TOPIC SUBJECT PRONOUNS Subjects tell who is doing

TOPIC: SUBJECT PRONOUNS

*Subjects tell who is doing the action. Gregorio escucha música. (Gregorio listens to music. ) *Subject pronouns replace the subject to avoid repitition. Él escucha música. (He listens to music. )

PRONOUNS yo I nosotros nosotras tú (i) you vosotros vosotras Usted (Ud. ) él ella you he she we we ya’ll Ustedes (Uds. ) you all they ellos they ellas

Tú = you = Usted Friends Respect Family Adults Younger Strangers

Vosotros/ Vosotras ya’ll Only used in Spain Ustedes you all Used in Spain and Latin America Used with friends, family, younger Used for any group people

*Ellos is used for a group of all males or a mixed group. *Ellas is used for a group of all females. * The same applies to: nosotros(as), vosotros(as)

One person’s name can be replaced by él or ella. Laura = ella (she) Roberto = él (he)

*A group of people including yourself can be replaced by nosotros/nosotras. Laura, Roberto y yo = nosotros (Laura, Roberto, and I) = we ***any group of names with “y yo” at the end is ALWAYS NOSOTROS(AS). **

*A group of people you are talking to can be replaced by Ustedes. Luisa, Rafeal, y Ud. = Ustedes (Luisa, Rafeal, and you = you all) A group of people you are talking about can be replaced by ellos or ellas. Lionel, Tina, y Marta = ellos (they)

¡VAMOS A PRACTICAR! Write the subject pronoun for each subject: 1. Marta 2. Luisa y Ud. 3. Ana y Marco 4. Raúl 5. Tito y yo 6. Emilia y Juana 7. Yo 8. Tú y yo