Subject Pronouns

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2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Yo Tú Usted (Ud.) Él Ella I You (informal) You (formal) He She Subject Pronouns (Singular)

5. 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) Subject Pronouns (Plural)

6. 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.

7. Subject Pronouns • Use usted with adults you address with a title, such as señor, señora, profesor(a), etc. Usted is usually written as Ud.

8. Subject Pronouns • In Latin America, use ustedeswhen speaking to two or more people, regardless of age. Ustedes is usually written as Uds.

9. 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 ustedindividually.

10. Subject Pronouns – “You” • 4 ways of saying “you”: •  Singular forms: tú & usted (Ud.) •  Plural forms: vosotros(as) & ustedes (Uds.)

11. 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

12. 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.

13. Subject Pronouns • You can combine a subject pronoun and a name to form a subject.

14. Subject Pronouns • Alejandro y yo = nosotros • Carlos y ella = ellos • Pepe y tú = ustedes • Lola y ella = ellas

15. ¿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

16. Subject Pronouns – “You” • 4 ways of saying “you”: •  Singular forms: • tú & • usted (Ud.) •  Plural forms: • vosotros, (vosotras) & • ustedes (Uds.)

17. 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

18. ¿Cuál pronombre? (Which pronoun?) • Which subject pronoun would you use to SPEAK ABOUT the following? Bárbara Gloria y Estefania la señora Sánchez y el señor García Clara y Sergio

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