Spanish I- Unit 1
CHAPTER 1- GRAMMAR I
Identifying parts of a sentence
SUBJECTS AND VERBS IN SENTENCES
PAGES 12-13
SUBJECTS AND VERBS

All sentences have a subject and a verb.
 The
subject is the person, place, or thing being
described or doing the action.
 The verb is the action.
Examples:
 Mrs.
García is my teacher.
 She is from Spain.
 She runs.
SUBJECTS AND VERBS

Spanish sentences also have a subject and a
verb.
 The
subject is still the person, place, or thing being
described or doing the action.
 The verb is still the action.
Ejemplos:
 Señora
García es mi profesora.
 Ella es de España.
 Ella corre.
SUBJECTS AND VERBS

English and Spanish sentences use nouns as
subjects. However, subject pronouns can
replace the noun as the subject.
 Juan
can be replaced by He in English or Él in
Spanish.
 Julia can be replaced by She in English or Ella in
Spanish.
SUBJECTS AND VERBS
English sentences will ALWAYS have a subject or a
subject pronoun. However, in Spanish the subject
or subject pronoun can be omitted if everyone
knows who you are talking about.
 Examples:

María is my friend.
 She is from Spain.


Ejemplos.
María es mi amiga.
 Es de España.

Pronouns- A word that takes the place of a noun
SPANISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS
PAGES 14-15
English
Spanish
English
Singular
SPANISH
PRONOUNS
I
You (informal)
Yo
Tú
Spanish
Plural
We (all male or
mixed gender)
Nosotros
We (all female)
Nosotras
You (informal- all
male or mixed
gender)
Vosotros
You (informal- all
female)
Vosotras
You (formal)
Usted
You (formal)
Ustedes
He
Él
They (all male or
mixed gender)
Ellos
She
Ella
They (all female)
Ellas
USING PRONOUNS

Talking to someone
 Friend
 Adult
 Group of students in Spain
 All female students in Spain
 Group of adults

Referring to them as YOU
 Tú
 Usted
 Vosotros
 Vosotras
 Ustedes
REMEMBER: There are 5 forms of the word YOU!
USING PRONOUNS

Talking ABOUT someone
 Self
 Juan
 Maria
 John y yo
 Maria y yo(all girls)
 Juan y Maria
 Maria y Beatriz

Replacing name
 Yo (I)
 Él (He)
 Ella (She)
 Nosotros (We)
 Nosotras (We)
 Ellos (They)
 Ellas (They)