribir. • Comemos el postre y el café rápido. • Mi madre lo compró. • Nosotros los invitamos. • Lo usas para escribir. • Los comemos rápido.

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