Direct Object Pronouns Part 2: Affirmative Sentences with 2 verbs Aaron Losness Affirmative sentences with two verbs If a sentence contains two verbs, the first one is conjugated and the second remains in infinitive formyou have two options: Place the direct object pronoun immediately before the first verb (conjugated) OR Attach the direct object pronoun directly to the second verb 2. (infinitive) *Both are used, but the second option is used more frequently 1. Singular Me (me) Te (you) Lo/La (him/her; you; it) Plural Nos (us) Los/Las (them; you) QUIZ TIME!!! Affirmative sentences with two verbs Quiz #1 me (me) te (you) lo/la (him/her; you; it) nos (us) los/las (them; you) We don’t want to do it. _____________________________________________ You shouldn’t put it there. __________________________________________ I want to see you. _________________________________________________ We want to buy it. _________________________________________________ You can eat it. ____________________________________________________ He should visit us. _________________________________________________ They should see it. _________________________________________________ He wants to see me. _______________________________________________ They have to do it. _________________________________________________ Affirmative sentences with two verbs Quiz #2 me (me) te (you) lo/la (him/her; you; it) nos (us) los/las (them; you) We want to meet them. ____________________________________________ She has to sing it. _________________________________________________ I should read it. ___________________________________________________ They need to have it. ______________________________________________ Juan can see us. __________________________________________________ I don’t have to read it. _____________________________________________ You can drink it. __________________________________________________ She wants to kiss him. _____________________________________________ ANSWER KEY!!! Affirmative sentences with two verbs Quiz #1 me (me) te (you) We don’t want to do it. lo/la (him/her; you; it) nos (us) los/las (them; you) No lo queremos hacer./ No queremos hacerlo. You shouldn’t put it there. No lo debes poner aqui./ No debes ponerlo aqui. I want to see you. Te quiero ver./ Quiero verte. We want to buy it. Lo queremos comprar./ Queremos comprarlo. You can eat it. Lo puedes comer./ Puedes comerlo. He should visit us. Él nos debe visitar./ Él debe visitarnos. They should see it. Ellos lo deben ver./ Ellos deben verlo. He wants to see me. Él me quiere ver./ Él quiere verme. They have to do it. Ellos lo tienen que hacer./ Ellos tienen que hacerlo. Affirmative sentences with two verbs Quiz #2 me (me) te (you) lo/la (him/her; you; it) nos (us) los/las (them; you) We want to meet them. Las quieremos conocer./ Quieremos conocerlas. She has to sing it. Ella la tiene que cantar./ Ella tiene que cantarla. I should read it. Lo debo leer./ Debo leerlo. They need to have it. Ellos lo necesitan tener./ Ellos necesitan tenerlo. Juan can see us. Juan nos puede ver./ Juan puede vernos. I don’t have to read it. No lo tengo que leer. No tengo que leerlo. You can drink it. Lo puedes beber./ Puedes beberlo. She wants to kiss him Ella lo quiere besar./ Ella quiere besarlo. THE END!!! alosness@hotmail.com www.losnessgroup.com/Spanish_lessons.html