1. Direct object pronouns

2. Me Nos Te Os Lo Los La Las DO pronouns Singular Plural me us
You (familiar)
You (familiar)
You (formal), them
You (formal), him, it
mascluline
You (formal), her, it
You (formal), them
feminine

3. A pronoun replaces a noun in a sentence.
The direct object receives the action of the verb in a sentence. It answers whom? or what? about the verb. It can be a noun or pronoun.
For example:
Anne admires Superman Anne admires him.
Anne admires whom? Superman! Whom? Him. Superman is the direct object Him is the DO.
She eats a pizza She eats it.
She eats what? Pizza! What? It.
Pizza is the direct object. It is the DO.

4. Find the direct objects
Yo escucho la música.
Ellos leen un libro de Shakespeare.
Ella compra un vestido.
Tú estudias las matemáticas.
Yo veo a mi amigo.

5. What are the pronouns? lo Him, it (masculine thing) = la
Her, it (feminine thing) =
Them (people and masculine things) =
los
Them (people and feminine things) =
las

6. Where does the pronoun go?
subject
verb
subject no
verb

7. Marc ve
Ana. la
(Marc sees her)
(Marc sees Ana)

8. Ellos
beben
el cafe lo
(They drink coffee)
(They drink it)

9. Your turn! Find the direct object and replace it in the sentence.
Yo leo un libro.
Yo lo leo.

10. Find the direct object and replace it in the sentence.
Ellos cantan la canción.
Ellos la cantan.

11. Find the direct object and replace it in the sentence.
Nosotros bebemos la leche.
Nosotros la bebemos.

12. Find the direct object and replace it in the sentence.
¿Tú conoces a Juan?
¿Tú lo conoces?

13. Me/Te/Nos/Os These are usually found in a question.
¿Tú me invitas a la fiesta?
Me tells who is receiving the invitation
Verb agrees with subject
(Are you inviting me to the party?)

14. ¿Tú me invitas a la fiesta?
How would you answer this question?
¿Tú me invitas a la fiesta?
Sí, yo te invito a la fiesta.

15. ¿Tú nos ayudas a decorar?
How would you answer this question?
¿Tú nos ayudas a decorar?
Sí, yo los ayudo a decorar.

16. Sí, él te llama esta noche.
How would you answer this question?
¿Él me llama esta noche?
Sí, él te llama esta noche.

17. Ejemplo *Nota especial*
If there are two verbs in the sentence, the DO pronouns may go before (antes) the conjugated verb as you just learned, OR it may be attached to the infinitive…after the 2nd verb (después).
Ejemplo
Quiero comprar la camisa roja.
La quiero comprar. Or
Quiero comprarla.