Subject Pronouns

1. Subject Pronouns How to survive Spanish One

2. What is the subject of a sentence? The subject tells who or what does the action The subject tells who or what does the action • It can be a noun • La Señora Roberts • El Señor Murphy • My cat • The book • Your friends • My friends and I • It can be a pronoun • She • He • It • It • They • We • I • You

3. When the subject changes, so does the verb I am a teacher. You are a student. He is from Kansas. We are friends. They are lazy.

4. The same rules apply in Spanish! The subject tells who or what does the action The subject tells who or what does the action • It can be a regular noun • José • The teacher • My cat • My friends and I • The students • It can be a pronoun • He • We • Y’all • They • It can be a regular noun • José • La maestra • Mi gato • Mis amigos y yo • Los estudiantes • It can be a pronoun • Él • Nosotros • Ustedes o Vosotros • Ellas o Ellos

5. When the subject changes so does the verb Yo soy unamaestra. Túeres un estudiante. Éles de Kansas. Alicia y yosomos amigos. Mis amigos son cómicos. I am a teacher. You are a student. He is from Kansas. Alicia and I are friends. My friends are funny.

6. Subject Pronouns In English In Spanish I You He She It We Y’all They Yo Tú o Usted Él Ella Él o Ella Nosotros Vosotros o Ustedes Ellos o Ellas

7. There are FOUR words for “you” in Spanish YOU • Tú • Familiar • Usted • Formal Y’ALL • Vosotros • Familiar in Spain • Ustedes • Only word for y’all in Latin America • Formal in Spain

8. PRACTICE! NOUN La maestra Mis amigos Mis amigos y yo Usted y sus amigos El estudiante Tú y tus amigos Las maestras SUBJECT PRONOUN Ella Ellos Nosotros Ustedes Él Ustedes o vosotros ellas