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Direct Object Pronouns Los pronombres del objeto directo

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Los grupos
If youre not already sitting near your fellow planetas o clases o continentes o personas, etc., take this time to do so.

Qu son los objetos directos?


Imagine this conversation in English: Did you give the book to Tom? Yes, I gave the book to Tom. When did you give the book to Tom? I gave the book to Tom yesterday. Did Tom read the book? Yes, Tom read the book. Did Tom like the book? Yes, Tom liked the book. When will Tom return the book? Tom will return the book tomorrow.

What will the two speakers eventually do?

The substitution game


Did you give the book to Tom? Yes, I gave IT to HIM.

What did you give? The book. The book is the Direct Object in the sentence. It was DIRECTLY affected by the action of the verb. IT substituted for THE BOOK. IT is the DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN.

Y ahora en espaol-no es diferente.


Das el libro a Toms? S, doy el libro a Toms.

To identify the direct object, you ask What?/ Qu? about the verbWhat do you give? Qu das?

The book / El libro.

las sustituciones
The only difference between Spanish and English here is the fact that Spanish has gender, so you have to know if el libro [or whatever is being substituted for] is masculine or feminine. me--me te--you nos--us

lohim, masculine thing, Ud. when male

losthem [masc. or mixed], Uds. [masc. or mixed] lasthem [feminine group]; Uds. [all females]

laher, feminine thing, Ud. when female

back to our original sentence


Doy el libro a Toms.

el libro= direct object libro is a masculine, singular it

la sustitucin?

lo

Qu hacemos con LO ahora?


Direct object pronouns are placed IN FRONT OF a conjugated verb. Lo doy a Toms. Doy el libro a Toms.

lo

Practicamos:
Yo explico la gramtica a Uds. Qu explico? la gramtica

Yo la explico a Uds.

la

Practicamos ms
Ellas comen la fruta. El nio bebe un jugo. Su mam bebe treinta y dos cervezas. Su pap fuma una pipa. Su hermana compra 23 pistolas. Ellas la comen. El nio lo bebe. Su mam las bebe.

Su pap la fuma.
Su hermana las compra.

Qu familia ms interesante, no?

Compound verbs 2+ words


Voy a preparar la comida. VOY A PREPARAR is the verb. You have 2 options as to how to form the new sentence and where to put the pronoun.

La voy a preparar. Voy a prepararla.

YOU CANT BREAK THE BLOCK


VOY A PREPARAR

NO

Regresamos a Buenos Aires y Rudy Maxa


Using your notes and the vocab list, the groups should compile a list of at least 5 sentences, en espaol. The more the better. Work together or divide up the work amongst yourselves. Hand these in when you have at least 5 (the more, the better). Youll see these again in some form next week! When youre done with that, move on to the T quin eres sheet, so you know with whom youve been talking!

Para la prxima clase


miniprueba sobre los objetos directos

The Colby College web site has good exercises to practice with. http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/DO1.php

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