Direct Object Nouns
&
Pronouns
(V) (Direct Object Noun)
I close (the door).
I close what? The door!
Direct Objects:
They answer the
question:
Where can you
usually find the
Direct Object?
receive the action of the
verb
Who? Or What? about
the Verb
after the verb
*What is the Verb in the following sentences?
*What is the Direct Object in the following sentences?
V
D.O
1. I want _______________
the shirt.
What do I want?
2. We have the
dogs.
______________
What do we have?
3. Yo tengo los
zapatos.
________________
What do I have?
4. Ella quiere el
sombrero.
___________________
What does she want?
Ahora es tu turno…
EJEMPLOI eat the cookies.
What is the verb?
EAT
“I eat” what?
the cookies
What is the direct object noun?
the cookies
However, not all sentences are that simple…
What is the Verb in the following sentence?
V
We went who?  No Answer
We went what?
1. Yesterday we went to the store because we
wanted to buy new
shoes for the 8th grade dance.
_______________
V
Wanted to buy WHAT?
D.O
*What is the Direct Object in the sentence
*There are 2 verbs in this sentence, but only one
Direct Object.
Not all verbs take/have Direct Objects. Make
sure to ask the question WHO or WHAT directly
after the verb.
Now YOU try another…
What is the Verb in the following sentence?
Have to study who?  No Answer
Have to study what?
2. Every day we have to study a lot to keep our
V Keep WHAT?
V
grade up because we always have pop
quizzes in
_______________
_________
D.O.
V
Have WHAT?
Math class.
*What is the Direct Object in the sentence
D.O
Now one in Spanish…
What is the Verb in the following sentence?
‘tienen que’ who?
‘tienen que’ what?
 No Answer
3. Los estudiantes de Frost nunca tienen que V
bailar en la clase de educaccion fisica porque ellos
no estudian el
baile.
__________
V
D.O
Estudian QUE?
*What is the Direct Object in the sentence?
Now try all by yourself…
3. Ellos no necesitan ir a la tienda
porque no quieren comprar _________
ropa para
D.O
este año de escuela.
*What is the Direct Object in the sentence?
Day 2 –
Direct Object
Pronouns
REPASOHugo y Rosa practican
los deportes todos los domingos.
¿Qué es el verbo?
PRACTICAN
¿Qué es el objeto directo? (DON)
LOS DEPORTES
REPASODespues de la escuela yo siempre
juego el básquetbol en el gimnasio.
¿Qué es el verbo?
JUEGO
¿Qué es el objeto directo? (DON)
EL BASQUETBOL
Why does this dialogue sound
strange?
Ana- Hi Donnie. Where is my book? I want to
read my book.
Donnie- Your book is in the basement.
Ana- My book is in the basement? Why is my
book in the basement?
Donnie- Your book is in the basement because I
was reading your book and I left your book
down there. • Which word kept on being repeated?
• What could that word have been replaced
with?
What are Direct Object Pronouns?
*They are used to replace Direct Object Nouns*
¿¡¿¡Por qué?!?!
We want to sound more
fluent!
In English,
“me, you, him, her, it,
us, you all, them”
ARE DIRECT OBJECT
PRONOUNS
Stephanie wants to buy the computer
“Stephanie wants to buy” what?
Stephanie wants to buy IT.
In Spanish the DIRECT OBJECT
PRONOUNS ARE :
ME
YOU
ME
US
TE
HIM, IT, YOU
HER, IT, YOU
NOS
Y’ALL
LO
LA
OS
THEM, YOU (pl.)
LOS
LAS
EJEMPLO:
Ella compra una computadora.
“Ella compra” ¿qué?
UNA COMPUTADORA
The DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN that would replace
“una computadora” would be…
LA
Ella LA compra.
The DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN:
Is BEFORE the Conjugated Verb (In Spanish):
Ejemplo:
Ella la compra. (She buys it.)
Practica:
1. Yo leo el libro. Yo ______ leo.
2. Leonardo estudia la tarea. Leonardo _____
estudia.
3. Ud. come un sandwich de jamon. Ud. ___
come.
1. They want(the book.)
Lo
________quieren.
2. I prefer(them.)(Juan and Maria)
Los
__________prefiero.
3. My mom wants (me.)
Me
___________quiere.
4. We love(you all)(fam).
Os
___________amamos.
Practica
lo
1. José quiere(el jamón.) Él ____________quiere.
lo
2. Ellos miran( el menú.)Ellos __________miran.
3. Yo invito a (mis amigos)a la fiesta. Yo__________
los invito a la fiesta.
4. Roberto tiene(la gata)en el parque. Roberto la
________tiene
en el parque.
5. Los señores quieren (las frutas) en el restaurante.
las
Ellos___________quieren
en el restaurante.
Day 3 –
Direct Object
Pronouns with
2 verbs
The DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN
can also be:
ATTACHED to the Infinitive Verb
(if there is one)
Ejemplo:
Ella va a comprar la. (She is going to buy it.)
Practica:
1. Yo quiero comprar los zapatos. Yo quiero
comprar________.
2. Marta va a practicar los deportes. Marta va a
practicar ________.
The DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN:
IF there are TWO verbs within a sentence you
can choose where you want to put the DIRECT
OBJECT PRONOUN (DOP); in front of the
Conjugated Verb OR Attached to the Infinitive
Verb.
Ejemplo:
Ella va a comprar la.
OR
Ella la va a comprar.
Practica:Rewrite the sentence.
1. Yo quiero compartir mi jugo.
2. Marta quiere celebrar la fiesta.
Uds. compran la ropa en la tienda.
Uds._______compran
en la tienda.
la
Ellos conocen los chicos.
__________conocen.
Los
Vosotros coméis la comida en el restaurante.
la
Vosotros_______coméis
en el restaurante.
Esta semana…
Primero: Identificar el objeto directo en español (Pregunta al verbo:
¿quién? o ¿qué?)
Segundo: Escribe el pronombre del objeto directo (from Lady Gaga
song- chart memorized)
Tercero: Pone the direct object el pronombre del objeto directo en el
lugar corecto en la frase