Los pronombres de complementos directos

1. Los pronombres de complementos directos Unidad 3 Etapa 3 Español I

2. What are direct objects? • Direct object receive the action of the verb. • They answer the question What? or Whom? after the verb. • Direct objects are what is being “verbed”. • John has the book. • What does John have? What is being verbed? • The book is the direct object. • John sees Mary. • Whom does John see. Whom is being verbed? • Mary is the direct object.

3. In the sentences… • “John has the book” • The book can be replaced by a direct object pronoun “it”. • “John sees Mary” • Mary can be replaced by the direct object pronoun “her”.

4. Direct Object Pronouns

5. Affirmative Sentences • In affirmative sentences with ONE VERB, the direct object pronouns will go BEFORE the conjugated verb. • Yoteconozco. I know you. • Ella loscompró. She bought them. • Ustedesloquieren. You all want it. • Lovemos. We see it.

6. Vamos a practicar! • Juan tiene el libro. • Yoconozco a Juan y a Felipe. • Miramos la television. • Ustedesbeben la leche. • Ellosven a María.

7. Las repuestas • Juan lotiene. • Yolosconozco. • Lamiramos. • Ustedeslabeben. • Elloslaven.

8. Negative Sentences • In a negative sentence with ONE VERB, the direct object pronoun is placed BETWEEN the word no* and the conjugated verb. • Yono lo sé. I don’t know it. • No los conocemos. We don’t know them. • Élno nosve. He doesn’t see us. • Nunca lo estudiamos. We never study it. *Or other words of negation*

9. Practicamosunavez mas! • We see her. • We don’t see her. • The boys eat it. (F) • The boys don’t eat it. (F) • I want them. (M) • I don’t want them. (M) • She washes it. • She never washes it. (F)

10. Respuestasunavez mas • Lavemos. • No lavemos. • Los chicoslacomen. • Los chicosno la comen. • Losquiero. • No los quiero. • Ella lalava. • Ella nuncalalava.

11. Affirmative Sentences with TWO VERBS • In a sentence with TWO VERBS, you have TWO options: • Place the direct object pronoun immediately BEFORE the FIRST conjugated verb. • Lopuedesbeber. You are able to drink it. • ATTACH the direct object pronoun directly to the SECOND verb (the INFINITIVE). • Puedesbeberlo. You are able to drink it. *Both options are used, however the 2nd is more common.*

12. Negative Sentences with TWO VERBS • In a sentence with TWO VERBS, you have TWO options: • The direct object pronoun can be placed BETWEEN the no and conjugated verb. • No lotengoque leer. I don’t have to read it. • ATTACH the direct object pronoun directly to the INFINITIVE. • No tengoqueleerlo. I don’t have to read it.

13. La últimapráctica • Yonecesitolavar la ropa. Yonecesito _______. • Ellospuedenbailar el tango. Ellospueden _______. • Debemoslimpiar la casa. Debemos _______. • No quierenvisitar el museo. No quieren _______. • El gato no puedever el ratón. El gato no _______.

14. Las últimasrepuestas • Yonecesitolavarla. • Ellospuedenbailarlo. • Debemoslimpiarla. • No quierenvisitarlo. • El gato no puedeverlo.

15. Conjugate, then re-write • Tú /no / nos / entender. • Nosotros / te / invitar. • Yo / te / mirar. • Tú / nos / poderayudar.

16. No nosentiendes. You don’t understand us. • Nosotrosteinvitamos. We invite you. • Yotemiro. I see you. • Túnospuedesayudar. You are able to help us. Tupuedesayudarnos.