Subject Pronouns and SerSubject Pronouns and Ser

Subjects and VerbsSubjects and Verbs

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

The verb tells us what action is taking place in the sentence.

Subject PronounsSubject Pronouns

Subject pronouns are used to discuss people.

A subject pronoun tells who is the subject of the sentence.

Subject pronouns can replace names when talking.

These are the Subject Prounouns in These are the Subject Prounouns in SpanishSpanish

yo nosotros

tú vosotros

él ellos

ella ellas

Ud. Uds.

Replace with the correct Replace with the correct pronoun:pronoun:

I You (inf) He She They (m) They(f) You guys we

You and you Bob and Joe Steve and Suzie You and I Steve and I Rachel and I Mrs. Smith and you

Replace with the correct pronoun:Replace with the correct pronoun: Juan Lila Juan y Lila Juan y Pedro Lila y Susana Tú y yo Sra. Gonzales y tú Sra.

Gonzales y yo You, Susie You, Sr. Lopez

él ella ellos ellos ellas nosotros Uds. nosotros tú Ud.

B. Problems With Pronouns Complete the sentence with the appropriate pronoun. Focus

on the verb, determine what form it is and don’t worry if you don’t

know all the words.

1. 1. (he) ___________ come todos los tacos.

2. 2. (she) _________ trota a la casa.

3. 3. (I) ________llamo por telefono a mi amiga.

4. 4. (you, informal) ________tienes hambre.

5. 5. (you, plural) ¡ __________apestan!

6. 6. (we women) ______caminamos a la escuela.

7. 7. (they) _________son amigos.

8. 8. (you, formal) ¿________ duerme mucho?

1. Which singular Spanish pronoun would you use to address an old pal?

2. How many pronouns does Spanish have for the word “you”? What are they?

3. Which two pronouns are used only in Spain?

4. When referring to a group of men and women, which pronouns can you use?

5. Which pronouns can you abbreviate?

6. Is there a direct Spanish equivalent for the word “it”?

TTú- You FAMILIARú- You FAMILIAR

You use tú when talking to friends or people who you are on a FIRST NAME basis with.

You use tú when you talk to each other, your friends or casual people.

Usted- you FORMALUsted- you FORMAL

You use USTED when talking to people who you are on a last name basis.

The president, doctors, teachers, adults, etc…

Usted and UstedesUsted and Ustedes

Usted refers to only one person.

Usted is abbreviated as Ud.

Ustedes refers to more than one person. Can be a formal and informal person.

Ustedes is abbreviated as Uds.

¿¿TTú o Usted?ú o Usted?1. The dentist2. Your best friend3. Your sister4. The police5. The principal6. The president7. Miguel8. Your teacher9. Your mom or dad10. Victoria

Subjects Pronouns and VerbsSubjects 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 BESER- TO BE

yo soy somos nosotros

tú eres soís vosotros

él es son ellos

ella ellas

Ud. Uds.

Vamos a practicar…Vamos a practicar…

Choose the correct form of the verb ser for the following subject pronouns.

1. Ellos2. Ella3. Yo4. Juan y María5. Nosotras6. Tú7. José y yo8. Ustedes9. You familiar10. Usted

MMás prácticaás práctica

Now choose the subject pronoun for each form of the verb SER.

1. Son2. Eres3. Es4. Somos5. Soy6. Es7. Son8. Eres9. Somos10. Soy

Ser: to tell where you are fromSer: 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 sentenceMake into a sentence

1. Yo/Argentina2. Tú/ Nicaragua3. Nosotros/ Paraguay4. Ellos/Los Estados Unidos5. El policía/ Cuba6. La maestra/ Venezuela7. Los muchachos/ El Salvador8. Miguel y yo/ Brazil9. Tú/ México10. El hombre y la mujer/ Chile