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Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns. Capítulo 2A – Tu día en la escuela La clase de español Señorita Vélez. Subject Pronouns. The subject in a sentence tells you who is doing an action. People’s names are often used as the subject. Examples: Lucas escucha m úsica. Lucas listens to music.

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Subject Pronouns

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  1. Subject Pronouns Capítulo 2A – Tu día en la escuela La clase de español Señorita Vélez

  2. Subject Pronouns • The subject in a sentence tells you who is doing an action. • People’s names are often used as the subject. • Examples: Lucas escucha música. Lucas listens to music. Claudia canta y baila. Claudia sings and dances.

  3. Subject Pronouns • You also use subject pronouns to tell who is doing an action. • These pronouns can replace the names of people. • Examples: Él escucha música. He listens to music. Ella canta y baila. She sings and dances.

  4. Subject Pronouns(In English) S 1st I 1st We P I L N U G 2nd You R U A L L A 3rd He 3rd They R She It

  5. Subject Pronouns(En español) S 1st Yo 1st Nosotros P I Nosotras L N U G 2nd Tú (familiar) R U A L L A 3rd Él 3rd Ellos R Ella Ellas Usted (Ud.) (formal) Ustedes (Uds.)

  6. Subject PronounsSide by side view 1st Yo - I 1st Nosotros - We Nosotras - We 2nd Tú – You (familiar) 3rd Él - He 3rd Ellos - They Ella - She Ellas - They Ud. – You (formal) Uds. – They / “Y’all”

  7. Did you see…? • Did you notice that we have singular and plural pronouns? • The left were … ? • The right were … ? • Did you also notice the differences between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd persons?

  8. Tú, usted (Ud.), ustedes (Uds.) • All mean “you”. • Use tú with family, friends, people that are your age or younger & anyone you call by their first name. • Use usted with adults you address with a title, such as señor, señora, profesor(a), etc. Usted is usually written as Ud. • Use ustedes when speaking to two or more people, regardless of their age. Ustedes is usually written as Uds.

  9. Who runs the world? GIRLS! Spanish grammar is funny! - There can be 99 ladies in one room. - If the group is all females, we can use the feminine forms: nosotras or ellas .

  10. Boys… EWW!!! Spanishgrammar is funny! • Boys like to be nosey. • Because of their nosiness: • We cannot use nosotras or ellas anymore! • Unfortunately, we have to use nosotros or ellos. • However, it is “la fiesta de Señorita Vélez” so… • She kicks the boy(s) out! • We can use the feminine forms nosotras or ellas.

  11. Make life & grammar easier! • You can combine a subject pronoun and a name to form a subject. • Examples: • Alejandro y yo = nosotros • Carlos y ella = ellos • Pedro y tú = ustedes (Uds.) • Lisa y ella = ellas • Heather y Ud. = ustedes (Uds.)

  12. REVIEW • What begins a sentence? • What is often used as a subject? • What are the functions of Subject Pronouns? • What are the Spanish Subject Pronouns? • Which are the differences between tú, Ud. and Uds.? • How is Spanish grammar funny about grammar when there is a mix of boys and girls in a group? • How can you make grammar easier?

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