Direct object pronouns. When we refer to something twice, we need a way to refer to it a second time. For this we need… Direct object pronouns.

Direct Object Pronouns Direct object pronouns refer to something that has already been mentioned. In English, our indirect object pronouns are “it” and “them”

You have learned many different types of pronouns: Subject pronouns yo nosotros tú X él, ella, usted ellos/ustedes

Direct object pronouns are: me l nos te l X Lo,la l los,las

Replacing direct objects with pronouns La cama: La Las camas: las El libro: Lo Los libros: los

Replacing direct objects with pronouns Yo: me tú: te nosotros: nos ellos: los

DOP Use in Spanish In Spanish, the direct object pronoun follows the same placement rules as reflexive pronouns: BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB HANGING ON TO THE INFINITIVE

Using Direct Object Pronouns If you say, “I cut the grass.”, when you talk about it again, you might say, I cut ________.” I cut it. It is your direct object pronoun (DOP).

Using Direct Object Pronouns If you say, “We washed the dishes.”, when you talk about it again, you might say, “We washed ________.” We washed them. Them is your direct object pronoun (DOP).

Replace the following direct objects with direct object pronouns: 1. Veo la película. La veo. 2. I see you: Te veo. 3. I see them. Los veo 4. I see it. (unspecified) Lo veo.

Some stem changing verbs in 3.2 regar e►ie Riego l regamos riegas l XX riega l riegan

Some stem changing verbs in 3.2 tender e►ie tiendo l tendemos tiendes l XX tiende l tienden 12

Práctica – escribe en español: 5. Mary makes the bed. Tiende la cama.

Práctica – escribe en español: 6. Mary makes it. (We’ve already referred to the bed. La tiende. 14

Práctica – escribe en español: 7. She cleans the bathroom. Limpia el cuarto de baño. 15

Práctica – escribe en español: 8. She cleaned it. (We’ve already referred to the bathroom.) Lo limpió. 16

Práctica – escribe en español: 9. She has to clean it. (We’ve already referred to the bathroom.) Lo tiene que limpiar. (before the conjugated verb) Or Tiene que limpiarlo. (hanging on to the infinitive) 17

Práctica – escribe en español: 10. My little brother mows the lawn.) Mi hermanito corta el césped. 18

Práctica – escribe en español: Mi hermanito lo va a cortar. (before the conjugated verb) O Va a cortarlo. (hanging on to the infinitive) 11. He’s going to mow it. (We’ve already referred to the grass.) 19

Práctica – escribe en español: Alicia pone la mesa. 12. Alicia sets the table. 20

Práctica – escribe en español: Alicia la pone. 13. Alicia sets it. (have already referred to the table) 21

Práctica – escribe en español: Alicia necesita ponerla. O Alicia la necesita poner. 14. Alicia needs to set it. (have already referred to the table) 22

15. I’m going to water the plants. Voy a regar las plantas.

16. Christopher needs to clean his room.

Christopher necesita limpiar su cuarto.

17. Christopher needs to clean it.

Necesita limpiarlo. (already referred to his room)

18. Christopher cleaned it. Christopher lo limpió.