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Subject Pronouns

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Subject Pronouns The subject of a sentence tells who is

doing the action. You often use people’s names as the

subject: Gregorio escucha música. Ana canta y baila.

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Subject Pronouns You also use subject pronouns (I, you,

he, she, we, they) to tell who is doing an action.

The subject pronouns replace people’s names.

Here are all the Spanish subject pronouns.

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Subject Pronouns (Singular)

Yo Tú Usted (Ud.) Él Ella

I You (informal) You (formal) He She

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Subject Pronouns (Plural) Nosotros Nosotras Vosotros Vosotras Ustedes (Uds.) Ellos Ellas

We (males/mixed) We (females) You All (informal) You All (informal) You All (formal) They (males/mixed) They (females)

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Subject Pronouns Tú, usted, ustedes, and

vosotros(as) all mean “you.”

Use tú with family, friends, people your age or younger, and anyone you call by his or her first name.

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Subject Pronouns Use usted with adults you address

with a title, such as señor, señora, profesor(a), etc. Usted is usually written as Ud.

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Subject Pronouns In Latin America, use ustedes

when speaking to two or more people, regardless of age. Ustedes is usually written as Uds.

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Subject Pronouns In Spain, use vosotros(as) when

speaking to two or more people you call tú individually:

tú + tú = vosotros(as) Use ustedes when talking to two or

more people you call usted individually.

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Subject Pronouns – “You” 4 ways of saying “you”:

Singular forms: tú & usted (Ud.)

Plural forms: vosotros(as) & ustedes (Uds.)

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Subject Pronouns The following people have asked you how you are: ¿Cómo

estás? Answer, then ask how they are, using the appropriate

equivalent for YOU: Bien, gracias, y ________? Your cousin, Ana Your teacher, Sra. Ramos Your father Your friends Sr. and Sra. Cisneros Judge López

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Subject Pronouns If a group is made up of males only

or of both males and females together, use the masculine forms:

nosotros, vosotros, ellos.

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Subject Pronouns You can combine a subject pronoun

and a name to form a subject.

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Subject Pronouns Alejandro y yo = nosotros

Carlos y ella = ellos

Pepe y tú = ustedes

Lola y ella = ellas

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¿Cuál pronombre? (Which pronoun?) Which subject pronoun would you use to SPEAK ABOUT

the following? Cecilia, una amiga tía Laura y tío Pablo Federico y Luis María y Irene Marcos, un amigo Marcos y Cecilia Yo, un amigo, y una amiga

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Subject Pronouns – “You” 4 ways of saying “you”:

Singular forms: tú & usted (Ud.)

Plural forms: vosotros, (vosotras) & ustedes (Uds.)

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Subject Pronouns – “You” The following people have asked you how you are: ¿Cómo

estás? Answer, then ask how they are, using the appropriate

equivalent for YOU: Bien, gracias, y ________? Your brother Your grandmother Your Priest Your neighbors, Sara y Tómas Las profesoras Peko y Lelli Sra. Butcher

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¿Cuál pronombre? (Which pronoun?) Which subject pronoun would you use to SPEAK

ABOUT the following?

la señora Sánchez y el señor García

Gloria y Estefania

Bárbara

Clara y Sergio

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