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YAOTY (DO RE MI)
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Y4VVuc (RAP)
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a
noun.
WHAT IS A PRONOUN?
It’s a word used instead of a noun (or a phrase
containing a noun)
Example: `He', `it', `who', and `anything' are
pronouns.
 When the pronoun is the subject (the person
doing the action) of the sentence, it is called a
Subject Pronoun.
Example: Bob is swimming. He is swimming.
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CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING
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In your own words what is a Subject Pronoun?
In the following sentences identify & underline
the Subject(s) and replace it/ them with a Subject
Pronoun.
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Juan is the smartest student in class.
Tomas likes to hang out with the girls.
I like Rob.
Mrs. Ness is cool.
Maria is kinder than Fred.
The car is not working.
The house and yard both need work.
CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING
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In your own words what is a Subject Pronoun?
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Juan is the smartest
student in class.
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He likes to hang out with
them.
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I like him.
She is cool.
Maria is kinder than Fred.
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I like Rob.
Mrs. Ness is cool.
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Tomas likes to hang out
with Jane and Carla.
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He is the smartest student
in class.
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She is kinder than him
The car is not working.
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It is not working.
The house and yard both
need work.
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They both need work
WHAT ARE THE ENGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS?
Singular
Plural
1st person
I
We
2nd person
You
Ya’all
3rd person
He, She, It
They
ENGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND THEIR
SPANISH EQUIVALENTS
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Spanish subject pronouns are similar to English,
but there are some differences.
1st
person
Singular
Plural
I = Yo
We = nosotros (m)
Nosotras (f)
You (familiar) = tú
You (plural, familiar) = vosotros
Vosotras
You (formal) = Usted (Ud.)
You (plural) = Ustedes (Uds.)
He = él
She = ella
It= lo (m) la (f)
They (m) = Ellos
They (f) = Ellas
Those= los (m) las (f)
2nd
person
3rd
person
THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN
“YO”
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“Yo” means “I” and is used
in the same way as in
English.
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Yo soy americano.
Yo soy estudiante.
Note that it is not
capitalized unless it starts
a sentence:
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Mi amigo y yo…
SECOND PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN
TÚ
Tú means you (familiar/
informal)
 Used when talking to
someone familiar
 We’ll learn more about
this in a moment.
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FORMAL YOU
USTED (UD.)
Usted means you (formal)
 Used when talking to someone you should respect.
 Abbreviated Capital U lower case d period. (Ud.)
 We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment.
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3RD PERSON SINGULAR MASCULINE
ÉL
Él = he
 It is used when talking ABOUT a boy/guy/man.
 used in the same way as its English counterpart:
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Jorge es mexicano. Él es de Guadalajara.
DON’T forget the accent mark. If you do, you are
actually writing the Spanish word for “the”
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él = he
el = the
3RD PERSON SINGULAR FEMININE
ELLA
Ella = she
 It is used when talking ABOUT a girl/woman.
 used in the same way as its English counterpart:
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Rosa es mexicana. Ella es de Acapulco.
Please pronounce it correctly.
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It sounds like (eh-yah) not (el-lah)
Remember ll= y sound.
THE FIRST PERSON PLURAL PRONOUN
“NOSOTROS / NOSOTRAS”
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Use nosotros/ nosotras to talk about
a group of people that includes you.
in English we have one word to talk
about “we,” but in Spanish, we
distinguish between “we” masculine
and feminine:
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Juan: “Mi hermano y yo somos de
Argentina. Nosotros vivimos en Buenos
Aires.”
Juana: “Mi hermana y yo somos de
Bolivia. Nosotras vivimos en La Paz.”
use the masculine pronoun if it refers
to a mixed group:
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Juan: “Mi hermano, mi novia, y yo somos
de Argentina. Nosotros vivimos en
Buenos Aires.”
Juana: “Mi hermana, mis padres, y yo
somos de Bolivia. Nosotros vivimos en La
Paz.
3RD PERSON PLURAL MASCULINE
ELLOS
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Ellos = They (masculine)
It is used when talking ABOUT a
group of boys/guys/men or a
mixed group.
used in the same way as its
English counterpart:
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Jorge y Pepe son mexicanos. Ellos
son de Guadalajara.
Jorge y Ana son alumnos. Ellos son
amigos también.
Please pronounce it correctly.
It sounds like (eh-yohs) not (el-lohs)
 Remember ll= y sound.
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3RD PERSON PLURAL FEMININE
ELLAS
Ellas = They (feminine)
 It is used when talking ABOUT a group of only females.
 used in the same way as its English counterpart:
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Sofía y Ana son alumnas. Ellas son amigas también.
Please pronounce it correctly.
It sounds like (eh-yahs) not (el-lahs)
 Remember ll= y sound.
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2ND PERSONAL FAMILIAR YOU PLURAL
VOSOTROS/ VOSOTRAS
Used when talking TO a group of familiar people
 We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a
moment.
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2ND PERSONAL FORMAL YOU PLURAL
USTEDES (UDS.)
Abbriviated Capital “U”, lower case “d”, lower
case “s” period. (Uds.)
 Used when talking TO a group of formal people.
 We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a
moment.
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YOU, YOU, AND YOU
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In English, there is only one “YOU”. It is
singular and plural, masculine and feminine,
formal and informal
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Note: y’all or you all is not standard English, but we
will use it to help learn the Spanish forms of “you”.
In Spanish there are 5 ways to express “you”
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tú
usted (Ud.)
vosotros
vosotras
ustedes (Uds.)
DIFFERENCES – YOU: TÚ VS. USTED
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Let’s look at the singular forms first. Each one
has a specific time when it used. If you use the
wrong one, it can be offensive to the person with
whom you are speaking.
Tú = you (informal/familiar)
Usted (Ud.) = you (formal)
Use “tú” when talking to people
with whom you are on a first
name basis.
friends
family
small children
people younger than you
pets
Use “Usted” when talking with people
to whom you should show respect.
People in authority
(police, teachers, bosses, etc.)
Strangers
Acquaintances
Adults
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
TÚ
& USTED
Using the general rules concerning the usage of tú and
usted, decide which form is best when addressing….?
Your best friend…?
 Your Spanish
teacher…?
 Your best friend’s
mother…?
 Your dog, Pepe….?
 Your school
principal…?
 Mrs. Sanches, you
next-door neighbor…?

