Transcript Los complemento directos o Direct Object Pronouns

III. Direct and Indirect Object
Pronouns
Los complementos directos
o Direct Object Pronouns
(D.O.P.’s)
• They tell who or what ________
the action of the verb.
Example: Do you wash the dishes?
Yes, I wash them.
• So, instead of repeating…the
dishes…we use the word them.
What are the direct
object pronouns?
Singular
Plural
(me)
(us)
(you)
(you guys)
Masculine
(it/him/you)
(them/you all)
Feminine
(it/her/you)
(them/you all)
Los complementos
indirectos o IOP’s
• They answer the questions
“________?” or “_________?” the
action is performed/intended.
Example: Ana bought gifts for her
friends.
She bought gifts for them.
• So, instead of repeating…her friends…we
use the word them.
What are the indirect
object pronouns?
(to, for me)
(to, for you)
(to, for
him/her/you)
(to, for us)
(to, for you
guys)
(to, for
them, you all)
Ejemplos:
• Ella llama a mí.* (D)
Ella _____ llama.
• Yo lavo los platos. (D)
Yo _____ lavo.
• Yo doy el regalo a ella. (I)
• Yo _____ doy (a ella).
*Remember that when a person is a direct or
indirect object you must use “a personal.”
With infinitives
• When there are _______ in a row
and one is an infinitive the DOP may
be attached to the end of the
infinitive.
Ejemplo:
Nosotros tenemos que lavar el carro.
Nosotros tenemos que ________.
With the progressive
• When you use the progressive tenses the
DOP may be _________ to the end of the
gerundio (-ando/-iendo) and an accent placed
on the _____________ syllable.
Ejemplo:
Tú estás comiendo las cerezas.
Tú estás ________________.
*accent needed (ándo/iéndo/yéndo)
Placement Rules
1. ________ the conjugated verb
2. Attached to the end of the
_______________
3. ____________ to the end of the
present participle (gerundio, “-ando”
or “-iendo”) with an accent on the
3rd to the last syllable.
*Note: Placement rules are the same for DOPs and IOPs! 
Los pronombres dobles de
complemento directo e
indirecto
Double Object Pronouns-Know the 5 rules!!!
IOPs
DOPs
Me (to,
for me)
Nos (to,
for us)
Me (me)
Nos (us)
Te (to,
for you)
Os (to,
for you
guys)
Te (you)
Os (you
guys)
Le (to,
for
him/her/
you)
Les (to,
Lo
Los
for them, (it/him/yo (them/you
you all)
u)
all)
La
Las
(it/her/yo (them/you
u)
all)
Rule #1- Don’t forget your _______
card (indirect goes before direct!)
When you have a direct and indirect object
pronoun in the same sentence, the indirect
object pronoun always comes ________.
Example: They give the books to me.
______ object
_______ object
They give them to me.
DOP
IOP
Ellos ____ _____ dan.
IOP
DOP
Rule #2-“___” it…don’t “___” it!
(change le/les____ )
If the first pronoun is le or les, you
must change it to _____ before
placing it in front of a DOP.
Example: She bought the present for Anita.
direct object
indirect object
She bought it for her.
DOP
IOP
Ella se
____ _____ compró.
IOP DOP
Rule #3-Accents with infinitives
if there is a double O.P.
When there are 2 verbs in a row and one is
an infinitive the pronouns may be
attached to the _____ of the infinitive
with an accent on the vowel at the end of
the infinitive (ár/ ér/ ír)
Ejemplo:
Tenemos que lavar el carro para mi padre.
Tenemos que ____________.
la vár se lo
Rule #4- Accents with
progressive forms
When you use the progressive tenses the
double pronouns may be attached to the
end of the gerundio (-ando/-iendo) and an
accent placed on (ándo/iéndo/yéndo)
Ejemplo:
Estabas escribiendo la carta para mí.
Estabas ________________.
re ci bién do me la
Ejemplos:
• El mesero le dio la cuenta a
Laura.
– El mesero ___ ____ dio (a ella).
• Yo te compré un regalo para ti.
– Yo ___ ____ compré.
Rule #5- When answering questions,
watch for changes in verb and
DOP/IOP in the answer
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Direct
???answer
lolo
lala
loslos
los (a Uds.)nos
laslas
mete
teme
noslos (a Uds.)
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Indirect
???answer
(a él/ella) lele
(a Ud.) leme
(a ellos/ellas) lesles
(a Uds.) lesnos
mete
teme
nosles (a Uds.)
Vamos a practicar-rewrite with
pronouns!
1. Los estudiantes les están haciendo
preguntas a los profesores.
2. Juan y yo vamos a decirles la verdad
a las mujeres.
3. Los profesores no pueden darles
exámenes a los estudiantes.
4. Nosotros le pedimos el menú al
mesero.
5. María nos prestó mil dólares a
nosotros.
6. ¿Me puedes cocinar la sopa?
Las respuestas
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