Review of Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns.

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Review of Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns

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Review of Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns

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Examples:

Yo tengo un lápiz.

¿Qué tengo? un lápiz

Yo veo a mi madre.

¿A quién veo? a mi madre

A direct object answers the questions

what? or whom? about the verb.

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A direct object is a thing or person that receives the direct action of the verb.

I eat the tamales.

Yo como los tamales.Óscar kisses his wife.

Óscar besa a su esposa.

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A direct object is a thing or person that answers what or whom, respectively, in

the following equation:

SUBJECT + VERB + WHAT (WHOM)

DIRECT OBJECT

Yo como los tamales

Identifying a direct object

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Identify the Direct Object:

1. Toco el piano.

2. Veo a mi madre.

3. Compro un libro.

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Identify the Direct Object:

1. Toco el piano. (¿Qué toco? el piano)

2. Veo a* mi madre. (¿A quién veo? a mi madre)

3.Compro un libro. (¿Qué compro? un libro)

*Personal a

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¿Compraste ?Sí, compré .¿Pagaste mucho por ?

Bueno, no era barato. ¿Puedes tocar ?Sí, y mi hermano toca también.

Pronouns are particles (little words) that take the place of the object itself, so that the object does not have to be repeated ad nauseum . . .

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Direct object pronouns in Spanish, just as in English, take the place of the direct object

itself, so that the direct object does not have to be repeated, and repeated, and repeated . . .

¿Compraste ?Sí, compré.¿Puedes tocar ?Sí, y mi hermano sabe tocar también.

So, using pronouns is a better, more concise way to speak, instead of repeating the noun over and over.

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The direct object pronouns in Spanish are as follows:

mete

lo, la

nos

los, las

for people

(lo, la) (los, las)for people and things

These are used exclusively

These are used

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I eat the tamales.

Yo como los tamales.

Yo los como.

Notice that third-person direct object pronouns agree in gender and number with the noun they replace.

Now let’s see how pronouns replace things or people that are direct objects.

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Óscar kisses his wife.

Óscar besa a su esposa.

Óscar la besa.

Notice that third-person direct object pronouns agree in gender and number with the noun they replace.

Now let’s see how pronouns replace things or people that are direct objects.

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Práctica

• For each of the following examples, think about which direct object pronoun you would use to replace the noun:

LO, LOS, LA, or LAS

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¿Tienes tu ?

Sí, tengo.

¿Tienes tu ?

Sí, tengo.

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¿Ves a tus ?

Sí, veo.

¿Ves a tus ?

Sí, veo.

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Óscar la besa.

or after an infinitive or gerund (present participle).

(Óscar, bésala.)

Óscar la va a besar.Óscar va a besarla.

Óscar la está besando.Óscar está besándola.

(except for affirmative command forms)ALL object pronouns are placed either before a conjugated verb

PLACEMENT OF PRONOUNS

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¿Vas a comprar ?

Sí, voy a comprar.

OR

Sí, voy a comprar .

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¿Vas a comprar ?

Sí, voy a comprar.

OR

Sí, voy a comprar .

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¿Vas a visitar a tu ?

Sí, voy a visitar.

OR

Sí, voy a visitar .

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¿Vas a visitar a tus ?

Sí, voy a visitar.

OR

Sí, voy a visitar .

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Be aware that object pronouns, just like verbs, must make a flip-flop transition when first and second

persons are involved in the conversation.

¿Me vas a invitar a tu fiesta?Sí, te voy a invitar.

¿Nos puedes ayudar mañana?No, no los puedo ayudar.

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