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In sentences with two verbs, there are two options regarding the placement of the direct

object pronoun.

1. Place it immediately before the conjugated verb

2. Attach it directly to the inﬁnitive

Here are examples of the direct object pronoun placed before the conjugated verb:

Lo quiero ver...................................................... I want to see it.

Lo debemos comprar ......................................... We should buy it.

María nos debe visitar ........................................ Mary should visit us.

Juan lo necesita lavar ......................................... John needs to wash it.

Here are examples of the direct object pronoun attached directly to the inﬁnitive:

Quiero verlo ....................................................... I want to see it.

Debemos comprarlo........................................... We should buy it.

María debe visitarnos ......................................... Mary should visit us.

Juan necesita lavarlo .......................................... John needs to wash it.

Here are the two methods side by side. Neither method is “better” than the other.

Lo quiero ver.

Quiero verlo.

I want to see it.

Lo debemos comprar.

Debemos comprarlo.

We should buy it.

María nos debe visitar.

María debe visitarnos.

Mary should visit us.

Juan lo necesita lavar.

Juan necesita lavarlo.

John needs to wash it.

These same rules apply for questions and negative statements.

¿Lo debemos comprar?

¿Debemos comprarlo?

Should we buy it?

Juan no lo necesita lavar.

Juan no necesita lavarlo.

John doesn’t need to wash it.

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