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Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns What is a direct object??? The receiver of an action.

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Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns

• What is a direct object???

• The receiver of an action.

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Direct Objects

• Copy these sentences (yes in English), and underline the direct object in each.

• The dog ate the food• The boy threw the ball

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Direct Object Pronouns

Grammar Entry

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What is a direct object pronoun?

It replaces the direct object with a pronoun.

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DOPs in Spanish

• me (me)• te (you fam)• lo (him/it/you)• la (her/it/you)

• nos (us)• os (y’all)• los (them:

masc/mixed or you plural)

• las (them:fem or you plural: fem)

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The DOP will always be

• In front of the conjugated verb.

OR

• Attached to the end of an infinitive verb phrase

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Which DOP would you use to rename the following?

1. Los muchachos2. Amelia y Nacho3. A mi4. A ti5. a Linda y Laura6. La muchacha y el perro7. A vosotros8. El televisor9. Los ojos10. Miguel

1. Los2. Los3. Me4. Te5. Las6. Los7. Os8. Lo9. Los10. Lo

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Which one is the DO?

1. Yo hablo español.2. Bailas el merengue y salsa.3. El muchacho tiene el perro.4. Miramos el DVD.5. No tengo dinero.6. Abren el libro.7. Sacamos la basura.8. Come una fresa.

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1. Yo hablo español.2. Bailas el merengue y salsa.3. El muchacho tiene el perro.4. Miramos el DVD.5. No tengo dinero.6. Abren el libro.7. Sacamos la basura.8. Come una fresa.

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Now let’s rewrite these sentences1. Yo lo hablo.2. Los bailas.3. El muchacho lo tiene.4. Lo miramos.5. No lo tengo.6. Lo abren.7. La sacamos.8. La come.

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Infinitive verb phrase examples• IR + A + INFINITIVE (going to)

a) Los voy a limpiar. b) Voy a limpiarlos.(Voy a limpiar los platos.) = I am going to wash

the plates (them)

• TENER QUE + INFINITIVE (have to)a) Mi mama La tiene que cocinar.b) Mi mama tiene que cocinarla.(Mi mama tiene que cocinar la cena) = My mom has

to cook dinner (it)

• QUERER (EIE) + INFINITIVE (Want)a) Julia lo quiere comprar.b) Julia quiere comprarlo.(Quiere comprar el vestido) = Julia wants to buy the

dress (it)

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Infinitive verb phrase examples• PODER (OUE) + INFINITIVE (can/able to)

Podemos leer el libroa) Lo podemos leer.b) Podemos leerlo.(We can read it)

• Deber – to should• Deben comer las verduras

a) Las deben comerb) Deben comerlas(They should eat them)

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a) Yo lo voy a hablar.

b) Yo voy a hablarlo.

1. Yo voy a hablar español.

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2. Quieres bailar el merengue y salsa.

a) (Tú) Los quieres bailar.

b) (Tú) Quieres bailarlos.

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a) El muchacho lo tiene que cuidar.

b) El muchacho tiene que cuidarlo.

3. El muchacho tiene que cuidar el perro.

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a) Lo debemos mirar.b) Debemos mirarlo.

4. Debemos mirar el DVD.

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a) No lo voy a tener.

b) No voy a tenerlo.

5. No voy a tener dinero.

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a) Lo deben abrir.

b) Deben abrirlo.

6. Los estudiantes deben abrir el libro.

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a)La puede hacer.

b) Puede hacerla.

7. Puede hacer la cena.

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a) La va a comer.

b) Va a comerla.

8. Va a comer la fresa.

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Remember!!

• Any time there is a conjugated verb and an infinitive, you may rewrite the sentence with the DOP 2 ways.

• If there is only a conjugated verb, the DOP must go in front of the conjugated verb.