Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish, Second Edition (2015)
Part VIII
36. Direct object pronouns More professions
Direct object pronouns
NOTA BUENA The direct object is a person or thing and is the direct recipient of the verb’s action.
Traducción Translate the following sentences; each direct object pronoun is singular.
- I have the book. _____________________________
I have it. ___________________
- I have a house. _____________________________
I have it. ___________________
- You read the book. _____________________________
You read it. ___________________
- You read the magazine. _____________________________
You read it. _____________________________
- He eats the bread. _____________________________
He eats it. ___________________
- He eats the pizza. _____________________________
He eats it. ___________________
- She toasts the bread. _____________________________
She toasts it. ___________________
- She buys the shirt. _____________________________
She buys it. ___________________
- We buy the dress. _____________________________
We buy it. ___________________
¿Verdadero o falso?
- ______ Cuando tengo sed y recibo agua, la bebo.
- ______ Beethoven tiene un piano y lo toca.
- ______ Tengo un ratón y lo como.
- ______ Mi mejor amigo/amiga tiene una televisión en la casa y la mira.
- ______ Muchas personas tienen la leche en el refrigerador y la beben.
- ______ Después de leer los libros de la biblioteca no los devuelvo nunca.
Traducción Translate the following sentences; each direct object pronoun is plural.
¿Qué profesión? (What profession?) Write the name of the profession after each description or name.
- Un médico que trabaja solamente con los animales: __________________
- La mujer (woman) que sirve la comida en un restaurante: __________________
- Mr. McFeely (el amigo de Mr. Rogers): __________________
- El hombre que prepara la comida en un restaurante: __________________
- El hombre que recibe instrucciones de médico, cuenta las drogas y las dispensa: __________________
- Frank Lloyd Wright: __________________
Traducción compleja The gender to be used for each profession is made clear by context.
- The accountant sees the money, and she counts it.
- The mailman has the letters and delivers(entregar) them to our house.
- The butcher has the meat, and she cuts(cortar) it.
- The librarian has the books, and he reads them.