2. Subject Pronouns
x The subject of a sentence tells
who is doing the action.
x You often use people’s names
as the subject:
x Gregorio escucha música.
x Ana canta y baila.
3. Subject Pronouns
x You also use subject pronouns
(I, you, he, she, we, they) to tell
who is doing an action.
x The subject pronouns replace
people’s names.
x Here are all the subject
pronouns.
5. Subject Pronouns (Plural)
x Nosotros x We (males)
x Nosotras x We (females)
x Vosotros x You All (informal)
x Vosotras x You All (informal)
x Ustedes (Uds.) x You All (formal)
x Ellos x They (males)
x Ellas x They (females)
6. Subject Pronouns
x Tú, usted, ustedes, and
vosotros(as) all mean “you.”
x Use tú with family, friends,
people your age or younger,
and anyone you call by his or
her first name.
7. Subject Pronouns
x Useusted with adults you
address with a title, such as
señor, señora, profesor(a), etc.
Usted is usually written as Ud.
8. Subject Pronouns
x In
Latin America, use ustedes
when speaking to two or more
people, regardless of age.
Ustedes is usually written as
Uds.
9. Subject Pronouns
x In Spain, use vosotros(as) when
speaking to two or more people
you call tú individually:
x Tú + tú = vosotros(as)
x Use ustedes when talking to
two or more people you call
usted individually.
10. Subject Pronouns
x If
a group is made up of males
only or of both males and
females together, use the
masculine forms: nosotros,
vosotros, ellos.
