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SUBJECT PRONOUNSA pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uOIhdYAOTY (DO RE MI)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWDoKY4VVuc (RAP)
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