SUBJECT PRONOUNSA pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

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WHAT IS A PRONOUN?

It’s a word used instead of a noun (or a phrase containing a noun)Example: `He', `it', `who', and `anything' are pronouns.

When the pronoun is the subject (the person doing the action) of the sentence, it is called a Subject Pronoun.Example: Bob is swimming. He is swimming.

CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING

In your own words what is a Subject Pronoun?

In the following sentences identify & underline the Subject(s) and replace it/ them with a Subject Pronoun. Juan is the smartest student in class. Tomas likes to hang out with the girls. I like Rob. Mrs. Ness is cool. Maria is kinder than Fred. The car is not working. The house and yard both need work.

CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING

Juan is the smartest student in class. He is the smartest

student in class. Tomas likes to hang

out with Jane and Carla. He likes to hang out

with them. I like Rob.

I like him.

Mrs. Ness is cool. She is cool.

Maria is kinder than Fred. She is kinder than him

The car is not working. It is not working.

The house and yard both need work. They both need work

In your own words what is a Subject Pronoun?

WHAT ARE THE ENGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS?

Singular Plural

1st person I We

2nd person You Ya’all

3rd person He, She, It They

ENGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND THEIR SPANISH EQUIVALENTS Spanish subject pronouns are similar to

English, but there are some differences.

Singular Plural

1st person

I = YoWe = nosotros (m)

Nosotras (f)

2nd person

You (familiar) = tú

You (formal) = Usted (Ud.)

You (plural, familiar) = vosotrosVosotras

You (plural) = Ustedes (Uds.)

3rd person

He = él She = ella

It= lo (m) la (f)

They (m) = EllosThey (f) = Ellas

Those= los (m) las (f)

THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN “YO”

“Yo” means “I” and is used in the same way as in English. Yo soy americano. Yo soy estudiante.

Note that it is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence: Mi amigo y yo…

SECOND PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN

TÚ

Tú means you (familiar/ informal)

Used when talking to someone familiar

We’ll learn more about this in a moment.

FORMAL YOUUSTED (UD.)

Usted means you (formal) Used when talking to someone you should respect. Abbreviated Capital U lower case d period. (Ud.) We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment.

Quien Sera Milionario https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6xpirjE82M

3RD PERSON SINGULAR MASCULINE

ÉL Él = he It is used when talking ABOUT a boy/guy/man. used in the same way as its English counterpart:

Jorge es mexicano. Él es de Guadalajara. DON’T forget the accent mark. If you do, you are

actually writing the Spanish word for “the” él = he el = the

3RD PERSON SINGULAR FEMININEELLA

Ella = she It is used when talking ABOUT a girl/woman. used in the same way as its English

counterpart: Rosa es mexicana. Ella es de Acapulco.

Please pronounce it correctly. It sounds like (eh-yah) not (el-lah) Remember ll= y sound.

Use nosotros/ nosotras to talk about a group of people that includes you.

in English we have one word to talk about “we,” but in Spanish, we distinguish between “we” masculine and feminine:

Juan: “Mi hermano y yo somos de Argentina. Nosotros vivimos en Buenos Aires.”

Juana: “Mi hermana y yo somos de Bolivia. Nosotras vivimos en La Paz.”

use the masculine pronoun if it refers to a mixed group:

Juan: “Mi hermano, mi novia, y yo somos de Argentina. Nosotros vivimos en Buenos Aires.”

Juana: “Mi hermana, mis padres, y yo somos de Bolivia. Nosotros vivimos en La Paz.

THE FIRST PERSON PLURAL PRONOUN “NOSOTROS / NOSOTRAS”

3RD PERSON PLURAL MASCULINEELLOS

Ellos = They (masculine) It is used when talking ABOUT

a group of boys/guys/men or a mixed group.

used in the same way as its English counterpart:

Jorge y Pepe son mexicanos. Ellos son de Guadalajara.

Jorge y Ana son alumnos. Ellos son amigos también.

Please pronounce it correctly. It sounds like (eh-yohs) not (el-

lohs) Remember ll= y sound.

3RD PERSON PLURAL FEMININEELLAS

Ellas = They (feminine) It is used when talking ABOUT a group of only females. used in the same way as its English counterpart:

Sofía y Ana son alumnas. Ellas son amigas también.

Please pronounce it correctly. It sounds like (eh-yahs) not (el-lahs) Remember ll= y sound.

2ND PERSONAL FAMILIAR YOU PLURALVOSOTROS/ VOSOTRAS

Used when talking TO a group of familiar people

We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment.

2ND PERSONAL FORMAL YOU PLURALUSTEDES (UDS.)

Abbriviated Capital “U”, lower case “d”, lower case “s” period. (Uds.)

Used when talking TO a group of formal people.

We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment.

YOU, YOU, AND YOU

In English, there is only one “YOU”. It is singular and plural, masculine and feminine, formal and informal Note: y’all or you all is not standard English, but

we will use it to help learn the Spanish forms of “you”.

In Spanish there are 5 ways to express “you” tú usted (Ud.) vosotros vosotras ustedes (Uds.)

Let’s look at the singular forms first. Each one has a specific time when it used. If you use the wrong one, it can be offensive to the person with whom you are speaking.

DIFFERENCES – YOU: TÚ VS. USTED

Tú = you (informal/familiar)

Use “tú” when talking to people with whom you are on a first name basis.

friendsfamilysmall childrenpeople younger than

youpets

Usted (Ud.) = you (formal)

Use “Usted” when talking with people to whom you should show respect.

People in authority (police, teachers, bosses, etc.)

