Direct Object Pronouns

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1 Direct Object Pronouns
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2 Don’t be like these guys. Learn your pronouns
Don’t be like these guys! Learn your pronouns. What is the function of a pronoun in a sentence? This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

3 Direct object pronouns allow us to avoid repetition of nouns!
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4 Mariano drinks coffee. (direct object)
A direct object receives the action of a verb and serves to answer the question What? or Whom? in relation to that verb. Mariano drinks coffee. (direct object) What does he drink? This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

5 Juanita helped Anthony. (direct object)
A direct object receives the action of a verb and serves to answer the question What? or Whom? in relation to that verb. Juanita helped Anthony. (direct object) Whom did Juanita help? This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

6 A direct object pronoun replaces a direct object noun
A direct object pronoun replaces a direct object noun. Some of the Spanish direct object pronouns should look familiar: Me me Te you (tú) Lo him, it, you (Ud.) La her, it, you (Ud.) Nos us Los them, you (Uds.) Las them, you (Uds.) This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

7 Juanita helped Anthony. (direct object)
Whom did Juanita help? Juanita helped him. This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

8 Juanita helped Anthony. Juanita ayudó a* Anthony. Juanita helped him.
Juanita lo ayudó . * Look for the personal a when trying to find the object in a sentence. This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

9 Mariano drinks coffee. (direct object)
What does he drink? Mariano drinks it. This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

10 Mariano drinks coffee. Mariano bebe el café. Mariano drinks it.
Mariano lo bebe. This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

11 Sí, te entiendo perfectamente. Yes, I understand you perfectly.
¿Me entiendes? Do you understand me? Sí, te entiendo perfectamente. Yes, I understand you perfectly. Notice that object pronouns immediately precede conjugated verbs. This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

12 ¿ Conoce Ud. a Señora Turner? Sí, la conozco.
¿Dónde compran Uds. las carpetas? Las compramos en la papelería. Notice that object pronouns immediately precede conjugated verbs. This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

13 ¿Lees las instrucciones? ¿Buscas el teléfono? ¿Terminas la tarea?
¿Escribes la carta? ¿Lees las instrucciones? ¿Buscas el teléfono? ¿Terminas la tarea? ¿Prefieres el libro rojo? This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

14 ¿Escribes la carta? Sí, la escribo.
¿Lees las instrucciones? Sí, las leo. ¿Buscas el teléfono? No, no lo busco. ¿Terminas la tarea? Sí, la termino. ¿Prefieres el libro rojo? Sí, lo prefiero. This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

15 ¿Me llamas por teléfono? ¿Me ayudas con la tarea? ¿Me entiendes ahora?
¿Me invitas a un café? ¿Me llevas al centro? ¿Me esperas un minuto? ¿Me llamas por teléfono? ¿Me ayudas con la tarea? ¿Me entiendes ahora? ¿Me buscas en la biblioteca? This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

16 ¿Me invitas a un café? Sí, te invito.
¿Me llevas al centro? Sí, te llevo. ¿Me esperas un minuto? Sí, te espero. ¿Me llamas por teléfono? Sí, te llamo. ¿Me ayudas con la tarea? Sí, te ayudo. ¿Me entiendes ahora? Sí, te entiendo. ¿Me buscas en la biblioteca? Sí, te busco. This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

17 I am going to invite them. Los voy a invitar. OR Voy a invitarlos.
Notice that object pronouns can also be attached to the end of infinitives. I am going to invite them. Los voy a invitar. OR Voy a invitarlos. We are going to visit you. Te vamos a visitar. OR Vamos a visitarte. This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

18 Answer these questions as if you were Julio(a) and/or Luis(a):
Example: Julio, ¿vas a preparar la comida? Sí, voy a prepararla. Luis, ¿vas a servir las bebidas? Luis, ¿vas a cocinar bien el bistec? Julio y Luis, ¿van a poner Uds. la mesa? This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

19 Luis, ¿vas a servir las bebidas?
Sí, voy a servirlas. Luis, ¿vas a cocinar bien el biftec? Sí, voy a cocinarlo bien. Julio y Luis, ¿van a poner Uds. la mesa? No, no vamos a ponerla. This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center at

20 ¿Preguntas?