NOMBRE:
Direct Obiect
FECHA:
Pronouns
What question do you ask when you are looking for the Direct Object (D.O.) in a sentence?
What are the Direct Object Pronouns (D.O.P.) we have learned so far?
Masculine
Feminine
Sinsular
Plural
If we want to replace the Direct Object with a pronoun, we omit the noun and place the
pronoun
ofthe conjugated verb or
the infinitive.
*Preparo los siindwiches.
What is the D.O.?
What is the D.O.P.?
Rewrite the sentence above* replacing the Direct Object with the Direct Obiect Pronoun.
Rewrite the following sentence replacing the D.o. with the D.o.p. in two ways:
Voy
1.
2.
a
preparar los siindwiches.
NOMBRE:
FE,CHA:
Direct Obiect Pronouns
with
Gomnands
How do you form an affirmative "tli" command?
What are the Irregular Commands we leamed? (write the infinitive & the command)
1.
5.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
Write each of these irregular commands again below with their meaning:
1.
5.
2.
6.
a
J.
7.
4.
There is a different rule for placement of Direct Object Pronouns with Commands, state it
below:
How do you know where or if to put an accent on a command with a D.O.P.?
Write the following commands in Spanish replacing the D.O. with the D.O.P.
Calentar / la sopa
Mezclar / la ensalada
Servir / el helado
Sacar / la basura
Abrir llaventana
Probar / las espinacas
Poner / la mesa
Cortar / Las zanahorias
$=',r
t,
1i
ii
ir
lll
j:i;
Ilirect Ohjeet Pronouns
FLINCTION: Replace the
name(s) of the direct
object(s) of the verb in
a sentence or clause
SPANISH PLACEMENT:
Lnmediately before the
conjugated verb or
attached dit""tly to the
infinitive
BNGLISH
BQUMLENTS: me,
you, him, her, it, us,
them
The direct object answers the questionWhat? or Whom?vithregard
to the verb in a sentence or clause. Consider the sentence, Jthn
has the book." Wat does John have? He has the book; thus, the
book is the direct object. The direct object pronoun it can therefore replace the direct object-noun in the sentence, John has it."
In the sentence, John
sees Mary," one can ask, "Wom doesJohn
see?"John sees Mary; .,hus, Mary is the direct objecr The direct object
pronoun hzrcatt replace
M*yitr
the sentence, John sees h€r.,'
Singular
Plural
me (me)
te (you)
lolla (him,/her; you; it)
nos (us)
_\
os (you)6Ji (Sg.u"t;
Ios/Ias (them; you)ail
Placement in Affirmative Sentences
In an affirmative statement (or clause) with one verb, the direct
object pronoun will immediately precede the conjugated verb.
examples:
Yo te conozco.
I know yoz.
Lo vemos.
We see hirn.
Tir me amas.
Youlove me.
La ten6is.
You har.'e lt.
Ella los compra.
Ustedes lo quieren.
You want ff.
S}:.ebuys tfum.
Direct Object Pronouns
direct
in each blnnk with the appropriate
'
object
libro'
Juan tiene el
. Ellos ven a Maria'
. Vo conozco aJorge
Ya
FeliPe'
pronoun'
Jo"t .
tiene'
Ellos
ven.
v^
conozco.
Juanita
.. Juanita conoce EsPafla'
i- Tfr lavas la roPa'
l. Tfl comPras los huevos'
lavas'
Tr1
comPras'
Ustedes
B. Yo no l-eo los libros'
Yo
el
10. Vosotros comPrend6is
r
l.
tb@
Marta lleva el vestido a la fiesta'
dia'
12. Yo uso la comPutadora cada
13. Alejandro vende los zaPatos'
14. Ella toma las vitaminas'
15. Nosotros miramos la televisi6n'
I
c)
I love him.
love you.
5- I{e loves me-
I
see
you
(s-, fam-) '
I know You (s., fomcf; '
6. She sees
veo'
tienen'
Vosotros
Marta
\.2^
I!J
uso cada dia-
Alejandro
E[a -
toma'
J
Nosotros
7. I drinkit (m-)'
1.
4.
no
Ellac
ejercicio'
conoce'
Tfi
7. Ustedes beben la leche'
9. Ell'as tienen el dinero'
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him.
8. I have it
9. You
(l).
(s,, farn-) have
it (rn')'
10. She has them (m')'
11. You love me.
12. I love her.
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