Direct Object Nouns and Pronouns
Present Progresive
Negative Sentences
- The pronoun is placed between the word no and the verb
- Like constructions, DO pronoun can be placed:
- before conjugated form
- attached to present participle
- When DO pronoun is attached to present participle, accent mark is added
ex:
Allegra no trae la tarea.
Terra está corriendo en el parque.
Terra está corriendolo.
Allegra no trae la.
Terra está corriéndolo.
Allegra no la trae.
Chart of Pronouns
Constructions
Direct Objects
Pronouns
- Pronouns change based on the object
- Take into consideration:
- Gender
- Plural/Singlular
- when there are constructutions such as:
- ir a
- DO can be placed:
- before conjugated form
- attached to infinitive
- Replace DO Nouns
- Used to avoid repeating noun
- Come before verb once replaced
- The verb that comes after is conjugated
- receives action of verb
- always a noun
- answers question of what somebody is doing/receiving etc.
Plural
Singular
ex:
Cecelia visita monumentos.
Ella va a jugar en la playa.
ex:
Cecelia visita los.
yo
tú
él, it,
ud(m)
ella, it
ud(f)
nosotros
vosotros
uds(m),
ellos
uds(f),
ellas
Ella la va a jugar.
Ashley juega tenis.
or
Ella va a jugarla.
Cecelia los visita.
People/Pets as DOs
- when it is a person/pet:
- precede with the letter a
- there is no equivalent in English
ex:
Mikayla visita a Lilly.
Mikayla visita México.
Lilly is a person; needing a
México is an object; not a person.