Direct Object Pronouns

A direct object tells who or what receives the action of the verb:

I see the dog.(I see what? - - the dog = d.o.)

I see Mary.(I see who? - - Mary = d.o.)

Direct object pronouns replace direct objects:

me - me nos - us

te – you (fam.) os – y’all

lo – you, him, it los – them, you all

la – you, her, it las – them, you all (fem.)

¿Tomas la prueba hoy?¿La tomas hoy?

¿Bebes el café y la leche? -- ¿Los bebes?

Más Apuntes de Objetos Directos

In a negative sentence with one verb, the direct object pronoun is placed between the negative word and the

conjugated verb.

Affirmative Sentence

I buy the books.Compro los libros.Los compro. (I buy them.)

Negative Sentence

I don't buy the books.No compro los libros.No los compro. (I don't buy them.)

Move it Activity

Algo Nuevo

There is one instance when the direct object pronoun does not have to go before the verb, and that is when you have two verbs together.

Ex. I have to buy it. Tengo que comprarlo.

orLo tengo que

comprar.

Assuming the unknown is always masculine and singular, translate the following sentences so that the D.O. Pronoun is at the end of the unconjugated verb. I need to write it.

We want to cook it.

They have to practice it.

You should study it.

White Board Practice

I prepare it.

I prepare it.

(Yo) lo preparo.

We eat them.(the fruits)

We eat them.(the fruits)

(Nosotros) las comemos.

She helps me.

She helps me.

(Ella) me ayuda.

They clean them.(the windows)

They clean them.(the windows)

(Ellos) las limpian.

She and I don’t study it.

(the vocabulary)

She and I don’t study it.

(the vocabulary)

(Ella y yo) no lo estudiamos.

The teacher gives us the quiz.

The teacher gives us the quiz.

La profesora nos da la prueba.

The boys drink it.

(the milk)

The boys drink it.

(the milk)

Los chicos la beben.

I don’t eat them (french fries)

every day.

I don’t eat them (french fries)

every day.

(Yo) no las como todos los días.

I don’t do it.(the homework)

I don’t do it.(the homework)

(Yo) no la hago.