Direct Object answers the questions “who?” or“what?” about the action in a sentence. Tells who/what receives the direct action of the verb
Direct Object Pronoun Pronoun (word that takes the place of a noun) that answers who/what receives the direct action of the verb
Ejemplos el boleto (the ticket) Ejemplo: El compró el boleto. (He bought the ticket.) What did he buy? el boleto (the ticket)
lo (it- masculine, singular object) Ejemplos Ejemplo: El lo compró. (He bought it.) What did he buy? lo (it- masculine, singular object)
Direct Object Pronouns Me (me) Nos (us) Te (you) Os (you all) Lo (masculine it, him, you) Los ( masc. them, you all) La (feminine it, her, you ) Las (fem. them, you all)
¡Importante! Direct object pronouns go before the conjugated verb. Ejemplo: Él lo miró. (He saw it.) Direct Object Pronoun Conjugated verb
¡Importante! In a verb phrase, direct object pronouns can attach to the end of an infinitive. Ejemplo: Él quiso mirarlo. (He wanted to see it.) Infinitive Direct Object Pronoun
Direct Object Pronouns Practice You can use your notes for this!
What is a Direct Object Pronoun? Tells what receives the direct action of the verb
Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes el carro? Sí, __ tengo. (male, singular) lo
Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes la camisa? Sí, __ tengo. (female, singular) la
Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes los libros? Sí, __ tengo. (male, plural) los
Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes las camisas? Sí, __ tengo. (female, plural) las
Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes los burritos? Sí, __ tengo. los
Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes la chaqueta? Sí, __ tengo. la
Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes el dinero? Sí, __ tengo. lo
Which Direct Object Pronoun goes in the blank? ¿Tienes las manzanas? Sí, __ tengo. las
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