Download Direct object pronouns

Direct object pronouns
A direct object tells who or what receives
the action of the verb.
Devolví el libro.
I returned the book.
(book is the direct object)
Direct object pronouns
To avoid repeating a direct object noun, you
can replace it with a direct object pronoun.
In English, him, her, and it are examples of
direct object pronouns. You have already
used the following direct object pronouns in
Spanish:
Direct object pronouns
Direct object pronouns
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.
Direct object pronouns
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. o: No, no pude sacarlo.
Irregular preterite verbs: ir, ser
In the preterite, the forms of ser are the same as
the forms of ir. The context makes the meaning clear.
El cantante Jon Secada fue a vivir a Miami, Florida,
en 1970.
The singer Jon Secada went to live in Miami, Florida,
in 1970.
Después fue estudiante en la Universidad de Miami.
Later he was a student at the University of Miami.
Irregular preterite verbs: ir, ser
Notice that these irregular preterite forms do not have any accents.
Irregular preterite verbs: ir, ser
Irregular preterite verbs: ir, ser
Irregular preterite verbs:
hacer, tener, estar, poder
The preterite forms of tener, estar, and
poder follow a pattern similar to that
of the verb hacer. Like hacer, these
verbs do not have any accent marks
in the preterite.
Irregular preterite verbs:
hacer, tener, estar, poder
Irregular preterite verbs:
hacer, tener, estar, poder
The written accent
You already know the standard rules for
stress and accent in Spanish.
• When words end in a vowel, n, or s, the
stress is on the next-to-last syllable.
• When words end in a consonant (except
n or s), the stress is on the last syllable.
• Words that do not follow these patterns
must have a written accent (called acento
ortográfico or tilde). The accent indicates
that you should place the stress on this
syllable as you pronounce the word.
The written accent
Listen to and say these examples:
champú olvidó cómodo médico
película patín jabón
adiós
demás césped fútbol
lápiz
The written accent
¡Compruébalo! Here are some new words
that all require accent marks. Copy the
words and, as you hear them pronounced,
write the accent mark over the correct
vowel.
antropologo
lucho
cajon carcel ejercito fosforo
nilon util
tipico
lider
The written accent
Listen to and say the following refrán: