Subject Pronouns and the verb‘Ser’

Subject Pronouns Yo I Nosotros We (mas./mas.fem.) Nosotras We (fem.) Tú You (familiar) Vosotros You Plural (mas. / mas.fem.) Vosotras You Plural (fem.) Ud. You (formal) Él He Ella She Uds. You (plural)/You all Ellos They (mas./mas. fem.) Ellas They (fem.)

Using Subject Pronouns *The subject of a sentence tells who is doing the action. *You often use people’s names as the subject. Ex. Pablo es el profesor. / Pablo is the teacher. *You can also use the subject pronoun in place of the name. Ex. Él es el profesor. / He is the teacher.

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)

Vosotros / Vosotras The vosotros and vosotras forms are used in Spain. They are used just like the ‘Ustedes’ form. The vosotros is used when talking directly to more than 1 person (all males or males and females) regardless of age. The vosotras form is used when talking directly to more than one female regardless of age.

¡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 __________ Sr. Treviño __________ 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 Ustedes tú

Ser: To be Yo Soy Nosotros Nosotras Somos Tú Eres Vosotros Vosotras Sois Ud. Él Es Ella Uds. Ellos Son Ellas

The meaning of ‘ser’ This verb describes and identifies someone or something. It is an irregular verb; its forms do not follow the regular patterns that most verbs follow. It expresses possession and origin, with the preposition ‘de’. Ex. Las maletas son de ella. Ex. Sra. Thomas es de Puerto Rico. It is used to express profession or occupation.

‘Ser’ Fill in the blanks with the correct form of ‘ser’. 1. La computadora ________ gris. 2. Tú _________ un estudiante. 3. Los hombres _________ de Cuba. 4. Luis y yo ____________ amigos. 5. Yo _________ una profesora. 6. Claudia _________ la joven. es eres son somos soy es

Translate the following 1. She is a driver. Ella es una conductora. 2. We are students. Nosotros/as somos estudiantes. 3. I am a woman. Yo soy una mujer. 4. The man is from Spain. El hombre es de España.