201 Intro Direct Object Pronouns U7LA

201 Intro Direct Object Pronouns U7LA

Today we are going to be learning about

DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

Let's watch a video first that explains this grammatical concept...

A DIRECT OBJECT...

• Takes / Receives the action of the verb

• Answers the Question WHOM or WHAT about the verb

• Miramos unos ejemplos...

She watches the soap opera.

Ella mira la telenovela.

• She = Subject

• Watches = Verb

• The soap opera = Direct object

• ¿WHAT? does she watch?

We see the athletes.

Vemos a* las atletas

• We = Subject

• See = Verb

• The athletes = Direct Object

• ¿Whom? do we see?

• * = Personal A

I rent the movies.

Yo alquilo las películas.

• I = Subject

• Rent = Verb

• The movies = Direct Object

• ¿What? do we watch?

Multiple Choice

The "job" of a PRONOUN is...

• To take the place of a noun

• It shows who is doing the action of the sentence

• It is the action in the sentence

• It's the subject

Multiple Choice

In this sentence, which word is the direct object?

SHE WATCHES THE SOAP OPERA.

• WATCHES

• SHE

• THE SOAP OPERA

Multiple Choice

Which part of the sentence shows the action?

• The noun

• The pronoun

• The verb

• The subject

Direct object pronouns can refer to PEOPLE or THINGS.

We use pronouns all the time in English.

• She watches IT (The soap opera)

• We see THEM (The athletes)

• I rent THEM (The movies)

Identify the DIRECT OBJECT in the sentence, and REPLACE it with the correct pronoun.

Ella mira la telenovela.

• WHAT does she watch?

• La telenovela = the direct object

• LA = the direct object pronoun that replaces La telenovela

• Place the DOP before the verb

• ELLA LA MIRA = SHE WATCHES IT (THE SOAP OPERA)

Identify the DIRECT OBJECT in the sentence, and REPLACE it with the correct pronoun.

VEMOS A LAS ATLETAS

• WHOM do we see?

• Las atletas = the direct object

• LAS = the direct object pronoun that replaces Las atletas

• Place the DOP before the verb

• NOSOTROS LAS VEMOS = WE SEE THEM (THE ATHLETES)

Multiple Choice

in the following sentence, which word is the DIRECT OBJECT?

YO ALQUILO LAS PELÍCULAS.

• LAS PELÍCULAS

• ALQUILO

• YO

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun would you use to replace LAS PELÍCULAS?

• LOS

• LO

• LA

• LAS

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Yo alquilo las.

• Yo las alquilo.

• Las yo alquilo.

• Yo alquilolas.

Multiple Choice

The direct object pronoun goes...

• AFTER THE CONJUGATED VERB

• BEFORE THE SUBJECT

• BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB

• ALWAYS AT THE VERY END OF THE SENTENCE

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When you have AN INFINITIVE in your sentence, you have 2 choices as to where to put the direct object pronoun.

VAS A JUGAR LAS DAMAS EN EL PARQUE.

• Vas a jugarlas en el parque.

• Las vas a jugar en el parque.

Yo NO gano el partido de tenis.

Yo NO lo gano.

• In a NEGATIVE sentence, the DOP is placed BEFORE the verb.

• It can't be placed in front of the "NO"

Yo NO quiero perder el partido de tenis.

Yo NO lo quiero perder.

Yo NO quiero perderlo.

• In a NEGATIVE sentence, the DOP is placed BEFORE the verb.

• It can't be placed in front of the "NO"

• You can put the pronoun before the conjugated verb OR after & attached to the infinitive

Answer this question with a direct object pronoun...

¿Quieres hacer los ejercicios?

• Los ejercicios = DO

• LOS = DOP

• You have several ways you can answer...Sí / No...and 2 choices as to where to put the DOP since there is an INFINITIVE in the ?

• Sí, quiero hacerlos / Sí los quiero hacer

• No, no quiero hacerlos / No, no los quiero hacer

Multiple Choice

What's the correct translation of the following sentence with a direct object pronoun?

I SEE THE FANS.

• YO LOS VEO.

• YO VEO LAS.

• LOS YO VEO.

• YO VEO LOS.

Multiple Choice

What's the correct translation of the following sentence with a direct object pronoun?

DO YOU WANT TO PLAY SOCCER?

• ¿QUIERES LOS JUGAR?

• ¿QUIERES JUGARLO?

• ¿LOS QUIERES JUGAR?

• ¿QUIERES JUGARLA?

Multiple Choice

What's the correct answer to the following QUESTION with a direct object pronoun?

¿QUIERES JUGAR AL FÚTBOL?

• NO, NO QUIERO JUGARLA.

• SÍ, QUIERO LO JUGAR.

• SÍ, LO QUIERO JUGAR.

• NO, NO QUIERO LO JUGAR.

Multiple Choice

What's the correct answer to the following QUESTION with a direct object pronoun?

¿QUIERES MIRAR LAS PELÍCULAS?

• NO, NO QUIERO MIRARLAS.

• SÍ, QUIERO LO MIRAR.

• SÍ, LA QUIERO MIRAR.

• NO, NO QUIERO LAS MIRAR.

Multiple Select

When you have BOTH a conjugated verb AND an infinitive in your sentence, where can you put the direct object pronoun...

• after and attached to the infinitive

• before the infinitive

• before the conjugated verb

• before the subject

• just at the very end of the sentence