Subject Pronouns and the Verb Ser. Subject Pronouns Singular 1 st person:yo (I) 2 nd person:tú (you informal) él (he) 3rd person: ella (she ) usted (

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1 Subject Pronouns and the Verb Ser

2 Subject Pronouns Singular 1 st person:yo (I) 2 nd person:tú (you informal) él (he) 3rd person: ella (she ) usted ( you formal) X (it) Plural 1 st person:nosotros/as(we) 2 nd personvosotros/as(you plural)* *used only in Spain ellos(they –all males or mixed group) 3rd person:ellas(they – all females) ustedes(you plural used in Central/South America and Spain)

3 What is the difference between tú and usted? Tú means you (informal)  It is used with a friend, family member, or someone younger.  It is second person singular. Usted means you (formal)  It is used with a person you don’t know, someone older, or someone to whom you want to show respect.  It is third person singular.  Usted can be abbreviated as Ud.

4 What is the difference between vosotros and ustedes? Vosotros and ustedes both mean you (plural-you all). That is you and another person. EX. Paul and you= you (all)  Vosotros is only used in Spain. Vosotros is second person plural. It is informal.  Ustedes is used in Mexico, Central America, South America, and Spain. It is third person plural. It can be formal and informal. It is formal in Spain.  Ustedes can be abbreviated as Uds.

5 Ellos and Ellas Ellos and Ellas both mean they. Ellos and ellas are third person plural. ***Do Not confuse them with vosotros or ustedes which mean you (you all).***

6 Remember When Replacing Nouns With Pronouns: Boy’s name = (he) él Girl’s name = (she) ella Name and I = (we) nosotros Name and you = (you all) ustedes or vosotros Name and name = (they) ellos or ellas

7 Replace the noun with a Spanish subject pronoun. 1.Juan= 2.Juan and I= 3.We= 4.Juan and you= 5.You (formal)= 6.Juan and Luisa= 7.You (informal)= 8.He= 9.She= 10.Rosa=

8 Ser= to be Singular 1 st yo soy Iam 2 nd túeres youare 3 rd éles ella he/sheis ustedes youare Plural nosotrossomos weare vosotrossois youare ellos/ellasson theyare ustedes son youare

9 Where are you from?  ¿De dónde eres (tú)?  ¿De dónde es usted?  De=  Dónde=

10 Translate 1.Where is he from? 2.I am from Costa Rica. 3.Is he from Ecuador? 4.You (pl.) are form the United States. 5.You (formal ) are from Colombia. 6.She is from Cuba. 7.Where are they from?

11 Answer the following questions:  ¿De dónde es la profesora?  ¿De dónde son los estudiantes?  ¿De dónde son ustedes?  ¿De dónde sois vosotros?  ¿De dónde es usted?