Title: You know that direct object pronouns
1Direct object pronouns me, te, nos
You know that direct object pronouns replace
direct object nouns. The direct object pronouns
lo, la, los, and las can refer to both objects
and people. The pronouns me, te, nos, and os
refer only to people. Here are all the direct
object pronouns
2Direct object pronouns me, te, nos
3Direct object pronouns me, te, nos
Remember that in Spanish the subject and the verb
ending tell who does the action and the direct
object pronoun indicates who receives the
action. Me ayudas, por favor? Can you help me
please?
4Direct object pronouns me, te, nos
Direct object pronouns usually come right before
the conjugated verb. When an infinitive follows a
conjugated verb, the direct object pronoun can be
placed before the first verb or attached to the
infinitive. No te entiendo! Quieren llevarnos
al centro.
5Irregular affirmative tú commands
Some verbs have irregular affirmative tú
commands. To form many of these commands, take
the yo form of the present tense and drop the -go
6Irregular affirmative tú commands
7Irregular affirmative tú commands
Hacer, ser, and ir have irregular tú
command forms that must be memorized.
Cómo se va a la carretera? Sal de aquà y sigue
derecho hasta el tercer semáforo.
8Irregular affirmative tú commands
If you use a direct object pronoun with
an affirmative command, attach the pronoun to the
command. When a pronoun is added to a command of
two or more syllables, a written accent mark is
needed over the stressed vowel. Josefina, hazlo
ahora mismo! MartÃn, ayúdame.
9Irregular affirmative tú commands
10Present progressive irregular forms
Some verbs have irregular present participle
forms. To form the present participle of -ir
stem-changing verbs, the e in the infinitive form
changes to i, and the o in the infinitive form
changes to udecir diciendo pedir
pidiendo repetir repitiendo seguir
siguiendo servir sirviendo vestir
vistiendo dormir durmiendo
11Present progressive irregular forms
In the following -er verbs, the i of -iendo
changes to y. creer creyendo leer
leyendo traer trayendoWhen you use object
pronouns with the present progressive, you can
put them before the conjugated form of estar or
attach them to the present participle.
12Present progressive irregular forms
Notice that if a pronoun is attached to the
present participle, an accent mark is
needed.Write the accent mark over the vowel that
is normally stressed in the present
participle. Están Uds. esperando el
autobús? SÃ, lo estamos esperando. o SÃ,
estamos esperándolo.
13Present progressive irregular forms