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Learn about subject pronouns in Spanish and how to conjugate the verb ser (to be). Practice using subject pronouns with ser and learn how to tell where people are from.
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Subject Pronouns and Ser Español 1c
Subjects and Verbs • The subject of a sentence tells us who is doing the action. • The verb tells us what action is taking place in the sentence.
Subject Pronouns • Subject pronouns are used to discuss people. • A subject pronoun tells who is the subject of the sentence. • Subject pronouns can replace names when talking.
Yo- I Tú- You Familiar Usted- You Formal Él- He Ella- She One Specific name- Juan Nosotros- We Nosotras- We (girls) Ustedes- You guys Ellos- They Ellas- They (girls) 2 or more names(Juan y Miguel) These are the Subject Prounouns in Spanish
Tú- You FAMILIAR • You use tú when talking to friends or people who you are on a FIRST NAME basis with. • You use tú when you talk to each other, your friends or casual people.
Usted- you FORMAL • You use USTED when talking to people who you are on a last name basis. • The president, doctors, teachers, adults, etc…
Usted refers to only one person. Usted is abbreviated as Ud. Ustedes refers to more than one person. Can be a formal and informal person. Ustedes is abbreviated as Uds. Usted and Ustedes
¿Tú o Usted? • The dentist • Your best friend • Your sister • The police • The principal • The president • Miguel • Your teacher • Your mom or dad • Victoria
Subjects Pronouns and Verbs • In Spanish a verb can tell the subject of the sentence all by itself! This happens when you conjugate the verb. • However, it is often times necessary to use a subject pronoun to help clarify the conjugation of the verb. • Now, lets learn a verb conjugation!
Yo- SOY( I am) Tú- ERES (you fam are) Usted Él ES(___ is/are) Ella One specific name Nosotros Nosotras SOMOS(we are) Ustedes Ellos SON (___ are) Ellas 2 or more specific names SER- TO BE
Vamos a practicar… • Choose the correct form of the verb ser for the following subject pronouns. • Ellos • Ella • Yo • Juan y María • Nosotras • Tú • José y yo • Ustedes • You familiar • Usted
Más práctica • Now choose the subject pronoun for each form of the verb SER. • Son • Eres • Es • Somos • Soy • Es • Son • Eres • Somos • Soy
Ser: to tell where you are from • You use ser to tell where people are from. Here is the formula: • Subject + Ser + de + country. • Ex: Yo soy de Chile. Tú eres de Perú. Ellos son de Honduras.
Make into a sentence • Yo/Argentina • Tú/ Nicaragua • Nosotros/ Paraguay • Ellos/Los Estados Unidos • El policía/ Cuba • La maestra/ Venezuela • Los muchachos/ El Salvador • Miguel y yo/ Brazil • Tú/ México • El hombre y la mujer/ Chile