Infinitives In your own words, what is an infinitive? Examples: – beber– to drink – comer– to eat – dibujar– to draw.

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1 Infinitives In your own words, what is an infinitive? Examples: – beber– to drink – comer– to eat – dibujar– to draw

2 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

3 Subject Pronouns I you he she we y’all you all they yo tú usted él ella nosotros vosotros ustedes ellos

4 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

5 ¿Tú o Usted? speaking to your boss speaking to your cousin speaking to your teacher speaking to your best friend

6 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

7 Nosotros means “we” includes yourself examples: – my friends and I (mis amigos y yo) – my parents and I (mis padres y yo)

8 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)

9 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)