The document discusses direct and indirect objects in Spanish and English. It provides examples of direct objects, which receive the action of the verb, and indirect objects, which indicate who or what the action is for. It then gives charts showing object pronouns used to replace direct and indirect objects in Spanish. Rules are provided for replacing nouns with object pronouns, including putting the pronoun before or attached to the end of a two-verb sentence. Practice examples are given to replace objects with pronouns.

1. Direct and Indirect Objects Objetos directos e indirectos

2. Often times in Spanish and English, we like to replace direct and indirect objects with object pronouns to talk more smoothly: Instead of saying: “ I bought some flowers for my mother at the store and then I put the flowers for my mother in my car and brought the flowers for my mother to my house and gave the flowers to my mother,” we would normally say “ I bought some flowers for my mother at the store and then I put them in my car and brought them to my house and gave them to her .”

3. What are direct objects? Direct objects tell us who or what is receiving the action of the verb Typically they answer the questions Who? ¿ Qui é n? What? ¿ Qu é ? Examples: I am buying pizza for lunch today. You are taking a quiz on your Bellwork today.

4. Practice Find the direct objects in the following English and Spanish sentences: I am taking notes in class. My mother sent me a postcard. Pablo come las papas fritas. Ustedes leen los libros. Mis hermanos y yo visitamos a mis abuelos.

5. What are indirect objects? Indirect objects tell us to whom/what or for whom/what an action is occuring Typically answer the questions: To whom? ¿ A qui é n? For whom? ¿ Para qui é n? Examples: Maria bought flowers for her mother . I gave a sweater to my brother for his birthday.

6. Practice Find the indirect objects in the following English and Spanish sentences . He gave a tissue to Pablo. Marta said to me that she is hungry. Rosa compra una olla para Antonio. Maria da una flor a su madre. Selena quiere comprar un libro para su abuelo.

7. Replacing Often times in Spanish, we like to replace direct and indirect objects with object pronouns to talk more smoothly. To replace Spanish nouns with direct and indirect objects follow these steps: 1. Determine whether the noun is a direct or indirect object. 2. Select an appropriate object pronoun from the chart to fit the subject, gender, and number of your noun.

8. Charts Objetos Directos Objetos Indirectos plural singular los las lo la 3 rd os te 2 nd nos me 1 st plural singular les le 3 rd os te 2 nd nos me 1 st

9. …A little more La olla – la 2. El libro – lo 3. Los aretes- los 4. Las jarras - las las la Feminine nouns los lo Masculine nouns Plural nouns Singular nouns

10. Rules We replace the noun using these rules: 1. The direct or indirect object goes before the conjugated verb. example: Mi madre compra un regalo para mí. Mi madre me compra un regalo.

11. Practice Rewrite the following sentences by replacing the direct or indirect object: Yo compro una olla. La quiero para mi madre. Nosotros comemos las papas fritas. Yo visito a mis tios. Marta llama a su amigo.

12. If you have two back-to-back verbs, the first verb is conjugated, and the second is infinitive. 4. When replacing DOs or IOs in a two-verb sentence, you can put the pronouns before the first verb, or attached to the end of the infinitive verb. Example: Yo quiero comprar las botas. Yo quiero comprar las . Yo las quiero comprar.

13. Practice Rewrite the following sentences by replacing the direct objects in the correct order. Yo quiero hacer una torta. Ella necesita comprar una falda. 3. Pedro puede dibujar la pintura. 4. Juan Carlos puede cantar una canción.

14. El fín ( the end)