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• The Personal a

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Direct Objects

• You know that the direct object is the person or
  thing that receives the action of a verb.

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Direct Objects

• For example
• I bought the shirt.
• Which word is the direct object?
• Right! The shirt.

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The Personal a

• In Spanish, when the direct object is a specific
  person or group of people, we use an a before
  it. Thats why its called the personal a."

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The Personal a

• Which one of these sentences needs an a ?
• Quiero visitar el museo.
• Quiero visitar mis abuelos.
• Quiero visitar a mis abuelos.

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The Personal a

• The a doesnt mean anything.
• It simply is correct grammatically to put the
  personal a before a direct object that is a
  person.

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The Personal a

• Whats wrong with the following sentence?
• Quiero visitar a el señor López.
• Quiero visitar al señor López.

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The Personal a

• To ask who receives the action of a verb, we use
  A quién?
• A quién quieres visitar?
• Quiero visitar a mis primos.

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The Personal a

• We can also use the personal a when the direct
  object is an animal, especially a pet.
• Busco a mi perro.

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The Personal a

• We usually do not use the personal a after the
  verb tener.
• Tengo muchos tíos.

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To ReviewUse a

• Before thewhen the..is a .
• When the direct object is an.
• Not after the verb
• Good!!