Los pronombres personales Yo = I 1st Person Singular Only use it for emphasis Only capitalized at the start

Los pronombres personales Tú = you (informal) 2nd Person Singular Only use it for emphasis

Los pronombres personales Él = he 3rd Person Singular Used for clarification

Los pronombres personales Ella = she 3rd Person Singular Used for clarification

Los pronombres personales Usted (Ud.) = you (formal) 2nd Person Singular Used for clarification

Los pronombres personales Nosotros = we 1st Person Plural Used for emphasis

Los pronombres personales Vosotros = y’all (informal, Spain) 2nd Person Plural Used for emphasis

Los pronombres personales Ellos = They (masculine/mixed) 3rd Person Plural Used for clarification

Los pronombres personales Ellas = They (feminine) 3rd Person Plural Used for clarification

Los pronombres personales Ustedes (Uds.) = y’all 2nd Person Plural Used for clarification

Los pronombres personales Subject pronouns are used in place of names. However, they are used MUCH LESS frequently in Spanish.

For combinations of names and pronouns Anything + yo = nosotros Anything + tú = ustedes/vosotros Anything + Ud. = ustedes

For combinations of names and pronouns Anything + él = ellos Anything + ella = ellas/ellos 2 or more names = ellos/ellas

Location, location, location When we do use subject pronouns in Spanish, they usually come before the verb that they agree with. ejemplo: Él es…

Location, location, location Often in questions we put the subject AFTER the verb: ¿Cómo es él?

Ser = To be Soy = I am Only possible subject = yo. “Yo” only used for emphasis.

Ser = To be Eres = You are (sing. Informal) Only possible subject = tú. “Tú” only used for emphasis.

Ser = To be Es = He, she, it is/You are (formal) Possible subjects: él, ella, Ud., María, Juan, el chico, etc. Subject given to clarify.

Ser = To be Somos = We are Possible subjects: nosotros, nosotras, ella y yo, etc. Emphasis or clarification.

Ser = To be Sois = Y’all are Possible subjects: vosotros, vosotras, Juan y tú, etc. Emphasis or clarification.

Ser = To be Son = They are, Y’all are Possible subjects: ellos, ellas, ustedes, Juan y María, etc. Subject for clarification.

The uses of SER SER is only one way to say “to be” in Spanish. We use SER when describing someone’s personality or giving a physical description.

The uses of SER SER is used to say what or who someone is (occupation). We use SER to say what something is made of (often with de).

The uses of SER SER is used to say where someone is from (with de). We use SER when telling the time. Son las ocho.

The uses of SER SER is used to give the location of an EVENT, like a concert, a party, a play, etc. Otherwise, do NOT use SER for location.

The uses of SER SER is used with the preposition ‘de’ to show possession as well. ¿De quién es el bolígrafo? Es de María. (Whose pen is it? It’s Maria’s.)