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Subject Pronouns
P. 82Realidades 1
Subject Pronouns The subject of a sentence tells who is doing the action.
You often use people’s names as the subject:
Gregorio escucha música.
Ana canta y baila.
Subject Pronouns You also use subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they) to tell who is doing an action.
The subject pronouns replace people’s names.
Here are all the subject pronouns:
Yo= I
Tú=you**
(singular, informal)
Usted (Ud.)=you**
(singular, formal)
How many “yous”???
Tú and usted mean “you.” Use tú with family, friends, people your age or younger, and anyone you call by his or her first name.
Use tú with family, friends, people your age or younger, and anyone you call by his or her first name.
Use usted with adults you address with a title, such as señor, profesora, etc.People you call ma’m or sir. Usted is usually written as Ud.
Él=he
Ella=she
Singular Subject Pronouns
Yo Tú Usted (Ud.)
Él Ella
I You (informal)
You (formal) He She
Nosotros (as)=we
Nosotros
Nosotros can be a group of all boys, or a mixed group.
Nosotras
Nosotras is only a group of ALL GIRLS.
Vosotros, Vosotras= y’all**
Ustedes (Uds.)= y’all**
Again with the yous????
Ustedes, vosotras and vosotros all mean “you.”
Latin America Ustedes is
used when speaking to two or more people, regardless of age.
Ustedes is usually written as Uds.
Spain
In Spain, use vosotros(as) when speaking to two or more people you call tú individually: Tú + tú = vosotros(as)
Use ustedes when talking to two or more people you call usted individually.
Subject Pronouns (Plural)
Nosotros Nosotras Vosotros Vosotras Ustedes (Uds.) Ellos Ellas
We (males) We (females) You All (informal) You All (informal) You All (formal) They (males) They (females)
Ellas – they (all girls)
Ellos- they
Gender agreement If a group is made up of males only or of both males and females together, use the masculine forms: nosotros, vosotros, ellos.
Subject Pronouns You can combine a subject pronoun and a name to form a subject.
Subject Pronouns Alejandro y yo = nosotros
Carlos y ella = ellos Pepe y tú = ustedes Lola y ella = ellas