Realidades 2Realidades 2Direct Object Pronouns

Direct Objects – Direct Objects – what?what? English Grammar Review: Sentences have subjects, verbs,

and objects. I want that skirt.

Subject: Who is doing the action? (I)Verb: What is the action? (want)Object: What do I want? (that skirt)

I bought some shoes. What is the subject, the verb, the direct object? Subject:

Who is doing the action?

Direct Objects – Direct Objects – what?what? “I bought some shoes”

Subject: Who is doing the action? ______________Verb: What is the action? ______________Object: What…(verb?) ______________

“Mike sent a letter in the mail”Subject: Who is doing the action? ______________Verb: What is the action? ______________Object: What…(verb?) ______________

II

boughtboughtsome shoessome shoes

MikeMikesentsent

a lettera letter

Direct Objects – Direct Objects – what?what? Underline the direct objects in these sentence:

Cociné unos huevos para el desayuno.

David miró una película ayer por la tarde.

Cortamos el césped todos los sábados.

Lavé mi coche ayer.

Direct Objects – Direct Objects – what?what? Underline the direct objects in these sentence:

Cociné unos huevos unos huevos para el desayuno.

David miró una película una película ayer por la tarde.

Cortamos el césped el césped todos los sábados.

Lavé mi coche mi coche ayer.

Direct Object Direct Object PronounsPronounsDirect object pronouns take the place of the

direct object in a sentence. For example:

Direct Object Direct Object PronounsPronouns Compré un suéter. (I bought a sweater). LoLo compré. (I bought it.)

Encontré mi lápiz. (I found my pencil.) Lo encontré. (I found it.)

Direct Object Pronouns (Spanish)Direct Object Pronouns (Spanish)

me (me)

te (you)

lo (him or it)la (her or it)

nos (us)

vos (you all inf.)

los (them, you all)las (them, you all)

Placement of Direct Placement of Direct Object PronounsObject Pronouns

Direct Object Pronouns, me, te, lo, la, nos, los and las are placed either before a conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive.

Before the Conjugated Verb:Before the Conjugated Verb:

Cuándo compraste la falda?La compré hace cinco días.

Before the Conjugated VerbBefore the Conjugated Verb

Isabel, tienes mi suéter?No, no lo tengo.

Before the verb or after the Before the verb or after the infinitive:infinitive:

Before the verb:Quieres comprar esa falda?Sí, la quiero comprar. After the infinitive:Quieres comprar esa falda?Si, quiero comprarla.