Direct Object Pronouns The object that directly receives
Direct Object Pronouns
The object that directly receives the action of the verb is called the direct object. The direct object can also be a person. The direct object answers the question "what? " or "whom? " with regard to what the subject of the sentence is doing. EX: o Bill hit the ball. • “ball” receives the action of the verb “hit” o Sherry hit Bill. • “Bill” receives the action of the verb “hit”
Direct object pronouns replace the direct objects to make sentences less redundant. o Mike eats the soup. o Mike eats it.
SINGULAR PLURAL MASCULINE Lo: it Los: them FEMININE La: it Las: them
Direct object pronouns come BEFORE a conjugated verb and agree with the noun in gender and number 1. ) decide what your direct object is 2. ) decide if the direct object is plural or singular and masculine or feminine 3. ) find the matching DOP from the chart 4. ) put the DOP before the conjugated verb
Marta quiere los guantes. o Marta los quiere. Pedro come la ensalada. o Pedro la come.
If you have a second verb that remains in the infinitive, the DOP can go directly after the unconjugated verb or before the conjugated verb. o Juanita quiere comprar las botas’ • Juanita quiere comprarlas • Juanita las quiere comprar.
What is the direct object?
Maria compra unos llaveros.
Mi padre estudia los libros.
Julio come la pizza.
Tatiana bebe el jugo.
Ella tiene una sudadera nueva.
Write down the direct object pronoun that would replace each noun
escritorios
naranjas
computadora
papel
canción
Rewrite the sentence using a direct object pronoun
La maestra vende la ropa
Mi hermano compra el carro.
Teresa compra un perro.
Jose comprende las direcciones.
Mi amiga practica el piano.
Now you have two verbs!
Usted tarea. tiene que hacer la
Ana quiere comer los burritos deliciosos.
Yo voy a comprar un suéter amarillo.
Ellos tienen que tomar unos examenes difíciles.
Tú fuiste a bailar el tango.
Answer the question!
¿Carmen nuevos? compró los libros
¿Ella comprendió la conversación?
¿Tú limpiaste el baño?
¿Ellos casa? quisieron vender la
¿Él tuvo que practicar los deportes?
- Slides: 37
