Subject Pronouns

Pronouns: •Subject Pronouns in English:

Iyou

heshe

we

they

Pronouns are words that take place of nouns.

Subject pronouns indicate who is being described or who does the action in a sentence.

Spanish Subject Pronouns:

Singular Subject Pronouns: Plural Subject Pronouns:

(Only one person included in subject) (Two or more people included in subject)

yo I nosotros/nosotras we

tú you (fam.) vosotros/vosotras you (plural)(Spain)

él he ellos they( males and mixed group)

ella she ellas they (all females)

usted (Ud.) you (for.) ustedes (Uds.) you (plural)

Which “you” do I use?Singular you:

Use tú with:

• a friend

• a family member

• someone younger

Use usted (Ud.) with:

• a person you don’t know

• someone older

• someone to whom you want to show respect

Plural you :

Use vosotros in Spain with:

• friends

• family

• younger people

Use ustedes (Uds) in Spain with:

• people you don’t know

• someone older

• people for whom you want to show respect

Use ustedes in Latin America with any group of people

Replacing nouns with subject pronouns:

In English:

• A boy or male name he

• A girl or female name she

• a boy’s name and a girl’s name they

• a boy’s name and a boy’s name they

• a girl’s name and a girl’s name they

• a name and I we

• a name and you you

• a name and you (Spain) you

In Spanish:

• él

• ella

• ellos

• ellos

• ellas

• nosotros/ nosotras

• ustedes

• vosotros/vosotras

Juan es de Cuba. or Él es de Cuba.