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Learn how to use direct object pronouns in Spanish to replace nouns and avoid repetition in sentences. Understand their position in affirmative, negative, and progressive structures. Practice examples to improve your fluency.
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Direct Object Pronouns Los pronombres de complemento directo
Direct Objects • tell WHAT or WHOM receives the action (of the verb) • ALWAYS a noun or a pronoun • MUSTHAVEANACTIONVERB
Direct Objects • to find a direct object in a sentence… • Find the subject. • Find the verb. • Ask “What?” or “Whom?” AFTER the verb. • The answer is the direct object (DO). • For Example: • Paul bought the flowers. V S DO
Direct Object Pronouns(DOPs) • direct objects often replaced with directobjectpronouns (in English & Spanish) to avoid repetition • For Example: • Paul bought the flowers. • Paul took the flowers home and gave the flowers to his wife. • Paul bought the flowers. • Paul took them home and gave them to his wife. DOP DOP
Direct Object Pronouns(DOPs) • In Spanish, the following pronouns are used to replace the direct object:
Position of DOPs • BEFOREconjugated verb in an affirmative sentence with one verb • For Example: • Paul bought the flowers. • Paul bought them. • Paul compró las flores. • Paul lascompró.
Position of DOPs • BETWEENthe “no” and the conjugated verb in a negative sentence • For Example: • Mariana did not eat the grapes. • Mariana did not eat them. • Mariana nocomió las uvas. • Mariana nolas comió.
Position of DOPs • ATTACHit to an infinitive or presentparticiple (presentprogressive – “-ing” ) • can also be placed in front of the conjugated verb • For Example: • ¿Vas a comer el helado? • Voy a comerlo ahora. • Estoy comiéndolo ahora. • No, no loquiero comer ahora.
PRACTICAMOS… • Juan ate the sandwich. • Juan lo comió. • I love them. (them = mixed group) • Los amo. • Maria has the magazines. • María las tiene. • We call her. • Nosotros la llamamos.