Subject Pronouns and SerSubject Pronouns and Ser

Subjects and VerbsSubjects and Verbs

The subject of a sentence tells us who is doing the action.

The verb tells us what action is taking place in the sentence.

Subject PronounsSubject Pronouns

Subject pronouns are used to discuss people.

A subject pronoun tells who is the subject of the sentence.

Subject pronouns can replace names when talking.

These are the Subject Prounouns in These are the Subject Prounouns in SpanishSpanish

Yo- I

Tú- You Familiar

Usted- You Formal Él- He Ella- She One Specific name- Juan

Nosotros- We Nosotras- We (girls) Vosotros- You

(Familiar/Spain/ Masculine) Vosotras – (You /

Feminine/Familiar/Spain) Ustedes- You all Ellos- They Ellas- They (girls) 2 or more names(Juan y

Miguel)

Singular Plural

TTú- You FAMILIARú- You FAMILIAR

You use tú when talking to friends or people who you are on a FIRST NAME basis with.

You use tú when you talk to each other, your friends or casual people.

Usted- you FORMALUsted- you FORMAL

You use USTED when talking to people who you are on a last name basis.

The president, doctors, teachers, adults, etc…

Usted and UstedesUsted and Ustedes

Usted refers to only one person.

Usted is abbreviated as Ud.

Ustedes refers to more than one person. Can be a formal and informal person.

Ustedes is abbreviated as Uds.

Vosotros and VosotrasVosotros and Vosotras

These are plural and familiar ways of saying you to a group. These are not used everywhere only in Spain.

In Spain a teacher would refer to her students as “Vosotros” instead of “ustedes”. In Mexico and other Spanish speaking countries there isn’t a difference between the plural you. Ustedes is used in both situations.

¿¿TTú o Usted?ú o Usted?1. The dentist2. Your best friend3. Your sister4. The police5. The principal6. The president7. Miguel8. Your teacher9. Your mom or dad10. Victoria

Subjects Pronouns and VerbsSubjects Pronouns and Verbs

In Spanish a verb can tell the subject of the sentence all by itself! This happens when you conjugate the verb.

However, it is often times necessary to use a subject pronoun to help clarify the conjugation of the verb.

Now, lets learn a verb conjugation!

SER- TO BESER- TO BE

Yo- SOY( I am)

Tú- ERES (you fam are)

Usted Él ES(___

is/are) Ella One specific name

Nosotros Nosotras

SOMOS(we are) Vosotros and Vosotras Ustedes Ellos Ellas 2 or more specific names

Sois (You all are)

(You all are)

(They are)

Son

Vamos a practicar…Vamos a practicar… Choose the correct form of the verb ser for the following

subject pronouns.

1. Ellos2. Ella3. Yo4. Juan y María5. Nosotras6. You (Plural and Familiar)7. Tú8. José y yo9. Ustedes10. You familiar / Singular11. Usted

MMás prácticaás práctica

Now choose the subject pronoun for each form of the verb SER.

1. Son2. Eres3. Es4. Somos5. Sois6. Es7. Son8. Eres9. Somos10. Soy

Ser: to tell where you are fromSer: to tell where you are from

You use ser to tell where people are from. Here is the formula:

Subject + Ser + de + country.

Ex: Yo soy de Chile. Tú eres de Perú.

Ellos son de Honduras.

Make into a sentenceMake into a sentence

1. Yo/Argentina2. Tú/ Nicaragua3. Nosotros/ Paraguay4. Vosotros/Los Estados Unidos5. El policía/ Cuba6. La maestra/ Venezuela7. Los muchachos/ El Salvador8. Miguel y yo/ Puerto Rico9. Tú/ México10. Ellos/ /Colombia11. El hombre y la mujer/ Chile