A direct object tells who or what receives

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Direct object pronouns
A direct object tells who or what receives the
action of the verb. Devolví el libro. I
returned the book. (book is the direct object)
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Direct object pronouns
To avoid repeating a direct object noun, you can
replace it with a direct object pronoun. In
English, him, her, and it are examples of direct
object pronouns. You have already used the
following direct object pronouns in Spanish
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Direct object pronouns
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Direct object pronouns
Direct object pronouns have the same
gender (masculine or feminine) and number
(singular or plural) as the nouns they replace.
They come right before the conjugated
verb. Devolviste los libros a la biblioteca?
No, no los devolví. Ayudaste a tu mamá en casa?
Sí, la ayudé.
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Direct object pronouns
When an infinitive follows a verb, the
direct object pronoun can be placed before
the conjugated verb or attached to the
infinitive. Sacaste el libro sobre Simón
Bolívar? No, no lo pude sacar. o No, no pude
sacarlo.
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Irregular preterite verbs ir, ser
In the preterite, the forms of ser are the same
as the forms of ir. The context makes the meaning
clear. El cantante Jon Secada fue a vivir a
Miami, Florida, en 1970. The singer Jon Secada
went to live in Miami, Florida, in 1970. Después
fue estudiante en la Universidad de Miami. Later
he was a student at the University of Miami.
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Irregular preterite verbs ir, ser
Notice that these irregular preterite forms do
not have any accents.
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Irregular preterite verbs ir, ser
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Irregular preterite verbs ir, ser
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Irregular preterite verbs hacer, tener, estar,
poder
The preterite forms of tener, estar, and poder
follow a pattern similar to that of the verb
hacer. Like hacer, these verbs do not have any
accent marks in the preterite.
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Irregular preterite verbs hacer, tener, estar,
poder
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Irregular preterite verbs hacer, tener, estar,
poder
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The written accent
You already know the standard rules for stress
and accent in Spanish. When words end in a
vowel, n, or s, the stress is on the
next-to-last syllable. When words end in a
consonant (except n or s), the stress is on the
last syllable. Words that do not follow these
patterns must have a written accent (called
acento ortográfico or tilde). The accent
indicates that you should place the stress on
this syllable as you pronounce the word.
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The written accent
Listen to and say these examples champú olvidó
cómodo médico película patín jabón
adiós demás césped fútbol lápiz
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The written accent
Compruébalo! Here are some new words that all
require accent marks. Copy the words and, as you
hear them pronounced, write the accent mark over
the correct vowel. antropologo cajon carcel
ejercito fosforo lucho nilon util tipico
lider
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The written accent
Listen to and say the following refrán