Transcript Subject Pronouns

14 Possible Subjects
Spanish One
ch.1B
The subject pronouns are:
Yo
1
Tú
2
Él
Ella
Usted
3
Nosotros
Nosotras
4
Ellos
Ellas
Ustedes
5
The subject pronouns are:
I
1
We (m/mg) 4
We (f)
You (fam) 2
He
She
3
You
(formal)
They (m/mg)
They (f) 5
You (all)
Four Other Possible Subjuects
-compound
subject with 4
“yo”
3
-singular noun
-plural noun 5
-comp. subj
w/o “yo”
The 14 possible subjects are:
Yo
1
Tú
2
Él
Ella
3
Usted
(sing. noun)
Nosotros
Nosotras
(cs w/ yo)
4
Ellos
Ellas
5
Ustedes
(plural noun)
(cs w/o yo)
•A singular noun could be just
one thing or a person’s name.
ie...el libro
ie...Juan
•A plural noun is something
plural.
ie...los libros
ie...las clases
•A compound subject w/ yo is
two or more people or things
being used as a subject and are
connected with “y”.
ie...Paco y yo
•A compound subject w/o yo is
two or more people or things
being used as a subject and are
connected with “y”.
ie...Paco y Marta
•Subjects are placed in front of
the conjugated verb to clarify
who or what is doing the action of
the verb in a sentence.
ie…Yo soy ordenado.
•Subjects are placed after the
conjugated verb to clarify who or
what is doing the action of the
verb in a question.
ie…¿Cómo eres tú?
•Subject pronouns are not always
needed (in Spanish) because the
conjugation of the verb implies
who or what is doing the action of
the verb.
ie…Yo soy serio.
ie…Soy serio.
Practice
soy ordenado.
1. Yo _______
eres tú?
2. ¿Cómo _______
es muy inteligente.
3. Paco ____
es bastante graciosa.
4. Ella _____
5. Paco y yo _________
somos deportistas.
6. La familia ______
es
muy unida.