Subject Pronouns The Verb “Ser” Grammar Notes
What is a subject pronoun? Subject of a sentence: who / what a sentence is about Subject pronoun: takes the place of the subject of the sentence’s name Examples of subject pronouns in English: I You He or She We They
The Subject Pronouns in Spanish Yo I Tú You (familiar) Él He Ella She Usted You (formal) Nosotros / Nosotras We Vosotros / Vosotras You all (familiar) Ellos / Ellas They Ustedes You all (formal)
The Chart Yo Nosotros Nosotras Tú Vosotros Vosotras Él Ella Usted Ellos Ellas Ustedes
Práctica Change the following names to their subject pronouns (first to English, then to Spanish). Carolina Alejandro Carolina y Alejandro Carolina y yo
Infinitives and Conjugations Infinitive: A form of a verb that means “to … (eat, sleep, run, write, talk, laugh, etc. etc. etc.) In both English and Spanish, we conjugate verbs We don’t say “I to sleep,” we say, “I sleep.” This is conjugating. We don’t say “He to sleep,” we say, “He sleeps.” This is also conjugating.
The Verb “Ser” “Ser” To be The most important verb in Spanish How would we conjugate the verb, “to be” in English?
Nosotros / Nosotras somos Conjugations of “Ser” Yo soy Nosotros / Nosotras somos Tú eres Vosotros / Vosotras sois Él Ella es Usted Ellos Ellas son Ustedes
What do the following sentences mean? Yo soy estudiante. Ella es maestra. Tú eres doctor. Usted es policía. Nosotros somos de Honduras. Ellas son de Argentina. Ustedes son de Puerto Rico. Vosotras sois de Venezuela.