Direct Object Pronouns

Direct Object Pronouns

Cut on the solid lines!

Glue the middle square of the "plus sign" and the top tabs of the flag tabs.

Is being acted on by the verb.

I want to eat eggs.

Quiero comer huevos.

WHO or WHAT...

Take the place of nouns.

Pronouns

I want to eat eggs.

I want to eat them.

Yo quiero comer huevos.

Yo los quiero comer.

Multiple Choice

Which word from the sentence is the direct object?

I am ordering pizza.

Hint: What am I ordering?

• I

• am

• ordering

• pizza

Multiple Choice

Which word from the sentence is the direct object?

Yo pido la pizza.

• Yo

• pido

• la

• pizza

Multiple Choice

Which word from the sentence is the direct object?

Do you have some strawberries?

Hint: What do you have?

• you

• have

• some

• strawberries

Multiple Choice

Which word from the sentence is the direct object?

¿Tú tienes unas fresas?

• tú

• tienes

• unas

• fresas

Pronouns should agree in gender & number with the noun they are replacing.

​lo

​la

​las

​los

​Write the pronouns shown in blue underneath the tabs of the "plus sign".

Dropdown

Which direct object pronoun would be used to replace pizza?

​

Select answer

Hint: Is that word masculine or feminine? Is it singular or plural?

Dropdown

Which direct object pronoun would be used to replace fresas?

​

Select answer

Hint: Is that word masculine or feminine? Is it singular or plural?

The DOP replaces the noun in the same place.

In English...

I order water.

I order it.

The DOP replaces the noun and is placed in front of the conjugated verb.

In Spanish...

Yo pido agua.

Yo la pido.

Reorder

Reorder the words below to correctly rewrite the sentence with a DOP.

Nosotros queremos las manzanas.

• nosotros

• las

• queremos

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Reorder

Reorder the words below to correctly rewrite the sentence with a DOP.

Manuel y Carlos tienen los refrescos.

• Manuel

• y

• Carlos

• los

• tienen

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

When dealing with a 2-verb sentence

(I want to eat; I need to see)

In Spanish...

Place the DOP in front of the conjugated verb (as before):

Yo voy a comer pastel.

Yo lo voy a comer.

Attach the DOP to the infinitive verb:

Yo voy a comer pastel.

Yo voy a comerlo.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct rephrasing of the following sentence:

Yo necesito beber agua.

• La yo necesito beber.

• Yo la necesito beber.

• Yo necesito la beber.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct rephrasing of the following sentence:

Yo necesito beber agua.

• La yo necesito beber.

• Yo necesito la beber.

• Yo necesito beberla.

Why use DOPs?

DOPs come in handy a lot, especially when answering questions.

Are you eating my sandwich? No, I am not eating it.

¿Comes mi sándwich? No, no lo como.

Watch the following video.

Pay attention to the teacher & student's conversation. Notice the DOPs used!

Further instruction

Watch the following video by Señor Jordan. Hopefully, if you have any questions remain, he can help clarify!

Practice

The following questions are included in your notes handouts. Be sure to record the correct answers in your notes as you go.

Dropdown

Complete the answer to the question using a DOP.

¿Quién corta las zanahorias?

Mi hermana ​

Select answer

corta.

Dropdown

Complete the answer to the question using a DOP.

¿Quién trae los refrescos?

Marco ​

Select answer

trae.

Dropdown

Complete the answer to the question using a DOP.

¿Quién va a comer el pastel?

Los chicos ​

Select answer

van a comer.

Fill in the Blanks

Rewrite the statement using a DOP.

Sirven jamón en el restaurante.

Fill in the Blanks

Rewrite the statement using a DOP.

Ella va a pedir las papas.

Fill in the Blanks

Rewrite the statement using a DOP.

Bebemos jugo por la mañana.

Poll

How confident do you feel with this new concept of using direct object pronouns?

• I would completely fail a quiz.

• I would probably pass a quiz, but with a D.

• I would get a B or C on a quiz.

• I would pass a quiz with an A.