2. Los pronombres personales
Yo = I
1st Person Singular
Only use it for emphasis
Only capitalized at the start

3. Los pronombres personales
Tú = you (informal)
2nd Person Singular
Only use it for emphasis

4. Los pronombres personales
Él = he
3rd Person Singular
Used for clarification

5. Los pronombres personales
Ella = she
3rd Person Singular
Used for clarification

6. Los pronombres personales
Usted (Ud.) = you (formal)
2nd Person Singular
Used for clarification

7. Los pronombres personales
Nosotros = we
1st Person Plural
Used for emphasis

8. Los pronombres personales
Vosotros = y’all (informal, Spain)
2nd Person Plural
Used for emphasis

9. Los pronombres personales
Ellos = They (masculine/mixed)
3rd Person Plural
Used for clarification

10. Los pronombres personales
Ellas = They (feminine)
3rd Person Plural
Used for clarification

11. Los pronombres personales
Ustedes (Uds.) = y’all
2nd Person Plural
Used for clarification

12. Los pronombres personales
Subject pronouns are used in place of names.
However, they are used MUCH LESS frequently in Spanish.

13. For combinations of names and pronouns
Anything + yo = nosotros
Anything + tú = ustedes/vosotros
Anything + Ud. = ustedes

14. For combinations of names and pronouns
Anything + él = ellos
Anything + ella = ellas/ellos
2 or more names = ellos/ellas

15. Location, location, location
When we do use subject pronouns in Spanish, they usually come before the verb that they agree with. ejemplo: Él es…

16. Location, location, location
Often in questions we put the subject AFTER the verb:
¿Cómo es él?

17. Ser = To be Soy = I am Only possible subject = yo.
“Yo” only used for emphasis.

18. Ser = To be Eres = You are (sing. Informal)
Only possible subject = tú.
“Tú” only used for emphasis.

19. Ser = To be Es = He, she, it is/You are (formal)
Possible subjects: él, ella, Ud., María, Juan, el chico, etc.
Subject given to clarify.

20. Ser = To be
Somos = We are
Possible subjects: nosotros, nosotras, ella y yo, etc.
Emphasis or clarification.

21. Ser = To be Sois = Y’all are
Possible subjects: vosotros, vosotras, Juan y tú, etc.
Emphasis or clarification.

22. Ser = To be Son = They are, Y’all are
Possible subjects: ellos, ellas, ustedes, Juan y María, etc.
Subject for clarification.

23. The uses of SER SER is only one way to say “to be” in Spanish.
We use SER when describing someone’s personality or giving a physical description.

24. The uses of SER
SER is used to say what or who someone is (occupation).
We use SER to say what something is made of (often with de).

25. The uses of SER SER is used to say where someone is from (with de).
We use SER when telling the time.
Son las ocho.

26. The uses of SER
SER is used to give the location of an EVENT, like a concert, a party, a play, etc.
Otherwise, do NOT use SER for location.

27. The uses of SER
SER is used with the preposition ‘de’ to show possession as well.
¿De quién es el bolígrafo?
Es de María.
(Whose pen is it? It’s Maria’s.)