Direct Object Pronouns

1. Direct Object Pronouns

2. Direct Object Pronouns (pg. 156) • The direct object in a sentence receives that action of the verb. They answer “Whom?” or “What?” about the verb. • Nouns used as direct objects can be replaced by pronouns: • In English: Do you have the book? • Yes, I have it. • “it” Direct object pronoun replaces book.

3. In Spanish, the direct object noun is placed AFTER the conjugated verb: • ¿Tienes el libro? Do you have the book? (libro comes after tienes) • The direct object pronoun is placed directly BEFORE the conjugated verb: • Sí, lotengo. Yes, I have it. (“lo” replaces “el libro” as “it” and comes before “tengo.”) • (You’re really saying something like, “Yes, it I have.”)

6. unos tamales = _________ • el aceite = ______________ • unas salchichas = ______________ • el mesero = ___________________ • Llamamos al mesero = ________ llamamos. • He called me = Me llamó. • They called us = Nosllamaron. • I called you = _____________________________

7. Try these! • ¿Comes un sándwich? Sí, ________________________________________ • ¿Llevas la falda nueva? Sí, __La llevo_______ • ¿Haces la tarea? No, no __la hago_________

8. The waitress set it (the table). ____________________________________________________________ • The boys ordered it (the chicken). _Los chicos lo pidieron__ • We buy it (the fruit) _La compramos_____ • We bought them (the shoes) __________________________________________________________

9. 2 verbs, 2 ways 1. BEFORE theconjugatedverb: Quiero comprar la torta = La quiero comprar. (It I want to buy) 2. OR ATTACHED to the infinitive: Quierocomprar la torta = Quierocomprarla. (I want to buy it) (also) ATTACHED TO THE –NDO ending for -ing.

10. Ex: Quiero sacar las fotos. (firstverb = __________________, secondverb = _____________________) • Las quiero sacar OR Quiero sacarlas. SAME THING  • I am taking the pictures. I am taking them = • Lasestoysacando OR estoysacándolas.

11. If you attach the DOP to the gerund (ando/iendo/yendo) then you need to add an accent on the 3rd to last syllable: • Buscandolas= • -las is the last, -do is the 2nd to last, -an is the 3rd. • Accent goes here: Buscándolas = looking for them.

12. Try these! 1. Quiero tomar un refresco. ________________________________________ OR ______________________________________________ 2. Puedo preparar el pescado. __Lo puedo preparar______ OR ____puedo prepararlo______ 3. Quiero comprar unos tomates. _________________________________________OR ________________________________________

13. 4.I buy them (the veggies) _Yolascompro__ 5. She looked for them (the beans) _Ella los buscó____ 6. He writes it (the musical ) él lo escribe__ 7. We watched it (the soap opera) Nosotros la mirábamos__ 8. You have them (the cherries) Túlastienes

14. 9. John wants to study it (comedy) _Juan la quiereestudiar_OR __Juan quiereestudiarla__ 10. My parents need to listen to it ( the musical) _Mis padres lo necesitanescuchar__OR _Mis padres necesitanescucharlo___ 11. We were buying them (the tablecloths) _Los estábamoscomprando__OR _Estábamoscomprándolos____

15. 12. We were cooking them ( the apples) _Estábamoscocinándolas_ORLas estábamoscocinando___ 13. We are using them (the utensils) __Los estamosusando__OR Estamosusándolos___