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Direct Object Pronouns…
DOPS!!!!
Giddy-up!! We are going to learn
something new!
The object that directly receives the
action of the verb is called the direct
object.

Bill hit the ball.
"Ball" receives the action of the verb "hit.“
The direct object can also be a person.
 Sherry hit Bill.
(DO=Bill)
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The direct object answers the question
"what?" or "whom?" with regard to what
the subject of the sentence is doing.
When the pronoun replaces the name of the
direct object, use the following pronouns:
 me
(me)
te
(you-familiar)
lo, la
(him, her, it, you-formal)
 nos
(us)
os
(you-all-familiar)
los, las (them, you-all-formal)
In an affirmative statement with one verb,
the direct object pronoun comes
immediately BEFORE the conjugated verb.
 Tengo = I have
Tengo la pluma. = I have the pen.
La tengo. = I have it.
 The
pronoun (la) comes immediately
before the verb (tengo).
Notice that if the subject of the sentence
changes, this does not affect the direct
object pronoun.
 Juan la tiene.
 Juan tiene = John has
Juan tiene la pluma. = John has the pen.
Juan la tiene. = John has it.
OR
 María la tiene.
 María tiene = Mary has
María tiene la pluma. = Mary has the pen.
María la tiene. = Mary has it.
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Some different examples

Objects are plural
– María tiene tres
libros.
Los tiene. or
María los tiene
– Tenemos dos
mesas.
Las tenemos. or
Nosotros las
tenemos.
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Object is a person
– I know you.
Te conozco.
– She loves him.
Ella lo ama.
– She loves me.
Ella me ama.
– Juan sees her.
Juan la ve.
– They call us.
Ellos nos llaman.
You may not get it overnight, the key is
practice, practice and then practice some
more. 
 Rewrite
the following with the correct
DOP in Español.
–I have the tickets.
–She loves airplanes.
–Dana and José read the itinerary.
–We check the luggage.
–They see the monitor/screen.
–You take the taxi.
Un poco mas…
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.)
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When a sentence has two verbs, the first
verb is conjugated and the second verb
remains in the infinitive form.
In sentences with two verbs, there are
two options regarding the placement of
the direct object pronoun.
 Place it immediately before the conjugated
verb. (basic rule of placement)
 Attach it directly to the infinitive. (only
with two verb set or affirmative
commands)
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Ejemplos…either choice is correct
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La quiero ver.
I want to see
it(fem.).
Lo debemos
comprar.
We should buy it.
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Quiero verla.
I want to see
it(fem.).
Debemos
comprarlo.
We should buy it.
Negative statements…same rules apply
 ¿Lo
debemos comprar?
¿Debemos comprarlo?
Should we buy it?
 Juan no lo necesita lavar.
Juan no necesita lavarlo.
John doesn't need to wash it.
OJO: What to expect next…
 We
will see these again with the
present progressive tense and
commands (imperative mood)
 Review these rules often!!!!