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Mastering Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish

Learn the use of direct object pronouns to replace nouns in sentences, practice identifying direct objects, and understand correct pronoun placement in Spanish.

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Mastering Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish

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  1. Direct Object PronounsP. 3

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

  3. Did you buy ? the piano Yes, I bought . the piano Did you pay a lot for ? the piano Well, wasn’t cheap. the piano Can you play ? the piano Yes, and my brother plays too. the piano For example:

  4. Did you buy ? the piano Yes, I bought . it Did you pay a lot for ? it Direct Object Pronouns are words that take the place of the object itself, so that the object does not have to be repeated.

  5. A direct object pronoun replaces the direct object in a sentence.

  6. What does a direct object pronoun do? A direct object pronoun takes the place of a direct object. For example: Do you see the truck? direct object Yes, I see it. direct object pronoun

  7. What does a direct object pronoun do? A direct object pronoun takes the place of a direct object. For example: Do you have the books? direct object Yes, I have them. direct object pronoun

  8. What does a direct object pronoun do? A direct object pronoun takes the place of a direct object. For example: Can you see the girl? direct object Yes, we can see her. direct object pronoun

  9. The Direct Object A direct object receives the action of a verb and answers to the question What? or Who? Mariano drinks coffee. (direct object) What does he drink? coffee Juanita helped him. (direct object) Who did Juanita help? him I eat the big tacos. What do I eat? The big tacos

  10. A direct object answers the question: WHAT? or Who?

  11. Adirect object is a thing or person that answers to what? or who?, respectively, in the following equation: SUBJECT + VERB + WHAT (WHO) DIRECT OBJECT Yo como los tamales What do I eat? Los tamales

  12. Find the direct object in the sentence: EX:She throws a snowball to the clown. Can you find the direct object?

  13. She throws a snowball to the clown. What does she throw? a snowball

  14. Find the direct object in the sentence: EX:She eats the hamburger. Can you find the direct object?

  15. She eats the hamburger. What does she eat? The hamburger

  16. Find the direct object in the sentence: EX:Juan buys the hat. Can you find the direct object?

  17. Juan buys the hat. What does Juan buy? The hat

  18. Find the direct object in the sentence: EX:Kobe plays basketball. Can you find the direct object?

  19. Kobe plays basketball. What does he play? basketball

  20. Now practice in Spanish Ella come una pizza en el coche. What does she eat?

  21. Ella come una pizza en el coche What does she eat? una pizza

  22. Ellos venden el coche nuevo al Señor Sanchez.

  23. Ellos venden el coche nuevo al Señor Sanchez. el coche nuevo What do they sell?

  24. Yo veo el elefante grande.

  25. Yo veo el elefante grande. el elefante grande What do I see?

  26. DOP’s in Spanish A direct object pronoun replaces a direct object noun. Me me (yo) Te you (tú) Lo him, it, you (Ud./él) La her, it, you (Ud./ella) Nos us (nosotros) Los them, you (Uds./ ellos) Las them, you (Uds./ ellas) - masculine/ singular - feminine/ singular - masculine/ plural - feminine/ plural

  27. Direct Object Pronouns • Direct object pronouns can refer to people or things. • They agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace. • They usually go before the conjugated verb.

  28. In Spanish the DOP usually goes before the conjugated verb. DOP monster Yo como la pizza la I eat the pizza They eat it.

  29. In Spanish the DOP usually goes before the conjugated verb. DOP monster Ella lee los libros los She reads the books. She read them.

  30. In Spanish the DOP usually goes before the conjugated verb. DOP monster Ellos miran a Monica la They see Monica. They see her.

  31. los Yo como los tamales. I eat the tamales. I eat them. la Selena has the ball. Selena has it. Selena tiene la pelota. lo Mario compra el libro. Mario buys the book. Mario buys it. las Ellos usan las plumas. They use the pens. They use them. lo Yo amo a mi novio

  32. Now let’s see how pronouns replace things or peoplethat are direct objects. I eatthe tamales. I eat them. Yo comolos tamales. Yoloscomo. (I eat them) In English the direct object pronoun is placed after the verb. In Spanish it is usually put before the conjugated verb.

