Transcript Los objetos directos

Los objetos directos
Direct object pronouns
A direct object tells who or what
receives the action of the verb.
- Devolví el libro. (I returned the book, and
BOOK is the direct object.)
To avoid repeating the noun LIBRO, you can
replace it with a Direct Object Pronoun (DOP).
In English, HIM, HER, and IT are examples of
DOPs.
DOPs
Singular
Plural
Lo- it, you (formal Los-them, you
and masculine),
him
(masculine or
mixed)
La- it, you
Las-them, you
(formal and
feminine), her
(feminine group)
- Direct object pronouns have the same gender
(masculine or feminine) and number (singular
or plural) as the nouns they replace. They
come right before the conjugated verb.
- ¿Devolviste los libros a la biblioteca?
- No, no los devolví.
- ¿Ayudaste a tu mamá en casa?
- Sí, la ayudé.
- When an infinitive follows a verb, the direct
object pronoun can be placed before the
conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive.
- ¿Sacaste el libro sobre Simón Bolívar?
- No, no lo pude sacar.
OR
- No, no pude sacarlo.
Práctica
Rewrite the sentences using a DOP.
1. Yo cierro la puerta. ____________________
2. Ellos abren los libros. __________________
3. No conozco a Eduardo. _________________
4. Aprendo los verbos. ___________________
5. Ella prepara el café. ____________________
6. Recibo cartas. ________________________
7. Miguel dice las palabras. ________________
- Remember the subject and
verb ending tell who is doing
the action and the DOP tells
who is receiving the action.
- ¿Me ayudas, por favor?
- Can you help me, please?
Remember also, DOPs come before the conjugated
verb. But, when there is more than one verb,
you can either 1) put the DOP before both verbs
or 2) attach the DOP to the infinitive.
- Los quiero llevar al zoológico este fin de semana.
- Quiero llevarlos al zoológico este fin de semana.
- I want to take them to the zoo this weekend.
Práctica
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2.
3.
4.
5.
¿Quién va a sacar la basura? (Yo)
¿Quién va a limpiar el baño? (Tomás y Eva)
¿Quién va a barrer el piso? (Germán)
¿Quién va a poner la mesa? (Tú)
¿Quién va a tender las camas? (José y yo)
With commands
- When you are using a DOP with a positive
command, attach the DOP to the end. BUT,
you have to add an accent- count back 3
vowels.
- ¡Haga la tarea!  ¡Hágala! (usted command)
- ¡Come las verduras!  ¡Cómelas! (tú command)
- ¡Lean el libro!  ¡Léanlo! (ustedes command)
Práctica
1. Close it (the window)!
2. Open it (the door)!
3. Cut it (the grass)!
4. Wash them (the dishes)!
With negative commands
- When using a DOP with a negative command,
the DOP has to go BEFORE the command and
there is no accent added.
- ¡No lo hagas! Don’t do it!
- ¡No te la pongas! Don’t put it on (the jacket)!