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Direct Object Pronouns:

Direct Object Pronouns:. Answering Who? Or What?. Direct object pronouns allow us to avoid repetition of nouns!. A direct object receives the action of a verb and serves to answer the question What? or Whom? in relation to that verb Mariano drinks coffee . (direct object noun)

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Direct Object Pronouns:

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  1. Direct Object Pronouns: Answering Who? Or What?

  2. Direct object pronouns allow us to avoid repetition of nouns!

  3. A direct object receives the action of a verb and serves to answer the question What? or Whom? in relation to that verb • Mariano drinks coffee. (direct object noun) What does he drink? • Juanita helped him. (direct object pronoun) Whom did Juanita help?

  4. A direct object pronoun replaces a direct object noun. Some of the Spanish direct object pronouns should look familiar: • Me me • Te you (tú) • Lo him, it, you (Ud.) • La her, it, you (Ud.) • Nos us • Los them, you (Uds.) • Las them, you (Uds.)

  5. How to form the DOP Sentence: I hear you 1. Who or what is doing the action?  I (Yo) 2. Who or what is receiving the action?  You (Te) 3. What is the action?  Hear (escucho) Yo te escucho

  6. How to form the DOP Sentence: She sees you 1. Who or what is doing the action?  She (Ella) 2. Who or what is receiving the action?  You (Te) 3. What is the action?  Sees (ve) Ella te ve

  7. How to form the DOP Sentence: They read the book 1. Who or what is doing the action?  They (Ellos) 2. Who or what is receiving the action?  The book (lo) 3. What is the action?  Read(Leen) Ellos lo leen

  8. How to form the DOP Sentence: We take the backpacks 1. Who or what is doing the action?  We (Nosotros) 2. Who or what is receiving the action?  The backpacks (las) 3. What is the action?  Take (tomamos) Nosotros las tomamos

  9. Affirmative Sentences • In an affirmative sentence w/ one verb, the DOP goes in front of the conjugated verb. • Ej: • Yo te conozco • Ella lo sabe • Nosotros la conocemos

  10. Negative Sentences • In a negative sentence w/ one verb, the DOP is placed between the negative word (no, nadie, etc.) and the conjugated verb. • Ej: • Yo no lo sé • Nunca lo estudias • Nadie la quiere

  11. Affirmative Sentences • In an affirmative sentence w/ 2 verbs- the 1st verb is conjugated and the 2nd is in the infinitive- you have 2 options: • 1. Place the DOP in front of the conjugated verb • 2. Attach the DOP to the infinitive/ • Lo puedo comprar • Puedo comprarlo

  12. Questions/ Negative Sentences • In a question and/ or negative sentences w/ 2 verbs, the DOP can be placed before the conjugated verb or attached directly to the infinitive. • Ej: • No tengo que leerlo/ No lo tengo que leer • ¿Tienes que estudaiarlo?/ ¿Lo tienes que estudiar?

  13. ¿Escribes la carta? • ¿Lees las instrucciones? • ¿Buscas el teléfono? • ¿Sabes la dirección? • ¿Terminas la tarea? • ¿Prefieres el libro rojo?

  14. ¿Escribes la carta? Sí, la escribo. • ¿Lees las instrucciones? Sí, las leo. • ¿Buscas el teléfono? No, no lo busco. • ¿Sabes la dirección? No, no la sé. • ¿Terminas la tarea? Sí, la termino. • ¿Prefieres el libro rojo? Sí, lo prefiero.

  15. ¿Me invitas a un café? • ¿Me llevas al centro? • ¿Me esperas un minuto? • ¿Me llamas por teléfono? • ¿Me ayudas con la tarea? • ¿Me entiendes ahora? • ¿Me buscas en la biblioteca?

  16. Answer these questions as if you are Julio(a) and/or Luis(a): Example: Julio, ¿vas a preparar la comida? Sí, voy a prepararla. • Luis, ¿vas a servir las bebidas? • Julio y Luis, ¿van a probar Uds. el postre? • Julio y Luis, ¿van a traer Uds. los platos? • Luis, ¿vas a cocinar bien la carne? • Julio y Luis, ¿van a poner Uds. la mesa?

  17. Luis, ¿vas a servir las bebidas? Sí, voy a servirlas. • Julio y Luis, ¿van a probar Uds. el postre? No, no vamos a probarlo. • Julio y Luis, ¿van a traer Uds. los platos? Sí, vamos a traerlos. • Luis, ¿vas a cocinar bien la carne? Sí, voy a cocinarla bien. • Julio y Luis, ¿van a poner Uds. la mesa? No, no vamos a ponerla.

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