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Learn about subject pronouns in Spanish and how they replace people's names in sentences. Discover the different forms of subject pronouns and when to use them.
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Subject Pronouns P. 82 Realidades 1
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.
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 subject pronouns.
Subject Pronouns (Singular) • Yo • Tú • Usted (Ud.) • Él • Ella • I • You (informal) • You (formal) • He • She
Subject Pronouns (Plural) • Nosotros • Nosotras • Vosotros • Vosotras • Ustedes (Uds.) • Ellos • Ellas • We (males) • We (females) • You All (informal) • You All (informal) • You All (formal) • They (males) • They (females)
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.
Subject Pronouns • Use usted with adults you address with a title, such as señor, señora, profesor(a), etc. Usted is usually written as Ud.
Subject Pronouns • In Latin America, use ustedes when speaking to two or more people, regardless of age. Ustedes is usually written as Uds.
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.
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.
Subject Pronouns • You can combine a subject pronoun and a name to form a subject.
Subject Pronouns • Alejandro y yo = nosotros • Carlos y ella = ellos • Pepe y tú = ustedes • Lola y ella = ellas