Español 1
Nombre: _____________________________
1.1 subject pronouns / ser
Fecha: _______________________________
Subject pronouns are used to replace the subject of a sentence.
 Ex: Bob eats and talks. Bob runs and jumps. Bob sleeps.
 We can replace “Bob” with “he”
 Bob eats and talks. He runs and jumps. He sleeps.
 Ex: Sarah and I study. Sarah and I read.
 We can replace “Sarah and I” with”we”
 Sarah and I study. We read.
Singular
(español = inglés)
Plural
(español = inglés)
____________ = _______(male / mixed)
First
Person
_________ = __________
____________ = _________ (all female)
(talking about yourself)
(talking about yourself and at least 1
other person)
Second
Person
Third
Person
___________ = __________ (informal)
_______________ = _________ (Spain)
___________ = ___________ (formal)
_______________ = _______________
(talking to someone)
(talking to more than one person)
______________ = __________ (male)
____________ = _______ (male / mixed)
______________ = ________ (female)
____________ = _________ (all female)
(talking about someone else)
(talking about two or more people)
Tú v. Ud.
Spanish speakers say “you” differently depending on whether they are speaking with someone
familiar/informal or formal/unfamiliar.
Examples of people we would treat with the “tú” form:
____________________________________________________________________________
Examples of people we would treat with the “Ud.” form:
____________________________________________________________________________
Which pronoun would use you if you were talking . . .
1. to your friend
_______________ 9. about yourself and José
_______________
2. about Emilia
_______________ 10. about Omar and Isabel
_______________
3. about yourself
_______________ 11. to Julio and Felipe
_______________
4. about your sister _______________ 12. to your elderly aunt
_______________
5. to your sister
_______________ 13. about yourself and some friends _____________
6. to a cop
_______________ 14. to a classmate and the teacher_______________
7. about your uncle _______________ 15. to your teacher
_______________
8. about two girls
_______________
_______________ 16. about your cousin Antonio
Verb Conjugations: ser
In Spanish we conjugate (change) a verb depending on the subject of our sentence. Choosing
the correct pronoun is important for choosing the correct form of the verb.
****Note: “Usted / Ustedes” will use third person verb forms!!****
ser – to be
Singular
First Person
Second Person
- informal
Third Person
Second Person
- formal
yo __________ = ____________
tú __________ = ____________
Plural
nosotros __________ = _____________
nosotras __________ = _____________
vosotros __________ = _____________
vosotras __________ = _____________
él __________ = ____________
ellos____________ = ____________
ella _________ = ____________
ellas ____________ = ____________
Ud. _________ = ____________
Uds. ____________ = ____________
Español 1
Nombre: _____________________________
1.1 subject pronouns / ser de
Fecha: _______________________________
THE VERB SER
The verb ser means “to be.” Here are the six forms of ser.
yo soy = I am
tú eres = you (familiar) are
él es = he is
ella es = she is
usted es = you (formal) are
nosotros(as) somos = we are
vosotros(as) sois = you all (familiar) are
ellos son = they (m, m & f) are
ellas son = they (f) are
ustedes son = you all (fam. & formal) are
A. Circle the correct form of ser to complete the sentence.
1. Yo (eres, soy) de Nicaragua.
2. Ella (es, son) de Perú.
3. Tú (eres, somos) de México.
4. Uds. (son, soy) de Paraguay.
5. Nosotros (son, somos) de los Estados Unidos.
B. Write in the correct form of ser for each sentence.
1. Tú ______________ de Panamá.
2. Ella _______________ de la República Dominicana.
3. Ellos _________________ de Cuba.
4. Nosotros _________________ de Puerto Rico.
5. Yo __________________ de Argentina.
C. Write a subject pronoun to match the form of ser.
1. _______________ es de Uruguay.
2. _______________ somos de Cincinnati.
3. _______________ son de Miami.
4. _______________ eres de Chicago.
5. _______________ soy de Nueva York.
Español 1
Nombre: _____________________________
1.1 subject pronouns / ser de
Fecha: _______________________________
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
It is important to use the correct verb form to match the subject. Sometimes this is not
immediately obvious because the subject is not a pronoun.
For example:
Juan _______ doctor.
The subject “Juan” in the sentence can be replaced with the subject pronoun “él.” The form of
ser that matches “él” is “es.” Therefore, the sentence should read “Juan es doctor.”
Subject
1 male
1 female
person y yo
person y tú
person y Ud.
2 or more people (m, m& f)
2 or more people (f)
Corresponding
subject pronoun
él
ella
nosotros
ustedes (vosotros)
ustedes
ellos
ellas
A. Give the correct form of the verb “ser” for each subject.
EX: Julio y yo
somos
1. Felipe y María
_________________________
2. Felipe
_________________________
3. María
_________________________
4. Guido y yo
_________________________
5. Paco y tú
_________________________
6. Andrés y Ud.
_________________________
7. Margarita
_________________________
8. Sara y Luisa
_________________________
9. tú y yo
_________________________
10. el hombre
_________________________
11. la chica
_________________________
12. la maestra y yo
_________________________
Form of ser
es
es
somos
son (sois)
son
son
son