Spanish Subject Pronouns And the verb SER What

Spanish Subject Pronouns And the verb “SER”

What is a subject pronoun? § § § The boy is from Colombia. “The boy” is a subject. He is from Colombia. “He” is a subject pronoun. El chico es de Colombia. Él es de Colombia.

English Subject Pronouns Singular Pronouns § I – 1 st person § You – 2 nd person § He/She/It – 3 rd person Plural Pronouns § We – 1 st person § You – 2 nd person § They – 3 rd person

Spanish Subject Pronouns § § § Singular Yo – 1 a persona Tú – 2 a persona informal Él – 3 a persona Ella – 3 a persona Usted* – 2 a persona formal Plural § Nosotros/Nosotras – 1 a persona § Vosotros/Vosotras – 2 a persona informal § Ellos – 3 a persona Ellas – 3 a persona Ustedes* – 2 a persona formal/informal

Usted y Ustedes § Usted y Ustedes (abbreviated Ud. Y Uds. ) mean “You” and are therefore 2 nd person subject pronouns § However in Spanish, Ud. and Uds. are followed by a third person verb § Take note of this with the conjugation of the verb “SER”

Una nota sobre “Vosotros” § Vosotros/as – used in Spanish to address a group of people informally, is only generally used in Spain. § Therefore, most of the time you will use Ustedes when addressing a group of people whether you are being formal or informal.

SER – to be § We will be using the verb “ser” to describe ourselves and others. § On our vocab lists we have already seen the forms “eres” and “soy”.

SER continued… § SER is the form of the verb known as the infinitive (el infinitivo) which is the form that means TO do something (not used with a subject)

To Be (in English) § I am § You are § He, she, it is § We are § You are § They are

SER § Yo soy § Tú eres § Él es Ella es Usted es § Nosotros/as somos § Vosotros/as sois § Ellos son Ellas son Ustedes son

Translate these! § He is nice (simpático). § You (sing. formal) are messy (desordenado). § We are intelligent (inteligente). § They are serious (serio). § You (pl) are impatient (impaciente). § You (sing inf) are funny (gracioso).