Infinitives In your own words, what is an infinitive? Examples: – beber– to drink – comer– to eat – dibujar– to draw
Infinitives The infinitive is like a lump of clay that can be molded to match the subject of the sentence it is used in TO EAT – I eat – you eat – he/ she eats – we eat – they eat
Subject Pronouns I you he she we y’all you all they yo tú usted él ella nosotros vosotros ustedes ellos
Tú – Usted Tú (informal) – speaking to a friend – speaking to a relative – speaking to someone younger Usted (formal) – speaking to someone older – speaking to someone you don’t know – speaking to someone in a higher position than yourself
¿Tú o Usted? speaking to your boss speaking to your cousin speaking to your teacher speaking to your best friend
Vosotros – Ustedes Vosotros (y’all) – used to address a group of people – Spain Ustedes (you all) – used to address a group of people – Latin America
Nosotros means “we” includes yourself examples: – my friends and I (mis amigos y yo) – my parents and I (mis padres y yo)
ellas – nosotras – vosotras Spanish is gender-specific ella “her” ellas “they” (group of all girls) nosotras “we” (only girls) vosotras “y’all” (group of girls)
Let’s practice! yo tú él, ella, usted nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, ustedes Ana y Alicia Mis amigos y yo Javier you all you (formal) las chicas I María you (informal)