Subject Pronouns
Using Subject Pronouns *The subject of a sentence tells who is doing the action. *You often use peoples names as the subject. Ex. Pablo escucha música. / Pablo listens to music. *You can also use the subject pronoun in place of the name. Ex. Él escucha música. / He listens to music.
Tú, usted, and ustedes Tú, usted, and ustedes all mean you. Use tú when talking to someone your own age, a sibling, or anyone younger than you. Use usted when talking to an adult. Use ustedes when talking directly to more than 1 person or group of people regardless of age or gender.
Nosotros / Nosotras Use nosotros when you are talking about yourself and a male, yourself and a group of males, or yourself and a group of males and females. (boys will always use nosotros) Ex. Felipe y yo (nosotros) / Carlos, Pablo, Ana y yo (nosotros) Use nosotras if you are a female and you are talking about yourself and another female or yourself and a group of females. (boys will never use nosotras) Ex. Ana y yo (female) (nosotras)
Ellos / Ellas Use ellos to talk about a group of boys or a group of boys and girls regardless of age. Ex. Los chicos (ellos) / Pablo, Paco, y Claudia. (Ellos) Use ellas to talk about a group of girls regardless of age. Ex. Las chicas (ellas) / Susana y Marta (ellas)
¡Vamos a practicar! What subject pronouns would you use to talk about these people? Carlos _____________ Felipe y yo ___________ María y Sarita ___________ Pablo, Tomás y Anita __________ El Sr. Treviño __________ La Sra. Thomas___________ él nosotros ellas ellos él ella
¡Vamos a practicar! Tell whether you would use tú, Ud., or Uds. When talking directly to the following people: Your teacher ____________ Your best friend ___________ Your coach ___________ A group of teachers __________ Ana y Felipe ____________ Your little brother ____________ Usted tú Usted Ustedes tú