Subject Pronouns
Subject Pronouns What are subject pronouns in English? What purpose do they serve?
Subject Pronouns The subject pronouns in Spanish are: SINGULAR PLURAL YO – I NOSOTROS – WE NOSOTRAS – WE (ALL FEMALES) TÚ – YOU (FAMILIAR) VOSOTROS – YOU ALL* VOSOTRAS – YOU ALL (ALL FEMALE) ONLY USED IN SPAIN!!!!!!!!! ÉL – HE ELLA – SHE USTED – YOU (FORMAL) ELLOS –THEY ELLAS – THEY (ALL FEMALES) USTEDES – YOU ALL
Subject Pronouns Tú Usted Friend Teacher Relative The subject pronoun tú and usted both mean you when you’re talking to one person. However, they are used in different situations. Tú Usted Friend Teacher Relative Adult you’ve just met Someone your age Someone you show respect to
Subject Pronouns Although subject pronouns are often left out, the pronoun usted is commonly stated when addressing someone to show respect. ¿Cómo está usted ? How are you?
Subject Pronouns USTEDES – You All VOSOTROS – You all Formal Friends The subject pronouns ustedes and vosotros mean you when talking to more than one person. They are also used in different situations. USTEDES – You All VOSOTROS – You all Formal Friends Familiar Relatives Any group People your age Only used in Spain!
Subject Pronouns The pronouns nosotros, vosotros and ellos have feminine forms. MASCULINE – Group of all males or group of males and females FEMININE – Group of ONLY females! NOSOTROS NOSOTRAS VOSOTROS (SPAIN) VOSOTRAS (SPAIN) ELLOS ELLAS
Using Pronouns Referring to them as YOU Talking TO someone Tú Friend Usted Vosotros Vosotras Ustedes Talking TO someone Friend Adult Group of students in Spain All female students in Spain Group of adults REMEMBER: There are 5 forms of the word YOU!
Using Pronouns Talking ABOUT someone Self Juan Maria John y yo Maria y yo(all girls) Juan y Maria Maria y Beatriz Replacing name Yo (I) Él (He) Ella (She) Nosotros (We) Nosotras (We) Ellos (They) Ellas (They)
Which of the following is the familiar “you”? tu usted [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Which pronoun would you use if you were saying “we” and it was all girls? vosotras nosotras ustedes [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Which is the formal “you”? tu usted [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Which pronoun is used only in Spain? Vosotros/Vosotras Nosotros/Nosotras Ustedes [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Which pronoun would best complete the sentence: Maria es mi amiga Which pronoun would best complete the sentence: Maria es mi amiga. ____ es de Costa Rica. El Ella Nosotras [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Which pronoun would you use if you were talking about a group of boys? nosotros ellas ellos [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Which pronoun would you use if you were talking to a group of boys? ustedes nosotros ellos [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Exit Slip What are the subject pronouns in Spanish? What do they mean in English? Write a sentence first without using a subject pronoun, then rewrite it replacing the noun with the correct subject pronoun. Por ejemplo: Luisa es mi amiga. Ella es mi amiga. YOU CANNOT USE THIS SENTENCE! OR ANYTHING LIKE IT!