DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
These are used to replace the ‘indirect object’. This is who (or what) the verb is
being done TO.
DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN
TO
ME
ME
YOU
TE
HIM/HER/
IT
LO/LA
US
NOS
YOU-ALL
OS
THEM
LOS/LAS
It goes before the conjugated verb
Juan buys the car- Juan compra el coche
Juan buys it – Juan lo compra
When two verbs are used, it can be placed before the conjugated verb OR tagged
onto the end of a full form of the verb / infinitive or the gerund / ING
Quiero comprar los zapatos– Los quiero comprar – Quiero comprarlos
Estamos comprando las sábanas– Las estamos comprando – Estamos
comprándolas
NB. The pronoun can ONLY be tagged or