1. Subject Pronouns

2. Objetivo Al fin de esta lección, vas a poder…
(By the end of this lesson, you will be able to)
Identify and translate the 12 subject pronouns in Spanish.

3. IntroducciÓN
What is a subject? The subject of a sentence tells ______ is doing the action. We can use ___________ (Sra. Moreno), ___________ (the teacher), or ____________ (she), as the subject.
who
proper nouns
common nouns
pronouns

4. Subject Pronouns TABLE
En español….
con inglés I we
you (inf)
y’all (you pl)
you (form) he/it
she/it
they
(yo)
(nosotros)
(nosotras)
(tú)
(vosotros)
(vosotras)
(usted) (él)
(ella)
(ustedes)
(ellos)
(ellas)

5. tú usted ustedes “YOU” EN ESPAÑOL: vosotros/ vosotros
___________, ___________, ___________,
and ___________,
ustedes

6. “YOU” EN ESPAÑOL: SINGULAR YOU
Use ______ with family, friends, people your age or younger, and anyone you call by his or her first name. Tú = ___________
Use ______ with adults and any person you would address with a title or a LAST NAME! Usted can be abbreviated as _____ Usted = ___________ tú
you (informal or familiar)
usted
Ud.
You (formal)

7. “YOU” EN ESPAÑOL You all, Y’all, You guys vosotros or vosotras
PLURAL YOU = _______________
In Spain, use ______________________ when speaking to two or more people you would call tú individually (tú + tú = vosotros). Vosotros/as = ___________
In Spain, use ___________________ when speaking with two or more people you call usted individually. Ustedes (Uds.) = ___________
vosotros or vosotras
you (plural/ informal/ Spain) y’all (inf)
ustedes
You (plural/formal/ Spain)

8. “YOU” EN ESPAÑOL PLURAL YOU
In Latin America, we do not distinguish between formal and informal when using the PLURAL YOU. Use _________ when speaking to two or more people, regardless of age or familiarity. Abbreviate ustedes as _____
Ustedes = ___________
ustedes
Uds.
You (plural y’all Latin America)

9. PARA REPASAR: How many “YOUs” are there in Spanish? Why?
Are there more subject pronouns in Spanish or English? Why?
Which side refers to only ONE person? Which side refers to TWO OR MORE people?
What are the FIRST PERSON pronouns?
What are the THIRD PERSON pronouns?

10. PARA REPASAR:

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12. PRacticamos Study spanish practice Spanishdict.com
Prentice Hall Practice (Subject Pronouns)
WCPSS success series video
Senor Jordan video
Subject Pronouns Sound of Music song