This document provides an overview of a Spanish class covering direct and indirect object pronouns. It includes: 1. A review of direct and indirect object pronouns, how they replace nouns, and how their form changes based on gender, number, and subject. 2. Examples and exercises for students to practice using direct and indirect object pronouns. 3. An introduction to affirmative and negative commands in the informal "tú" form, including irregular verbs. 4. Tables showing how to conjugate verbs to form affirmative and negative commands, along with examples and exercises. 5. A brief overview of formal commands in the "Ud." and "Uds." forms.

1. Bienvenidos!
Live Class- Semana 25

2. El Plan- Español I:
1. Preguntas de semana 24 (gramática/vocabulario)
2. Las Fallas (sharing sentences/response)
3. Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns (repaso y practica)
4. Moodle- PS days 151-155
5. Language Learning with Netflix
6. Preguntas
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3. Usando el vocabulario que sabes, describe las
fotos.
*Yo veo.../I see…
Directions will be posted in day 5 of
Moodle.

4. Direct and Indirect
object pronouns

5. What is a Direct Object?
• The object that directly receives the
action of the verb is called the direct
object.
• The direct object can also be a person.
• The direct object answers the question
"what?" or "whom?" with regard to
what the subject of the sentence is
doing.
Bill hit the ball.
"Ball" receives the action of the verb "hit."
Sherry hit Bill. (DO=Bill)

6. DOPNs
• Example 1
Paul bought the flowers. He took the flowers
home and gave the flowers to his wife.
• Example 2
Paul bought the flowers. He took them home and
gave them to his wife.

7. DOPNS
• When the pronoun replaces the name of the
direct object, use the following pronouns:
• Place the pronouns directly in front of the verb.
Direct Object
Pronoun
To or for
Me Me
Te You (friendly)
Lo, La Him, her, you (polite) (it)
Nos Us
Los, Las Them (people and things), you all

8. DOPNS (Don’t Write)
• Notice that if the subject of the sentence changes, this does not
affect the direct object pronoun.
• Juan la tiene.
Juan tiene = John has
Juan tiene la pluma. = John has the pen.
Juan la tiene. = John has it.
And
María la tiene.
María tiene = Mary has
María tiene la pluma. = Mary has the pen.
María la tiene. = Mary has it.

9. Gender of “it”
• However, if the direct object of the sentence changes to a masculine
noun, the masculine pronoun must be used.
• Juan lo tiene.
Juan tiene = John has
Juan tiene el libro. = John has the book.
Juan lo tiene. = John has it.
But
Juan la tiene.
Juan tiene = John has
Juan tiene la pluma. = John has the pen.
Juan la tiene. = John has it.

10. Plural DOPNs
• Likewise, if the direct object of the sentence changes from singular to
plural, the plural pronoun must be used.
• Juan lo tiene.
Juan tiene = John has
Juan tiene el libro. = John has the book.
Juan lo tiene. = John has it.
But
María los tiene.
María tiene = Mary has
María tiene los libros. = Mary has the books.
María los tiene. = Mary has them.

11. Indirect Object Pronouns
• Indirect Objects- tell to whom or for
whom the action of the verb is
performed (to who or for whom the
something is done or given)
– Ejemplo: I gave John my ticket. To
whom did I give my ticket? John

12. Indirect Object Pronouns
• In English, nouns are replaced by
pronouns. If we didn’t have
pronouns, we would have to keep
repeating the noun.

13. Indirect Object Pronouns
Indirect Object Pronouns To or for
Me Me
Te You (friendly)
Le Him, her, you (polite)
Nos We
Les Them, you all

14. Indirect Object Pronouns
• Sometimes Spanish uses an indirect
object pronoun when English would
have used a preposition
– Ejemplo: I write him a letter. Le escribo
una carta. I write a letter to him. Le
escribo una carta.

15. Practicamos Direct (Don’t Write)
• I met you. _____ conocí
• She loves him. Ella _____ ama.
• Juan comió dos sándwiches.
Juan ____ comió.
• They call us.
Ellos ____ llaman.
• He loves me. Él ____ ama.
• Tenemos dos mesas.
____tenemos.
te
lo
los
nos
me
las

16. El Plan- Español II
1. Preguntas de semana 24 (gramática/vocabulario)
2. Las Fallas (compartimos)
3. Mandatos (formal e informal)- practica
4. Language Learning with Netflix
5. Preguntas
Contact: njwiemann@gmail.com

17. Usando el vocabulario que sabes, describe las
fotos.
*Yo veo.../I see…
¿Te gustaría participar? ¿Por que sí? ¿Por que
no?

