1. Subject Pronouns

2. Subject Pronouns What are subject pronouns in English?
What purpose do they serve?

3. Subject Pronouns The subject pronouns in Spanish are: SINGULAR PLURAL
YO – I
NOSOTROS – WE
NOSOTRAS – WE (ALL FEMALES)
TÚ – YOU (FAMILIAR)
VOSOTROS – YOU ALL*
VOSOTRAS – YOU ALL (ALL FEMALE)
ONLY USED IN SPAIN!!!!!!!!!
ÉL – HE
ELLA – SHE
USTED – YOU (FORMAL)
ELLOS –THEY
ELLAS – THEY (ALL FEMALES)
USTEDES – YOU ALL

4. Subject Pronouns Tú Usted Friend Teacher Relative
The subject pronoun tú and usted both mean you when you’re talking to one person.
However, they are used in different situations. Tú
Usted
Friend
Teacher
Relative
Adult you’ve just met
Someone your age
Someone you show respect to

5. Subject Pronouns
Although subject pronouns are often left out, the pronoun usted is commonly stated when addressing someone to show respect.
¿Cómo está usted ?
How are you?

6. Subject Pronouns USTEDES – You All VOSOTROS – You all Formal Friends
The subject pronouns ustedes and vosotros mean you when talking to more than one person.
They are also used in different situations.
USTEDES – You All
VOSOTROS – You all
Formal
Friends
Familiar
Relatives
Any group
People your age
Only used in Spain!

7. Subject Pronouns
The pronouns nosotros, vosotros and ellos have feminine forms.
MASCULINE – Group of all males or group of males and females
FEMININE – Group of ONLY females!
NOSOTROS
NOSOTRAS
VOSOTROS (SPAIN)
VOSOTRAS (SPAIN)
ELLOS
ELLAS

8. Using Pronouns Referring to them as YOU Talking TO someone Tú Friend
Usted
Vosotros
Vosotras
Ustedes
Talking TO someone
Friend
Adult
Group of students in Spain
All female students in Spain
Group of adults
REMEMBER: There are 5 forms of the word YOU!

9. Using Pronouns Talking ABOUT someone Self Juan Maria John y yo
Maria y yo(all girls)
Juan y Maria
Maria y Beatriz
Replacing name
Yo (I)
Él (He)
Ella (She)
Nosotros (We)
Nosotras (We)
Ellos (They)
Ellas (They)

10. Which of the following is the familiar “you”?tu
usted
[Default]
[MC Any]
[MC All]

11. Which pronoun would you use if you were saying “we” and it was all girls?
vosotras
nosotras
ustedes
[Default]
[MC Any]
[MC All]

12. Which is the formal “you”?tu
usted
[Default]
[MC Any]
[MC All]

13. Which pronoun is used only in Spain?
Vosotros/Vosotras
Nosotros/Nosotras
Ustedes
[Default]
[MC Any]
[MC All]

14. Which pronoun would best complete the sentence: Maria es mi amiga
Which pronoun would best complete the sentence: Maria es mi amiga. ____ es de Costa Rica. El
Ella
Nosotras
[Default]
[MC Any]
[MC All]

15. Which pronoun would you use if you were talking about a group of boys?
nosotros
ellas
ellos
[Default]
[MC Any]
[MC All]

16. Which pronoun would you use if you were talking to a group of boys?
ustedes
nosotros
ellos
[Default]
[MC Any]
[MC All]

17. Exit Slip What are the subject pronouns in Spanish?
What do they mean in English?
Write a sentence first without using a subject pronoun, then rewrite it replacing the noun with the correct subject pronoun.
Por ejemplo: Luisa es mi amiga. Ella es mi amiga.
YOU CANNOT USE THIS SENTENCE! OR ANYTHING LIKE IT!