Transcript Spanish Subject Pronouns

What is a subject pronoun?
A word that shows who
is doing the action
of the verb.
English Subject Pronouns
Singular
1st person
I
2nd person
you
3rd person masc
Fem.
He
she
Plural_______
we
you
they
Spanish Subject Pronouns
Singular
1st person
yo
2nd person familiar tú
2nd person formal
usted
(Ud.)
3rd person masc.
3rd person fem.
él
ella
Plural
nosotros/
nosotras
vosotros/
vosotras
ustedes (Uds)
ellos
ellas
Remember!
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There are two 2nd person pronouns
for you in the singular
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Tú (famliar)
usted (formal)
And two in the Plural
vosotros/as (familiar) ustedes
(formal)
Usted and ustedes can be abbreviated to
Ud and uds
Don’t forget!
3rd person plural and singular (él,
ella, ellos, ellas) can be replaced by:
 Proper nouns
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Names, titles, nouns
 examples:
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• Él can be replaced with José, el profesor,
mi amigo, etc.
What is a verb?
A word that shows
action
or state of being.
Vocabulary to know
Conjugation
Infinitive
Tense
Stem/root
Conjugation: Changing the verb
form and ending to match the
subject and tense
Infinitive: The form of the verb
that has no subject and tense. In
English it starts with the word “to”
In Spanish the verb ends with “ar,
er, ir”.
Example: to talk / hablar
Tense
The time the action of the verb
takes place,
 Present, past, future
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Stem / root
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Portion of the verb that is left after
removing the infinitive ending
Example: hablar - ar = habl
 The stem or root is HABL
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Spanish verbs
All Spanish verbs end with
ar, er, ir
This is the infinitive form and
is equivelant to “to + verb” in
English
Verb Conjugation
The infinitive ending, ar, er, ir is
removed / use the stem
 The new ending is added to match
the subject and tense (time) to tell
who and when
 The endings match the subject and
follow a pattern
 All verbs are regular or irregular
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How it works:
Remove the ending:
 Hablar
 Habl >>>>>
ar
Use the stem
habl
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Add the new
ending to match
the subject and
tense
Present tense endings for
regular ar verbs:
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o
amos
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as
áis
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a
an
Hablar to speak
conjugated in the present
tense
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Yo hablo
Tú hablas
Usted habla
Él habla
Ella habla
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Nosotros/as hablamos
Vosotros/as habláis
Ustedes hablan
Ellos hablan
Ellas hablan
Now you try it with these
verbs:
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ayudar
buscar
contestar
enseñar
escuchar
preparar
sacar
usar
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ayudo
ayudas
ayuda
ayudamos
ayudáis
ayudan
Present tense endings for
regular er verbs:
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o
emos
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es
éis
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e
en
comer to eat
conjugated in the present
tense
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Yo como
Tú comes
Usted come
Él come
Ella come
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Nosotros/as comemos
Vosotros/as coméis
Ustedes comen
Ellos comen
Ellas comen
Present tense endings for
regular ir verbs:
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o
imos
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es
ís
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e
en
Vivir
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to live
Yo vivo
Tú vives
Usted vive
Él vive
Ella vive
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Nosotros/as vivimos
Vosotros/as vivís
Ustedes viven
Ellos viven
Ellas viven
PLEASE NOTICE
ER and IR regular verb endings are
the same except:
er
ir
 Nosostros
emos
imos
 Vosotros
éis
ís
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