Direct Object Pronouns

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Direct Object Pronouns
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Dont be like these guys
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Direct object pronouns allow us to avoid
repetition of nouns!
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• A direct object receives the action of a verb and
  serves to answer the question What? or Whom? in
  relation to that verb
• Mariano drinks coffee. (direct object noun)
• What does he drink?
• Juanita helped him. (direct object pronoun)
• Whom did Juanita help?

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• A direct object pronoun replaces a direct object
  noun. Some of the Spanish direct object pronouns
  should look familiar
• Me me
• Te you (tú)
• Lo him, it, you (Ud.)
• La her, it, you (Ud.)
• Nos us
• Los them, you (Uds.)
• Las them, you (Uds.)

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• Me entiendes? Do you understand me?
• Sí, te entiendo perfectamente. Yes, I understand
  you perfectly.
• Conoce Ud. a Señora Kallhoff? Sí, la conozco.
• Dónde compran Uds. las carpetas? Las compramos
  en la papelería.
• Notice that object pronouns immediately precede
  conjugated verbs.

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• Escribes la carta?
• Lees las instrucciones?
• Buscas el teléfono?
• Sabes la dirección?
• Terminas la tarea?
• Prefieres el libro rojo?

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• Escribes la carta? Sí, la escribo.
• Lees las instrucciones? Sí, las leo.
• Buscas el teléfono? No, no lo busco.
• Sabes la dirección? No, no la sé.
• Terminas la tarea? Sí, la termino.
• Prefieres el libro rojo? Sí, lo prefiero.

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• Me invitas a un café?
• Me llevas al centro?
• Me esperas un minuto?
• Me llamas por teléfono?
• Me ayudas con la tarea?
• Me entiendes ahora?
• Me buscas en la biblioteca?

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• Notice that object pronouns can also be attached
  to the end of infinitives.
• Example I am going to invite them.
• Los voy a invitar. OR Voy a invitarlos.
• Te vamos a visitar. OR Vamos a visitarte.

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Answer these questions as if you are Julio(a)
and/or Luis(a)

• Example Julio, vas a preparar la comida? Sí,
  voy a prepararla.
• Luis, vas a servir las bebidas?
• Julio y Luis, van a probar Uds. el postre?
• Julio y Luis, van a traer Uds. los platos?
• Luis, vas a cocinar bien la carne?
• Julio y Luis, van a poner Uds. la mesa?

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• Luis, vas a servir las bebidas?
• Sí, voy a servirlas.
• Julio y Luis, van a probar Uds. el postre?
• No, no vamos a probarlo.
• Julio y Luis, van a traer Uds. los platos?
• Sí, vamos a traerlos.
• Luis, vas a cocinar bien la carne?
• Sí, voy a cocinarla bien.
• Julio y Luis, van a poner Uds. la mesa?
• No, no vamos a ponerla.

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La Tarea