Direct object pronouns and placement choice Direct objects answer the question "What?" For example: I see the dog. Question: What do I see? Answer: The dog. Therefore, the dog is the direct object. In order to avoid repetition of the same word, the speaker may choose to replace the direct object with a pronouns-- instead of saying "I see the dog", one could say "I see it" or "I see him". The direct object pronouns are as follows: Me Nos Te Os Lo Los La Las Placement of pronouns: Single-word conjugated verbs require that a direct object pronoun be placed in front of the verb. The same is true for perfect tenses, for example "Estudio el espanol" restated with a pronoun in place of the direct object would be "Lo estudio"= "I study it. Likewise, "He estudiado el espanol" ="Lo he estudiado." When you have certain two- or three-word verbs such as infinitive constructions and progressive tenses, you may put the pronoun either at the beginning of the construction or at the end of it. You may NOT split the construction. For example, "Voy a comer las hamburguesas" could be restated as "Las voy a comer" or "Voy a comerlas". In the exercise that follows rewrite the sentences. Remove the direct object and replace it with the pronoun.