Subject

Pronouns
Español I – Sr. Alfonso
 What is a Subject?
• In any sentence, the subject is the person
being talked about.
• For example:
• María is smart.
• Luis and Marisa are siblings.
• Mrs. Rodríguez is a Spanish teacher.
• The dog is eating food off the floor!
 What is a Pronoun?
• Pronouns are used as substitute words to refer to
people.
• They are used to avoid saying the person’s name over
and over again (or objects!).
• For example:
• Carlos is tired this morning. Carlos went to the café and
Carlos ordered coffee. Carlos drank the coffee at school
and Carlos thought the coffee was delicious. becomes
• Carlos is tired this morning. He went to the café and he
ordered coffee. He drank it at school and he tought it was
delicious.
 So, what are Subject Pronouns?
• Subject: the person being talked about.
• Pronouns: words that we use to substitute names.
• THEREFORE:
• Subject Pronouns: words that we use to substitute
for people that we are talking about.
• For example:
• Marisa is my sister. She is very smart.
• Those boys are swimming. They are having fun.
 Spanish Subject Pronouns
I yo we nosotros
we (all girls) nosotras

you tú y’all vosotros

y’all (all girls) vosotras

he él they ellos
she ella they (all girls) ellas
you (formal) usted y’all ustedes
 Tú - You familiar or informal
• You use tú when talking
to friends or people
who you are on a first
names basis with.
• You use tú when you
talk to each other, your
friends, or people your
own age, like
classmates.
Usted - you formal or respectful
• You use usted when
talking to people who
you are on a last name
basis with.
• Use usted when talking
to people whom you
respect, or who are on a
position of authority.
 Usted and Ustedes

• Usted refers to only • Ustedes refers to

one person. more than one
person. Can be a
formal and informal
• Usted is abbreviated person.
as Ud. or Vd.

• Ustedes is abbreviated
as Uds. or Vds.
 ¿Tú o Usted?
1. The dentist
2. Your best friend
3. Your sister
4. The police
5. The principal
6. The president
7. Miguel
8. Your teacher
9. Your mom or dad
10. The princess of Spain
 Subjects Pronouns and Verbs

• In Spanish a verb can tell the subject of the sentence

all by itself! This happens when you conjugate the
verb.
• However, it is often times necessary to use a subject
pronoun to help clarify the conjugation of the verb.

• Now, lets learn a verb conjugation!

 SER- TO BE
• Yo- SOY( I am) • Nosotros
• Nosotras SOMOS(we
are)
• Tú- ERES (you fam are)

• Usted • Ustedes
• Él ES(___
• Ellos SON (___
are)
is/are)
• Ella • Ellas
• One specific name • 2 or more specific names
 Vamos a practicar…
• Choose the correct form of the verb ser for the following subject
pronouns.

1. Ellos
2. Ella
3. Yo
4. Juan y María
5. Nosotras
6. Tú
7. José y yo
8. Ustedes
9. You familiar
10. Usted
 Más práctica
• Now choose the subject pronoun for each form of the verb
SER.
1. Son
2. Eres
3. Es
4. Somos
5. Soy
6. Es
7. Son
8. Eres
9. Somos
10. Soy
 Ser: to tell where you are from
• You use ser to tell where
people are from. Here is the
formula:

• Subject + Ser + de +
country.

• Ex: Yo soy de Chile.

Tú eres de Perú.
Ellos son de Honduras.
 Make into a sentence
1. Yo/Argentina
2. Tú/ Nicaragua
3. Nosotros/ Paraguay
4. Ellos/Los Estados Unidos
5. El policía/ Cuba
6. La maestra/ Venezuela
7. Los muchachos/ El Salvador
8. Miguel y yo/ Brazil
9. Tú/ México
10. El hombre y la mujer/ Chile