Subject Pronouns

-used to replace subject of a sentence Ex: Bob eats and talks. Bob runs and jumps. Bob sleeps. We can replace “Bob” with “he” Bob eats and talks. He runs and jumps. He sleeps.

Ex: Sarah and I study. Sarah and I read. We can replace “Sarah and I” with”we” Sarah and I study. We read.

(talking about yourself) First Person Singular yo = I (talking about yourself)

Second Person Singular tú = you (talking to someone informal / familiar)

Second Person Singular usted (ud.) = you (talking to someone formal / polite)

tú v. usted use tú for friends, classmates, people that are younger – people you are familiar with

tú v. usted use ud. with authority figures, people older than you, strangers – polite form of “you”

Third Person Singular él = he (talking about a male)

(talking about a female) Third Person Singular ella = she (talking about a female)

nosotros / nosotras = we First Person Plural nosotros / nosotras = we (talking about yourself and others)

nosotros – a group of all boys, or a mixed group First Person Plural nosotros – a group of all boys, or a mixed group nosotras – a group of all girls

vosotros / vosotras – used in Spain to say “you all” (you plural) Second Person Plural vosotros / vosotras – used in Spain to say “you all” (you plural) vosotros- boys / mixed vosotras - girls

(talking to 2 or more people) Second Person Plural ustedes (uds.) = you all (talking to 2 or more people)

(talking about 2 or more people) Third Person Plural ellos / ellas = they (talking about 2 or more people)

ellos – they (all boys, a mixed group) Third Person Plural ellos – they (all boys, a mixed group) ellas = they (all girls)

1st yo nosotros/nosotras 2nd tú vosotros/vosotras Singular Plural 1st yo nosotros/nosotras 2nd tú vosotros/vosotras 3rd él, ella ellos, ellas ud. uds.