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Subject Pronouns
Hacer Ahora
Underline the SUBJECTS of the following
English Sentences
1) Gregory plays the piano.
2) Jonathan talks on the phone.
3) Samantha and Elizabeth listen to music.
What is a subject?
What words can we replace the subjects with
in the sentences above?
Hacer Ahora
1) Gregory plays the piano.
2) Jonathan talks on the phone.
3) Samantha and Elizabeth listen to music.
4) Subject: who or what does the action
5) Subject Pronouns!
Subject Pronouns
Subject Pronouns: A word that takes the
place of the subject.
Why do we use Subject Pronouns?
To make our sentences shorter and easier!
English Subject Pronouns
Singular Plural
I WE
YOU YOU ALL
HE/SHE THEY
Un Modelo
Práctica
Inthe English sentences below, identify
which ENGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUN you
could use to replace the SUBJECT in each
sentence.
1) Laniya walks to the door.
2) Jacob and Samantha eat breakfast.
3) Jamie and I go to the mall.
4) Sr. Rabin teaches Spanish class.
Práctica
1) Laniya walks to the door.
SUBJECT? Laniya
SUBJECT PRONOUN? SHE
2) Jacob and Samantha eat breakfast.
SUBJECT? Jacob and Samantha
SUBJECT PRONOUN? THEY
Práctica
3) Jamie and I go to the mall.
SUBJECT? Jamie and I
SUBJECT PRONOUN? WE
4) Sr. Rabin teaches Spanish class..
SUBJECT? Sr. Rabin
SUBJECT PRONOUN? HE
In Spanish, we also have SUBJECT
PRONOUNS and we use them for the
EXACT SAME REASON!!
Spanish Subject Pronouns
Singular Plural
I = Yo We = NOSOTROS or
NOSOTRAS
YOU (informal) = Tú YOU ALL (informal) =
VOSOTROS or
VOSOTRAS
HE = Él THEY =
SHE = Ella ELLOS (males) Or
YOU (formal) = Usted ELLAS (females) Or
YOU ALL (Formal) =
USTEDES
Un Repaso – A Review
When do we use Tú vs Usted?
(Think: ¿Cómo estás tú versus ¿Cómo está
usted?)
Tú = YOU Usted = YOU
- Informal - Formal
- Less - More
Respect/Authority Respect/Authority
- Friends, Younger than - People with titles, older
you, close family than you, authority figures
The difference between Tú and Usted
only occurs when you are talking TO
someone (because they both mean
YOU)
* If I was talking TO my best friend, which Spanish
subject pronoun should I use?
Tú
* If I was talking TO a police officer, which Spanish
subject pronoun should I use?
Usted
Un Modelo
The Chant
Sr. Rabin: When I say ‘yo’ you say ‘I’
– Yo!
Students: I!
Sr. Rabin: Yo
Students: I!
Sr. Rabin: When I say ‘Tu’ you say
‘You’ – Tu!
Students: You!
Sr. Rabin: Tu!
Students: You!
Práctica
Write down the correct SPANISH
SUBJECT PRONOUN you would use for
the following people.
1) Talking about Steven Él
2) Talking about myself (me!) Yo
3) Talking about President Obama Él
4) Talking to President Obama Usted
5) Melanie and I Nosotros
6) Jalynn and Robert Ellos
Práctica
Identify which Spanish subject
pronoun you could use to replace
the SUBJECTS listed below.
1) Jane:
English subject pronoun? She
Spanish subject pronoun? Ella
2) Kevin:
English subject pronoun? He
Spanish subject pronoun? Él
Práctica
3) Jenny and Lakira:
English subject pronoun? They (girls)
Spanish subject pronoun? Ellas
4) I:
English subject pronoun? I
Spanish subject pronoun? Yo
5) Talking to you (best friend):
English subject pronoun? You (informal)
Spanish subject pronoun? Tú
Práctica
6) Talking to you (principal):
English subject pronoun? You (formal)
Spanish subject pronoun? Usted
7) Talking about Mrs. Covington:
English subject pronoun? She
Spanish subject pronoun? Ella
8) Steven and I (male):
English subject pronoun? We (males)
Spanish subject pronoun? Nosotros
Práctica
9) Benny and Donald:
English subject pronoun? They (males)
Spanish subject pronoun? Ellos
10) You all (females) (in Spain)
English subject pronoun? You all (girls)
