Direct Object Pronouns

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• Direct Object Pronouns

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Direct Objects

• Diagram each part of these English sentences
• I want that skirt.
• I bought some shoes.
• What is the subject, the verb, the direct object?

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Direct Object Pronouns

• Direct object pronouns take the place of the
  direct object in a sentence.
• For example

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Direct Object Pronouns

• Instead of saying,
• I want that skirt, you can say, I
  want it.
• The word it takes the place of the word
  skirt.

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Direct Object Pronouns (English)

• us
• them

• me
• you
• him, her, it

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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)

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Placement of Direct Object 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 or a
  participle.

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Before the Conjugated Verb

• Probaste el pescado?
• Sí, lo probé.

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Before the Conjugated Verb

• Remember that when the direct object is a person
  or group of people, you use the personal a before
  it.
• Ves mucho a tus amigos?
• Sí, las veo todos los días.

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Before the Conjugated Verb

• If there is a no before the verb, the pronoun
  goes between no and the verb.
• Antonio comió las uvas.
• Las comió en el desayuno.
• Yo no las comí.

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Before the verb or attached to a participle

• Before the verb
• Vas a comer el helado?
• Lo estoy comiendo ahora.
• Attached to a participle
• Vas a comer el helado?
• Estoy comiéndolo ahora.

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Before the verb or attached to an infinitive

• Before the verb
• Vas a comer el helado?
• No, no lo quiero comer.
• Attached to an infinitive
• Vas a comer el helado?
• No, no quiero comerlo.