Direct object pronouns & Verbs like gustar

Direct object pronouns

& Verbs like gustar

Direct Object Pronouns

• A direct object in a sentence is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb. We often need to replace the direct object with a pronoun. A direct object pronoun replaces the direct object (person or thing).

• For example:

  I send the letters. (the letters - direct object, since it the thing receiving the action of sending in the sentence.)

  I send them. (them - direct object pronoun. Them refers to the letters. It is replacing the noun, letters.)

Pronombres de Objeto Directo

• Direct object pronouns in Spanish agree in number and gender with the nouns they replace. In the following example, cartas is a feminine, plural noun so the feminine plural direct object pronoun las is used to replace it in the second sentence:

• Yo mando las cartas. (las cartas - direct object)

  Yo las mando. (las - direct object pronoun)

• Placement: You may have noticed that the direct object in English goes after the verb while in Spanish it comes before. There are two places where direct object pronouns can be placed. First, before a conjugated verb like in the example above.

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object in this sentence?

Luisa compra la blusa .

• Luisa

• compra

• blusa

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What is the direct object PRONOUN in this sentence?

Luisa la compra.

• Luisa

• la

• compra

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What is the direct object in the sentence?

Yo quiero los pantalones nuevos.

• Quiero

• Yo

• Pantalones

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What is the direct object PRONOUN you would use in the sentence?

Yo quiero los pantalones nuevos.

• lo

• la

• los

• las

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What is the direct object in the sentence?

Prefiero las camisetas verdes.

• Prefiero

• Camisetas

• Verdes

• Yo

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What is the direct object PRONOUN you would use in the sentence?

Prefiero las camisetas verdes.

• lo

• la

• las

• los

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Yo como la pizza. -->

Yo ____ como.

• lo

• la

• los

• las

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Llevo los calcetines. -->

___ llevo.

• lo

• la

• los

• las

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Tengo las notas. -->

___ tengo.

• lo

• la

• los

• las

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Juegas el saxofón. -->

___ juegas.

• lo

• la

• los

• las

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Paco da el queso. ->

Paco ___ da.

• lo

• la

• los

• las

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Corremos la carrera. -->

___ corremos.

• lo

• la

• los

• las

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Francisco y Fernando pintan las paredes. -->

Francisco y Fernando ___ pintan.

• lo

• la

• los

• las

El Verbo gustar

• The verb gustar means "to like". This and similar verbs will be conjugated to agree with the subject. Gustar will be conjugated in the following way:

• If what you like or are pleased with is singular: GUSTA

• If what you like or are pleased with is plural: GUSTAN

• The verb Gustar, unlike regular verbs, will use Indirect Object Pronouns. We cannot say Yo gusta el carro. Instead, we must replace Yo with Me. See the chart.

• Similar verbs that will be conjugated just like "gustar" include: Aburrir (to bore), fascinar (to fascinate), Interesar (to be interesting), Encantar (to love), Molestar (to bother), and Importar (to matter).

  
  

  
  

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A mÍ ___ gusta.

• te

• le

• nos

• me

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A ti ___ gusta.

• le

• te

• les

• nos

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A la chica ___ gusta.

• les

• le

• te

• me

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A nosotros ___ gusta.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

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A ellos ___ gusta.

• les

• nos

• le

• me

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A ti ____ ________ estudiar para el examen final. (gustar)

• te gusta

• te gustas

• le gusta

• nos gustas

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A nosotros _____ ___________ los programas deportivos (interesar)

• nos interesan

• nos interesa

• les interesa

• les interesan

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A los estudiantes ____ _______ el verano. (encantar)

• les aburren

• nos aburre

• les encanta

• me gusta

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A ti ____ __________ los árboles altos (fascinar)

• me fascinan

• te gustan

• le fascina

• te fascinan

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A mí ____ ______ los pájaros (interesar)

• me interesa

• me interesan

• te interesan

• te interesa