18. Types of Commands
⚫ Commands include do’s
and don’ts.
⚫ Do’s are called
affirmative commands
⚪ Mandatos afirmativos
⚫ Don’ts are called
negative commands
⚪ Mandatos negativos
⚫ Commands also differ
depending on who you
are talking to:
⚪ Informal (tú) Commands
⚪ Formal (Ud.) Commands
⚪ Plural (Uds.) Commands

19. Mandatos Informales

21. Remember!
⚫Princess Di haz séventen
very pretty ponies in her
salon!

22. Vin Diesel has ten weapons.
VEN = VENIR
DI = DECIR
SAL = SALIR
HAZ = HACER
TEN = TENER
VE = IR
PON = PONER
SÉ = SER

23. You try it!
⚫ Let’s practice using irregular affirmative tú commands.
Translate the following sentences into Spanish.
1. Go to the office!
2. Do the homework!
3. Put the pencil on the desk.
4. Come to class on time.
5. Tell the truth!
1. ¡Ve a la oficina!
2. ¡Haz la tarea!
3. Pon el lapiz en el escritorio.
4. Ven a la clase a tiempo.
5. ¡Di la verdad!

24. PRÁCTICA
Fill in the verb to create
an affirmative tú form command.
1. _______ tu chicle en el basurero.
Put your gum in the garbage can.
2. _______ acá
Come here.
3. _____ lo que te digo.
Do what I tell you.

25. LA TABLA DE MANDATOS
TÚ (+)
3rd person singular of the present tense (él,
ella, ud form)
Irregulars:
ven, di, sal, haz, ten, ve, pon, sé

26. MANDATOS AFIRMATIVOS
■ With all affirmative commands, the objects are
attached directly to the end of the command.
EJEMPLO:
Haz la tarea. Do the homework.
Hazla. Do it.

27. MANDATOS AFIRMATIVOS
■ Compra el anillo. Buy the ring.
Cómpralo. Buy it.
■ Abre las ventanas. Open the windows.
Ábrelas. Open them.
Why is there suddenly an accent?
If a command has more than one syllable
(habla, compra, abre), the accent is needed to maintain the stress of the
original command.

28. PRÁCTICA
1) Put it (the pencil) on the table.
Ponlo en la mesa.
2) Buy them (the books).
Cómpralos.
3) Get up!
Levántate

29. ¿CÓMO FORMAMOS LOS MANDATOS
NEGATIVOS (TÚ)
PASO 1:
Conjugate to the yo form of the present tense.
PASO 2:
AR verbs: o changes to es
ER/IR verbs: o changes to as
EJEMPLO: gastar (to spend)
Yo gasto mucho dinero.
¡No gastes demasiado dinero!

30. MANDATOS NEGATIVOS
■ PASO 1
(hablar) hablo
(comer) como
(gritar) grito
(escribir) escribo
(salir) salgo
■ PASO 2
No hables.
No comas.
No grites.
¡No escribas en la pared!
No salgas tan temprano.

31. PRÁCTICA
■ Tell your friend NOT to do the following:
1. cantar No cantes._______
2. comprar un gato _______________
3. beber el café ________________
4. gastar dinero ________________
5. venir temprano ________________

32. ¿IRREGULARES? ¡POR SUPUESTO!
■ The following are irregular negative tú
commands.
DAR= NO des
ESTAR = NO estés
IR = NO vayas
SER = NO seas

33. TUS MANDATOS NEGATIVOS
■ INSTRUCCIONES:
Escribe 5 mandatos negativos (informales) para compartir
con un niño de cinco años.
■ EJEMPLOS:
1) No seas travieso/a.”
2) No salgas de tu casa sin permiso.
3) No saltes en la cama.
4) No hables con extraños/desconocidos.

34. MANDATOS NEGATIVOS
■ With all negative commands, the object pronouns
come before.
No compres el anillo. Don’t buy the ring.
No lo compres. Don’t buy it.
No hagas la tarea. Don’t do the homework.
No la hagas. Don’t do it.

35. Mandatos Formales
Formal speech is generally used to be polite or to express respect. For that reason, the formal commands are often referred
to as polite commands.
The formal commands are formed the same way as the present subjunctive:
1. Start with the yo form of the present indicative.
2. Then drop the -o ending.
3. Finally, add the following endings:
-ar verbs:
-e (for Ud.), -en (for Uds.)
-er and -ir verbs:
-a (for Ud.), -an (for Uds.)

36. Formal Commands Review (Mandatos Formales)
Hablar hable hable
hablen
Pensar piense piense
piensen
Comer coma coma
coman
Saber sepa
sepa sepan
Escribir escriba escriba
escriban
Ir vaya
vaya vayan
Pedir pida
pida pidan
Infinitive Subjunctive Formal
Commands
Ud. Uds

37. Practica