Grammar Point: Direct Object Pronouns

Singular Plurallo it, him, you (masc. formal) los them, you all (masc.)

la it, her, you (fem. formal) las them, you all (fem.)

• Direct object pronouns tell who or what receives the ACTION of the verb.

• Direct object pronouns can be placed in FRONT of the conjugated verb.

• Direct object pronouns can also be ATTACHED to infinitives, commands or present participle forms of verbs.

Grammar Point: Irregular Preterite Verbs: ser and ir

Yo fuiNosotros

Nosotras fuimos___ y yo

Tú fuisteUd.

Él fueElla

1 person

1 thing

Uds.

Ellos fueronEllas

2+ people

2+ things

Grammar Point: Irregular Preterite Verbs

hice hicimos

hiciste

hizo hicieron

estuve estuvimos

estuviste

estuvo estuvieron

tuve tuvimos

tuviste

tuvo tuvieron

pude pudimos

pudiste

pudo pudieron

hacer

tener

estar

poder

How do you know which verb to use?

Hints:

•tener is sometimes followed by “que” and another not-conjugated verb•tener can also be followed by something that someone “had” or “didn’t have” such as time, money, stamps, gas, etc.•poder is often followed by another not-conjugated verb meaning “could” or “was/were able to”•estar is often followed by “en” and a location/place•estar can also be followed by a feeling or emotion•hacer is often followed by something that one “made” or “did” such ashomework (tarea), the bed (la cama), dinner (la cena), chores (quehaceres)•ir in the preterite means “went” and is followed by “a” or “al” and the place•ser in the preterite means “was” or “were” and can be followed by a description, occupation, type of person, etc.