  33. You conjugate the verb for the subject, which is the person/ thing doing the action. Yo comolos tamales. (I eat thetamales) Yo los como. (I eat them)

  34. DOP placement If you have 1 verb in a sentence, you have 1 option. The direct object pronoun can be placed in front of the conjugated verb. Ex: Como la pizza. (I eat the pizza) la como. (I eat it) (1 verb)

  35. DOP placement If you have 2 verbs in a sentence, you have 2 options. The direct object pronoun can either go in front of the conjugated verb or it can be attached to the infinitive. Ex: Quiero comer la pizza. (I want to eat the pizza) la quiero comer. (I want to eat it.) (1st verb) (2nd verb) or quiero comer la (1st verb) (2nd verb)

  36. Identifica el objeto directo • Tú comes una pizza en la cafeteria. • Ellos venden el coche a Señor Sanchez. • Yo quiero unos zapatos nuevos. • Marco necesita una mochila nueva. • Nosotros compramos 3 refrescos. • La clase repite las palabras de vocabulario

  37. Now rewrite the sentences using a DOP. • Tú comes una pizza en la cafeteria. • Ellos venden el coche a Señor Sanchez. • Yo quiero unos zapatos nuevos. • Marco necesita una mochila nueva. • Nosotros compramos 3 refrescos. • La clase repite las palabras de vocabulario

  38. Las respuestas • Tú la comes en la cafeteria. • Ellos lo venden a Señor Sanchez. • Yo los quiero. • Marco la necesita. • Nosotros los compramos. • La clase las repite.

  39. Rewrite the sentences using a DOP: 1.Yo veo a Martín. 2. Tú llamas a nosotros. 3. Ellos miran a Juan. 4. La profesora ayuda a los estudiantes. 5. Ella invita a mí a la fiesta. 6. Nosotros vemos a Uds.

  40. Las respuestas 1.Yo lo veo. 2. Tú nos llamas. 3. Ellos lo miran. 4. La profesora los ayuda. 5. Ella me invita a la fiesta. 6. Nosotros los vemos.

  41. D.O.P.’s as peopleFind the direct object. 1. Yo veo a Martín. 2. Tú llamas a nosotros . 3. Ellos miran a Juan. 4. La profesora ayuda a los estudiantes. 5. Ella invita a mí a la fiesta. 6. Nosotros vemos a Uds..

  42. D.O.P.’s with verb pairs • When you have 2 verbs together in a sentence (verb pair, present progressive) you have choices where to put the pronoun. • It can go before the first verb. Yo los necesito comprar. (los zapatos) • It can go on the end of the 2nd verb. Yo necesito comprarlos.

  43. Replace the direct object w/ a pronoun • Yo voy a comprar un perro caliente en Home Depot. • Quiero comer dos perros calientes. • Necesito poner la mostaza en el perro caliente.

  44. Checa las respuestas • Yo voy a comprarlo en Home Depot. • Quiero comerlos. • Me gusta ponerla en el perro caliente. OR… • Yo lo voy a comprarlo en Home Depot. • Los quiero comerlos. • Necesito ponerla en el perro caliente.

  45. D.O.P’s with verb pairs • Its always ok to put the pronoun before the first verb. • Its also okay to smash it on the end of the 2nd verb. • Its NEVER ok to put the pronoun between 2 verbs! • Verbs love each other, don’t break them up!

  46. Practica: Replace the Direct Object with a D.O.P • Mónica no quiere invitar a Rita. • Nosotros vamos a buscar un taxi. • Ellos necesitan hacer la tarea. • Tú no puedes ver a nosotros. • Tú no tienes que escribir el poema.

  47. Checa las respuestas • Mónica no quiere invitar a Rita. LA • Nosotros vamos a buscar un taxi. LO • Ellos necesitan hacer la tarea. LA • Tú no puedes ver a nosotros.  NOS • Tú no tienes que escribir el poema.  LO

  48. Checa las respuestas: • Mónica no quiere invitarla. OR… • Mónica no la quiere invitar. • Nosotros vamos a buscarlo. OR… • Nosotros lo vamos a buscar. • Ellos necesitan hacerla. OR… • Ellos la necesitan hacer.

  49. Más respuestas… • Tú no puedes vernos. OR… • Tú no nos puedes ver. • Tú no tienes que escribirlo OR… • Tú no lo tienes que escribir Practice saying each of these sentences, which one is easier to say?

  50. Practica: Replace with a D.O.P • Él compra la casa. • Tú ves las chicas. • Paulo llama a mí. • Ellos oyen la música. • Ud. quiere el coche. • Tú ayudas a ellos. • Ella vende los discos. • Ud. encuentra a Raul. • Él la compra. • Tú las ves. • Paulo me llama. • Ellos la oyen. • Ud. lo quiere. • Tú los ayudas. • Ella los vende. • Ud. lo encuentra.

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