StrangersAcquaintancesAdults

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING TÚ & USTED

Your best friend…? Your Spanish

teacher…? Your best friend’s

mother…? Your dog, Pepe….? Your school

principal…? Mrs. Sanches, you

next-door neighbor…?

Your brother….? Your school bus

driver…? Your teacher’s five-

year-old son…? Your older brother’s

girlfriend…? A salesman who

comes to your front door….?

Using the general rules concerning the usage of tú and usted, decide which form is best when addressing….?

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING TÚ & USTED

tú Your best friend…? usted Your Spanish

teacher…? usted Your best

friend’s mother…? tú Your dog, Pepe….? usted Your school

principal…? usted Mrs. Sanches,

you next-door neighbor…?

tú Your brother….? usted Your school

bus driver…? tú Your teacher’s

five-year-old son…? usted Your older

brother’s girlfriend…?

usted A salesman who comes to your front door….?

Using the general rules concerning the usage of tú and usted, decide which form is best when addressing….?

In Spanish there are three ways to say “all of you” Vosotros Vosotras Ustedes (Uds.)

Vosotros/vosotras are the plural forms of tú. Ustedes is the plural form of usted.

Vosotros is used when talking to a familiar group of males or a mixed group.

Vosotras is the feminine form of vosotros and is used when the entire group is female

These two familiar forms are used primarily in Spain.

DIFFERENCES – Y’ALL

The plural you form “ustedes (Uds.)” Is used differently in Spain and Latin America.

In Spain, vosotros/as is used when talking to an informal group. Uds. is used to address a formal group.

In Latin America, Uds. is generally used in both formal and informal situations. (They don’t use vosotros/as)

DIFFERENCES – Y’ALL

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING VOSOTROS/VOSOTRAS & USTEDES

Using the general rules concerning the usage of vosotros and ustedes decide which form is best when addressing….?

Your close friends…? Your church leaders…? Your mother’s best friends…? Presenting at the Science fair….? Presenting at a family reunion…? Talking to a girl’s pre-school class…?

REVIEWYo = IFirst person singularNot capitalized unless the first word of the sentenceUsed to talk ABOUT yourself

Nosotros/as = weFirst person pluraldistinguish between “we” masculine and feminineUsed to talk ABOUT yourself and friends

Tú = You (singular, informal/familiar)Second person SingularUse it to talk TO a person that is a friend or family member

Vosotros/as = You (plural, familiar)Second person PluralUse it to talk TO a group of friends or family members.

Third person singularÉl = heDon’t forget the accentUse it to talk ABOUT a guy.Ella = sheUse it to talk ABOUT a girl.Watch the pronunciation.Lo/la= it

Third person pluralEllos = They (masculine)It is used when talking ABOUT a group of boys/guys/men or a mixed group.Ellas = They (feminine) It is used when talking ABOUT a group of only females.Los/las= those

Ud. = You (singular, formal)Use it to talk TO a person that is due respect.

Uds. = You (plural)Use it to talk TO a group of people

ENGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND THEIR SPANISH EQUIVALENTS Spanish subject pronouns are similar to

English, but there are some differences.

Singular Plural

1st person

I = YoWe = nosotros (m)

Nosotras (f)

2nd person

You (familiar) = tú

You (formal) = Usted (Ud.)

You (plural, familiar) = vosotrosVosotras

You (plural) = Ustedes (Uds.)

3rd person

He = él She = ella

It= lo (m) la (f)

They (m) = EllosThey (f) = Ellas

Those= los (m) las (f)

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

EjemploTom and Carla are going to the store.

Ellos

I wish you all (my teachers) would give me less homework.

You are the cutest baby ever!

…. and you, Mr. President?

The girls think the rules don’t apply to them!

Identify the correct SPANISH subject pronoun to replace the underlined subjects in the sentences below.

Jose likes to eat fish. Jane and I are traveling

to Guatamala. Ya’ll are my favorite

people. I love to see my friends. Tom thinks he’s all that. Janet is beautiful.

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

I wish Ustedes (Uds.) (my teachers) would give me less homework.

Tú are the cutest baby ever!

…. and usted(Ud.), Mr. President?

The Ellas think the rules don’t apply to them!

Identify the correct SPANISH subject pronoun to replace the underlined subjects in the sentences below.

El likes to eat fish. Nosotros(as) are

traveling to Guatamala. Vosotros(as) are my

favorite people. I love to see my friends. El thinks he’s all that. Ella is beautiful.

UNDERSTANDING THE VERB CHART Spanish Grammatical concepts are often taught using the “verb” chart.

Verb Conjugation, Subject Pronouns, Indirect & Direct Object Pronouns are all presented with the chart

Singular Plural

1st person

Person speaking Persons speaking

2nd person

Person (familiar) you are speaking to…

Person (formal) you are speaking to…

Persons (familiar) you are speaking to…

Persons (formal) you are speaking to…

3rd person

Person/thing you are speaking about…

Persons/thing you are speaking about…

CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING Spanish Grammatical concepts are often taught using the “verb”

chart below… lets see if you can fill in the missing concepts

person…. Person…. Persons…..

person

Person….

Person….

Persons….

Persons….

personPerson…. Persons….

THE CHART WITH VERBS Spanish Grammatical concepts are often taught using the “verb” chart.

Verb Conjugation, Subject Pronouns, Indirect & Direct Object Pronouns are all presented with the chart

Singular Plural

1st person

Estoy Estamos

2nd person

Estas

Esta

Estaís

Estan

3rd person

Esta Estan

Plural Subject

Pronouns

VOCABULARY LISTS & FLASH CARDS

Yo Tú Usted (Ud.) Él Ella

Nosotros/ Nosotras Vosotros/ Vosotras Ustedes (Uds.) Ellos Ellas

Singular Subject Pronouns

Hola

HI