Transcript Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns and Ser
Subjects and Verbs
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The subject of a sentence tells us who is
doing the action.
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The verb tells us what action is taking place
in the sentence.
Subject Pronouns
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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
Spanish
yo
tú
él
ella
Ud.
nosotros
vosotros
ellos
ellas
Uds.
Replace with the correct
pronoun:
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I
You (inf)
He
She
They (m)
They(f)
You guys
we
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You and you
Bob and Joe
Steve and Suzie
You and I
Steve and I
Rachel and I
Mrs. Smith and you
Replace with the correct pronoun:
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Juan
Lila
Juan y Lila
Juan y Pedro
Lila y Susana
Tú y yo
Sra. Gonzales y tú
Sra. Gonzales y yo
You, Susie
You, Sr. Lopez
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él
ella
ellos
ellos
ellas
nosotros
Uds.
nosotros
tú
Ud.
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B. Problems With Pronouns
Complete the sentence with the appropriate pronoun.
Focus on the verb, determine what form it is and don’t
worry if you don’t
 know all the words.
1. 1. (he) ___________ come todos los tacos.
2. 2. (she) _________ trota a la casa.
3. 3. (I) ________llamo por telefono a mi amiga.
4. 4. (you, informal) ________tienes hambre.
5. 5. (you, plural) ¡ __________apestan!
6. 6. (we women) ______caminamos a la escuela.
7. 7. (they) _________son amigos.
8. 8. (you, formal) ¿________ duerme mucho?
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1. Which singular Spanish pronoun would you use to
address an old pal?
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2. How many pronouns does Spanish have for the
word “you”? What are they?
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3. Which two pronouns are used only in Spain?
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4. When referring to a group of men and women,
which pronouns can you use?
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5. Which pronouns can you abbreviate?
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6. Is there a direct Spanish equivalent for the word
“it”?
Tú- You FAMILIAR
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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 FORMAL
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You use USTED when
talking to people who
you are on a last name
basis.
 The president, doctors,
teachers, adults, etc…
Usted and Ustedes
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Usted refers to only
one person.
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Usted is abbreviated as
Ud.
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Ustedes refers to more
than one person. Can
be a formal and
informal person.
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Ustedes is abbreviated
as Uds.
¿Tú o Usted?
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The dentist
Your best friend
Your sister
The police
The principal
The president
Miguel
Your teacher
Your mom or dad
Victoria
Subjects Pronouns and Verbs
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In Spanish a verb can tell the subject of the
sentence all by itself! This happens when
you conjugate the verb.
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subject pronoun to help clarify the
conjugation of the verb.
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Now, lets learn a verb conjugation!
SER- TO BE
yo
tú
él
soy
somos
nosotros
eres
soís
vosotros
es
son
ellos
ella
ellas
Ud.
Uds.
Vamos a practicar…
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Choose the correct form of the verb ser for the
following subject pronouns.
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Ellos
Ella
Yo
Juan y María
Nosotras
Tú
José y yo
Ustedes
You familiar
Usted
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Más práctica
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Now choose the subject pronoun for each form
of the verb SER.
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Son
Eres
Es
Somos
Soy
Es
Son
Eres
Somos
Soy
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Ser: to tell where you are from
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You use ser to tell where
people are from. Here is
the formula:
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Subject + Ser + de +
country.
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Ex: Yo soy de Chile.
Tú eres de Perú.
Ellos son de Honduras.
Make into a sentence
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Yo/Argentina
Tú/ Nicaragua
Nosotros/ Paraguay
Ellos/Los Estados Unidos
El policía/ Cuba
La maestra/ Venezuela
Los muchachos/ El Salvador
Miguel y yo/ Brazil
Tú/ México
El hombre y la mujer/ Chile