Direct Object Pronouns. Direct object pronouns are simply words that replace a direct object. In English, there are two – “it” and “them”. Look at these.

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1 Direct Object Pronouns

2 Direct object pronouns are simply words that replace a direct object. In English, there are two – “it” and “them”. Look at these examples – the direct object pronouns are underlined: I have the book.I have it. I see the cookies.I see them.

3 In Spanish there are four different direct object pronouns, depending on whether the noun you are dealing with is masculine, feminine, singular, or plural. Look at the following chart: loIf the noun is masculine and singular laIf the noun is feminine and singular losIf the noun is masculine and plural lasIf the noun is feminine and plural

4 Look at the following sentences. The direct object and the direct object pronouns are underlined: Tengo el libro.Lo tengo. Tengo la revista.La tengo. Tengo los bolígrafos.Los tengo. Tengo las camisas.Las tengo. Notice how the direct object pronoun in the red sentences comes BEFORE the verb; this is how it must be done in Spanish.

5 Let’s do some examples. What is the correct direct object pronoun for the given direct object? The answer will appear after 10 seconds. Juan ve en la mesa. (el libro) Ellos tienen en la mochila. (los bolígrafos) Tú llamaste ayer. (Teresa) Nosotros leemos mucho. (las revistas) los la lo las

6 Let’s do some practice. Complete these sentences with the correct direct object pronoun, according to the given noun. Tú _______ escuchas mucho. (los CDs) los! That’s right… it’s la! Eva _________ escribe en su cuarto. (la carta)

7 Here’s some more practice. Nosotros no _______ vemos. (las muchachas) las! That’s right… it’s lo! Uds. ________ limpiaron. (el coche)

8 Nosotros _______cocinamos. (la cena) la! That’s right… it’s los! Teresa y Juan _______ miran. (los alumnos)

9 VOILA! See how easy that was? Now try some on your own – click the button to do a practice quiz. Practice Quiz Replay