1. Subject Pronouns P. 82 Realidades 1

2. Subject Pronouns

The subject of a sentence tells who is doing the action.

You often use peoples names as the subject:

Gregorioescucha msica.

Anacanta y baila.

3. Subject Pronouns

You also use subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they) to tell who is doing an action.

The subject pronouns replace peoples names.

Here are all the subject pronouns.

4. Subject Pronouns (Singular)

Yo

T

Usted (Ud.)

l

Ella

I

You (informal)

You (formal)

He

She

5. 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)

6. Subject Pronouns

T, usted, ustedes , andvosotros(as)all mean you.

Usetwith family, friends, people your age or younger, and anyone you call by his or her first name.

7. Subject Pronouns

Useustedwith adults you address with a title, such asseor, seora, profesor(a) , etc.Ustedis usually written asUd.

8. Subject Pronouns

In Latin America, useustedeswhen speaking to two or more people, regardless of age.Ustedesis usually written asUds.

9. Subject Pronouns

In Spain, usevosotros(as)when speaking to two or more people you calltindividually:

T+t=vosotros(as)

Useustedeswhen talking to two or more people you callustedindividually.

10. Subject Pronouns

If a group is made up of males only or of both males and females together, use the masculine forms:nosotr os , vosotr os , ell os .

11. Subject Pronouns

You can combine a subject pronoun and a name to form a subject.

12. Subject Pronouns

Alejandro y yo =nosotros

Carlos y ella =ellos

Pepe y t =ustedes

Lola y ella =ellas