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Subject Pronouns and Meanings
Yo
I
Tú
You (familiar singular - one person)
Ella
She, it
Él
He, it
Usted
You (formal singular - one person)
Nosotros
We
Vosotros
You-all (familiar plural – more than one person, form used in Spain)
Ellas (feminine)
They
Ellos
They (masculine)
Ustedes
You-all (formal plural – more than one person)
Practice: Give the Spanish…
He
Él
I
Yo
We
Nosotros
They (males and females)
Ellos
She
Ella
You (familiar singular one person)
Tú
You (formal plural more than one person)
Ustedes
They (all females)
Ellas
You (formal singular one person)
Usted
You (familiar plural more than one person – form used in Spain)
Vosotros
Now give the English meanings of these:
Él
He
Yo
I
Nosotros
We
Ellos
They (males and females)
Ella
She
Tú
You (familiar singular one person)
Ustedes
You (formal plural more than one person)
Ellas
They (all females)
Usted
You (formal singular one person)
Vosotros
You (familiar plural more than one person – form used in Spain)
Forms of SER – TO BE: How do you say the following?
He is
Él es
We are
Nosotros somos
I am
Yo soy
They are (all females)
Ellas son
You-all are (in Latin America)
Ustedes son
You are (familiar singular)
Tú eres
You-all are (formal plural)
Ustedes son
She is
Ella es
They are (males and females)
Ellos son
You-all are (familiar plural in Spain)
Vosotros sois
You are (formal singular)
Usted es
See an example of a conjugating quiz (Spanish II only - for now):
_________________1. Hablar yo
Hablo
_________________2. vivir vosotros
Vivís
_______________3. Comer ella
Come
________________4. Llevar ustedes
Llevan
_________5. Comprender nosotros
Comprendemos
__________6. Comprar you familiar singular
Compras
____________7. Llegar you formal plural
Llegan
_________8. Aprender you familiar plural
Aprendéis
________9. Resumir – to summarize you formal singular
Resume
___________10. Combatir we
Combatimos
_____________11. Tomar she
Toma
Spanish II students should be ready to conjugate regular –ar, -er and –ir verbs when given subjects in Spanish or English like in the above examples.
Spanish I and II students should be ready to identify meanings of all subject pronouns. Yo, tú, él, ella, usted, nosotros, vosotros, ustedes, ellos, ellas.
Spanish I and II students should know the forms of the verb SER – TO BE.
What order do the subject pronouns always go in?
One
Yo
Two
Tú
Three
Él, ella, usted
Four
Nosotros
Five
Vosotros
Six
Ellos, ellas, ustedes
Study for your quiz – success will be yours!