Your brother….?
 Your school bus
driver…?
 Your teacher’s fiveyear-old son…?
 Your older brother’s
girlfriend…?
 A salesman who
comes to your front
door….?
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CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
TÚ
& USTED
Using the general rules concerning the usage of tú and
usted, decide which form is best when addressing….?
tú Your best friend…?
 usted Your Spanish
teacher…?
 usted Your best
friend’s mother…?
 tú Your dog, Pepe….?
 usted Your school
principal…?
 usted Mrs. Sanches,
you next-door
neighbor…?
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tú Your brother….?
 usted Your school bus
driver…?
 tú Your teacher’s fiveyear-old son…?
 usted Your older
brother’s girlfriend…?
 usted A salesman
who comes to your
front door….?
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DIFFERENCES – Y’ALL
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In Spanish there are three ways to say “all of you”
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Vosotros
Vosotras
Ustedes (Uds.)
Vosotros/vosotras are the plural forms of tú. Ustedes
is the plural form of usted.
 Vosotros is used when talking to a familiar group of
males or a mixed group.
 Vosotras is the feminine form of vosotros and is used
when the entire group is female
 These two familiar forms are used primarily in Spain.
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DIFFERENCES – Y’ALL
The plural you form “ustedes (Uds.)” Is used
differently in Spain and Latin America.
 In Spain, vosotros/as is used when talking to an
informal group. Uds. is used to address a formal
group.
 In Latin America, Uds. is generally used in both
formal and informal situations. (They don’t use
vosotros/as)
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CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING VOSOTROS/VOSOTRAS &
USTEDES
Using the general rules concerning the usage of vosotros
and ustedes decide which form is best when
addressing….?
Your close friends…?
 Your church leaders…?
 Your mother’s best friends…?
 Presenting at the Science fair….?
 Presenting at a family reunion…?
 Talking to a girl’s pre-school class…?
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REVIEW
Yo = I
First person singular
Not capitalized unless the first
word of the sentence
Used to talk ABOUT yourself
Tú = You (singular, informal/familiar)
Second person Singular
Use it to talk TO a person that is a
friend or family member
Nosotros/as = we
First person plural
distinguish between “we” masculine
and feminine
Used to talk ABOUT yourself and
friends
Vosotros/as = You (plural, familiar)
Second person Plural
Use it to talk TO a group of friends or
family members.
Ud. = You (singular, formal)
Uds. = You (plural)
Use it to talk TO a person that is due Use it to talk TO a group of people
respect.
Third person singular
Third person plural
Él = he
Ellos = They (masculine)
Don’t forget the accent
It is used when talking ABOUT a group
Use it to talk ABOUT a guy.
of boys/guys/men or a mixed group.
Ellas = They (feminine)
Ella = she
It is used when talking ABOUT a group
Use it to talk ABOUT a girl.
of only females.
Watch the pronunciation.
Los/las= those
Lo/la= it
ENGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND THEIR
SPANISH EQUIVALENTS

