Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns. Objetos Directos 0 Receives the action of the verb. 0 Answers...

Direct and Indirect Object

Pronouns

Objetos Directos

0Receives the action of the verb.0Answers “whom” or “what” after

the verb.0Can be a noun or a pronoun.

Ejemplos en inglésWe ate tacos. What did we eat? TACOS.0Tacos is the direct object.

They invited John. Whom did they invite? John.

0John is the direct object.

Pronombres0Pronouns allow us to not have to repeat

the same subject over and over again.0Did you see John?0No, I didn’t see John.0I think Mary saw John at the library.

0Here, we can use a pronoun to simplify the dialogue. 0No, I didn’t see him.

Him is a direct object pronoun.

En español…

Me NosTe OsLo/La Los/Las

Ejemplos en español…0¿Quién comió los tacos?0Who ate the tacos?

0Yo los comí.0I ate them.

0¿Tienes la clase de biología?0Sí, yo la tengo.

But wait, they can be people too!

0¿Llamaste a tu mamá? (Did you call your mom?)

0Sí, yo la llamé. (Yes, I called her.)

0Mi amigo no me invitó a la fiesta.(My friend did not invite me to the party.)