UNIDAD 6 – PRONOMBRES DIRECTOS E INDIRECTOS - PG
ESPAÑOL II
LOS PRONOMBRES DE COMPLEMENTO DIRECTO
A. A direct object of a sentence is the noun that takes the action of the
verb. A direct object answers the question:
Who/What is being _______________?
(verb from sentence)
Take a look at these examples:
• Mary reads the book.
(direct object)
María lee el libro.
(direct object)
• I invite Ana and Paco.
(direct objects)
Yo invito a Ana y Paco.
(direct objects)
B. In Spanish and in English we often replace direct objects with a
pronoun. We do this because it is awkward to continue repeating
the direct objects.
Take a look at these examples:
• Did Mary read the book? Yes, she read it.
¿Leyó María el libro? Sí, lo leyó.
Notice that the direct object “the book” has been replaced
with the pronoun “it” in English and “lo” in Spanish. Notice that
the direct object pronoun “lo” goes in front of the verb!
• Did you invite Ana and Paco? Yes, I invited them.
¿Invitaste a Ana y Paco? Sí, los invité.
Notice that the direct objects “Ana and Paco” have been
replaced with the pronoun “them” in English and “los” in
Spanish. Also notice that the personal “a” was dropped
in Spanish.
C. In Spanish, a direct object can only be replaced with a direct
object pronoun. Take a look at the direct object pronouns below:
|LOS PRONOMBRES DE OBJETOS DIRECTOS |
|SINGULAR |PLURAL |
|me |me |us |nos |
|you |te |y’all |os |
|he | |them, | |
|she (it) |lo, la |you all |los, las |
|you | | | |
D. Where do you put them in the sentence?
1. IN FRONT OF VERB: PRESENT, PRETERITE, IMPERFECT,
& NEGATIVE COMMANDS.
2. ATTACH TO: INFINITIVES & AFFIRMATIVE COMMANDS
3. WITH PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: you may ATTACH OR PLACE IN
FRONT.
Rewrite the following sentences replacing the direct objects
with a direct object pronoun.
1. Yo tengo la tarea. = Yo _______ tengo.
2. Nosotros compramos los zapatos. = Nosotros _____ compramos.
3. La profesora explica la lección. = La profesora ______ explica.
4. Tú comiste el almuerzo. = Tú ______ comiste.
5. Él vendió su carro. = Él ______ vendió.
6. Yo invité a mis amigas. = Yo ______ invité.
7. Anita escribió la tarjeta postal. = Anita _____ escribió.
8. Nosotros gastamos el dinero. = Nosotros _____ gastamos.
9. Ellos compraron los zapatos. = Ellos ______ compraron.
10. Tú llevaste el traje de baño. = Tú ______ llevaste.
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What is being read? =
the book = the direct object
Who is being invited? =
Ana and Paco = the direct objects
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