Spanish subject pronouns are similar to English,
but there are some differences.
1st
person
Singular
Plural
I = Yo
We = nosotros (m)
Nosotras (f)
You (familiar) = tú
You (plural, familiar) = vosotros
Vosotras
You (formal) = Usted (Ud.)
You (plural) = Ustedes (Uds.)
He = él
She = ella
It= lo (m) la (f)
They (m) = Ellos
They (f) = Ellas
Those= los (m) las (f)
2nd
person
3rd
person
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
Identify the correct SPANISH subject pronoun to replace
the underlined subjects in the sentences below.
Ejemplo
 Tom and Carla are going to the store.
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Ellos
Jose likes to eat fish.
 Jane and I are traveling
to Guatamala.
 Ya’ll are my favorite
people.
 I love to see my friends.
 Tom thinks he’s all that.
 Janet is beautiful.

I wish you all (my
teachers) would give me
less homework.
 You are the cutest baby
ever!
 …. and you, Mr.
President?
 The girls think the rules
don’t apply to them!
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CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
Identify the correct SPANISH subject pronoun to replace
the underlined subjects in the sentences below.
El likes to eat fish.
 Nosotros(as) are
traveling to Guatamala.
 Vosotros(as) are my
favorite people.
 I love to see my friends.
 El thinks he’s all that.
 Ella is beautiful.
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I wish Ustedes (Uds.) (my
teachers) would give me
less homework.
 Tú are the cutest baby
ever!
 …. and usted(Ud.), Mr.
President?
 The Ellas think the rules
don’t apply to them!
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UNDERSTANDING THE VERB CHART

Spanish Grammatical concepts are often taught using
the “verb” chart. Verb Conjugation, Subject Pronouns,
Indirect & Direct Object Pronouns are all presented
with the chart
1st
person
2nd
person
3rd
person
Singular
Plural
Person speaking
Persons speaking
Person (familiar) you are
speaking to…
Persons (familiar) you are
speaking to…
Person (formal) you are
speaking to…
Persons (formal) you are
speaking to…
Person/thing you are speaking
about…
Persons/thing you are speaking
about…
CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING
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Spanish Grammatical concepts are often taught using
the “verb” chart below… lets see if you can fill in the
missing concepts
person
…. Person….
Persons…..
Person….
Persons….
Person….
Persons….
Person….
Persons….
person
person
THE CHART WITH VERBS

Spanish Grammatical concepts are often taught using
the “verb” chart. Verb Conjugation, Subject Pronouns,
Indirect & Direct Object Pronouns are all presented
with the chart
1st
person
2nd
person
3rd
person
Singular
Plural
Estoy
Estamos
Estas
Estaís
Esta
Estan
Esta
Estan
Hola
VOCABULARY LISTS & FLASH CARDS
Singular Subject
Pronouns
Plural Subject
Pronouns
Yo
 Tú
 Usted (Ud.)
 Él
 Ella
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Nosotros/ Nosotras
 Vosotros/ Vosotras
 Ustedes (Uds.)
 Ellos
 Ellas
HI