Subject Pronouns P. 82 Realidades 1
Subject Pronouns uTuThe subject of a sentence tells who is doing the action. uYuYou often use people’s names as the subject:
uGuGregorio escucha música. uAuAna canta y baila.
u You also use subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they) to tell who is doing an action.
u The subject pronouns replace people’s names. u Here are all the subject pronouns:
Yo= I
Tú=you** (singular, informal)
Usted (Ud.)=you** (singular, formal)
How many “yous”??? u Tú and usted mean “you.” u Use tú with family, friends, people your age or younger, and anyone you call by his or her first name.
u Use usted with adults you address with a title, such as señor, profesora, etc.People you call ma’m or sir. Usted is usually written as Ud.
Él=he
Ella=she
Singular Subject Pronouns u Yo u Tú u Usted (Ud.) u Él u Ella uIuI u You (informal) u You (formal) u He u She
Nosotros (as)=we
Nosotros u Nosotros can be a group of all boys, or a mixed group.
Nosotras u Nosotras is only a group of ALL GIRLS.
Vosotros, Vosotras= y’all**
Ustedes (Uds.)= y’all**
Again with the yous???? u Ustedes, vosotras and vosotros all mean “you.”
Latin America u Ustedes is used when speaking to two or more people, regardless of age. u Ustedes is usually written as Uds.
Spain u In Spain, use vosotros(as) when speaking to two or more people you call tú individually: Tú + tú = vosotros(as) u Use ustedes when talking to two or more people you call usted individually.
Subject Pronouns (Plural) u Nosotros u Nosotras u Vosotros u Vosotras u Ustedes (Uds.) u Ellos u Ellas u We (males) u We (females) u You All (informal) u You All (formal) u They (males) u They (females)
Ellas – they (all girls)
Ellos- they
Gender agreement u If a group is made up of males only or of both males and females together, use the masculine forms: nosotros, vosotros, ellos.
Subject Pronouns u You can combine a subject pronoun and a name to form a subject.
Subject Pronouns u Alejandro y yo = nosotros u Carlos y ella = ellos u Pepe y tú = ustedes u Lola y ella = ellas