Infinitives

• In your own words, what is an infinitive?

• Examples:– beber– to drink– comer– to eat– dibujar– to draw

Infinitives

• The infinitive is like a lump of clay that can be molded to match the subject of the sentence it is used in

• TO EAT– I eat– you eat– he/ she eats– we eat– they eat

Subject Pronouns• I• you• you• he• she• we• y’all• you all• they

• yo• tú• usted• él• ella• nosotros• vosotros• ustedes• ellos

Tú – Usted

• Tú (informal)– speaking to a friend– speaking to a relative– speaking to someone

younger

• Usted (formal)– speaking to someone

older– speaking to someone

you don’t know– speaking to someone in

a higher position than yourself

¿Tú o Usted?

• speaking to your boss

• speaking to your cousin

• speaking to your teacher

• speaking to your best friend

Vosotros – Ustedes

• Vosotros (y’all)– used to address a group

of people

– Spain

• Ustedes (you all)– used to address a group

of people

– Latin America

Nosotros

• means “we”• includes yourself

• examples:– my friends and I (mis amigos y yo)– my parents and I (mis padres y yo)

ellas – nosotras – vosotras

• Spanish is gender-specific

• ella “her”• ellas “they” (group of all girls)• nosotras “we” (only girls)• vosotras “y’all” (group of girls)

Let’s practice!

• yo• tú• él, ella, usted• nosotros• vosotros• ellos, ellas, ustedes

• Ana y Alicia• Mis amigos y yo• Javier• you all• you (formal)• las chicas• I• María• you (informal)