Direct object pronouns

·        Tells who or what receives the action of the verb.

Devolví el libro.

·        To avoid repeating a direct object noun, you can replace it with a direct object pronoun.

·        Direct object pronouns have the same gender and number as the nouns they replace.

·        They come right before the conjugated verb.

¿Devolviste los libros a la biblioteca?  No, no los devolví.

¿Ayudaste a tu mamá en casa?  Sí, la ayudé.

·        When an infinitive follows a verb, the direct object pronoun can be placed before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive.

¿Sacaste el libro sobre Simón Bolivar?  No, no lo pude sacar.

     o: No, no pude sacarl