TOPIC: SUBJECT PRONOUNS
*Subjects tell who is doing the action. Gregorio escucha música. (Gregorio listens to music.) *Subject pronouns replace the subject to avoid repitition. Él escucha música. (He listens to music.)
PRONOUNS yo nosotros nosotras tú (i) vosotros vosotras Usted (Ud.) él ella Ustedes (Uds.) ellos ellas we I you ya’ll you all they you he she
Tú = you = Usted Friends Respect Family Adults Younger Strangers
Vosotros/ Vosotras Ustedes ya’ll you all Only used in Spain Used with friends, family, younger people Used in Spain and Latin America Used for any group
*Ellos is used for a group of all males or a mixed group. *Ellas is used for a group of all females. * The same applies to: nosotros(as), vosotros(as)
One person’s name can be replaced by él or ella. Laura = ella (she) Roberto = él (he)
*A group of people including yourself can be replaced by nosotros/nosotras. Laura, Roberto y yo = nosotros (Laura, Roberto, and I) = we ***any group of names with “y yo” at the end is ALWAYS NOSOTROS(AS).**
*A group of people you are talking to can be replaced by Ustedes. Luisa, Rafeal, y Ud. = Ustedes (Luisa, Rafeal, and you = you all) A group of people you are talking about can be replaced by ellos or ellas. Lionel, Tina, y Marta = ellos (they)
¡VAMOS A PRACTICAR! Write the subject pronoun for each subject: 1. Marta 2. Luisa y Ud. 3. Ana y Marco 4. Raúl 5. Tito y yo 6. Emilia y Juana 7. Yo 8. Tú y yo