I-2A- Subject Pronouns & Verbs

Subject Pronouns & Verbs

Español 1, Tema 2A

​The subject of a sentence is who or what is performing the action of the verb.

• ​It can be a noun.

  • Leticia, el chico, Mamá y Papá, los gatos, etc.

• It can be a pronoun.

  • yo, tú, él, nosotros, Uds., etc.

• ​In Spanish, it can be included in the verb.

  • ​soy (yo), necesitas (tú), es (él), etc.

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?

Raquel es mi amiga.

• Raquel

• es

• mi

• amiga

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?

Tú eres un estudiante en mi clase.

• tú

• eres

• un estudiante

• en mi clase

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?

Juanito y tú son chicos inteligentes.

• Juanito y tú

• son

• chicos

• inteligentes

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?

Necesito estudiar el inglés.

• yo

• necesito

• estudiar

• el inglés

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?

¿Tienes mucha tarea hoy?

• tú

• tienes

• mucha tarea

• hoy

A verb is an action word.

• ​It can be the action that the subject is performing.

  • ​walk, dance, sing, skate, etc.

• It can be used for a description, a state or an occurrence.

  • ​am, are, is, etc.

Multiple Choice

What is the verb in this sentence?

Yo soy muy talentosa.

• yo

• soy

• muy

• talentosa

Multiple Choice

What is the verb in this sentence?

Elle es mi mejor amigue.

• Elle

• es

• mi

• mejor amigue

Multiple Choice

What is the verb in this sentence?

¿Por qué necesitas una calculadora?

• Por qué

• necesitas

• una

• calculadora

Multiple Choice

What is the verb in this sentence?

No me gusta el diccionario.

• no

• me gusta

• el

• diccionario

Multiple Choice

What is the verb in this sentence?

Tú eres una persona graciosa.

• tú

• eres

• una persona

• gracisoa

​Subject pronouns identify who or what is performing the action of the verb.

• ​Subject pronouns often replace the subject noun.

  • ​La chica es paciente.​ / Ella es paciente.

  • ​Los chicos son artísticos. / Ellos son artísticos.

​The subject pronouns are:

Multiple Choice

Which subject pronoun will replace the underlined subject in the sentence?

La Sra. Hernández es mi profesora.

• yo

• Ud.

• ella

• ellas

Multiple Choice

Which subject pronoun will replace the underlined subject in the sentence?

Manuel es un buen amigo.

• ella

• él

• nosotros

• tú

Multiple Choice

Which subject pronoun will replace the underlined subject in the sentence?

Tito y yo somos estudiantes.

• ellos

• ellas

• nosotros

• Uds.

Multiple Choice

Which subject pronoun will replace the underlined subject in the sentence?

Ana y Victoria tienen mucha tarea.

• nosotras

• ellas

• ella

• tú

Multiple Choice

Which subject pronoun will replace the underlined subject in the sentence?

Omar y tú estudian las ciencias naturales.

• ellos

• nosotros

• Uds.

• Ud.

Tú, Ud. and Uds. all translate to "you" in English.

• ​Use tú when speaking to someone you are on a first-name basis with (friends, family members, people younger than you).

• ​Use Ud. when speaking to someone with whom you use a title of respect (people older than you, people you don't know well)

• ​In Latin American Spanish, use Uds. when speaking to any group of people.

Multiple Choice

Which "you" would you use when speaking to this person?

your little sister

• tú

• Ud.

• Uds.

Multiple Choice

Which "you" would you use when speaking to this person?

your little sisters

• tú

• Ud.

• Uds.

Multiple Choice

Which "you" would you use when speaking to this person?

the judge presiding over your court case

• tú

• Ud.

• Uds.

Multiple Choice

Which "you" would you use when speaking to this person?

a patient that you are treating at a clinic

• tú

• Ud.

• Uds.

Multiple Choice

Which "you" would you use when speaking to this person?

your best friend

• tú

• Ud.

• Uds.

Multiple Choice

Which "you" would you use when speaking to this person?

your basketball team

• tú

• Ud.

• Uds.

Multiple Choice

Which "you" would you use when speaking to this person?

your great-grandmother

• tú

• Ud.

• Uds.

​¡Es tu turno!

​Type the subject pronoun according to the instructions.

Fill in the Blank

Write the pronoun in Spanish.

they (fem)

Fill in the Blank

Write the pronoun in Spanish.

I

Fill in the Blank

Write the pronoun in Spanish.

we (fem)

Fill in the Blank

Write the pronoun in Spanish.

you (informal)

Fill in the Blank

Write the pronoun in Spanish.

y'all

Fill in the Blank

Write the pronoun in Spanish.

he

Fill in the Blank

Write the pronoun in Spanish.

we (mixed gender group)

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that you would use to SPEAK TO the person(s).

your cat

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that you would use to SPEAK TO the person(s).

your parents

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that you would use to SPEAK TO the person(s).

a customer you are waiting on at a restaurant

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that you would use to SPEAK TO the person(s).

the kid you are babysitting

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that you would use to SPEAK TO the person(s).

your aunts and uncles

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that you would use to SPEAK TO the person(s).

your cousin

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that you would use to SPEAK TO the person(s).

the members of your club

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Write the Spanish subject pronoun that you would use to SPEAK TO the person(s).

your Spanish teacher

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Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would REPLACE the person(s).

Susana, Marcos, y Eduardo

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

Teresa

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

Pepe y yo

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

Roberto y Martín

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

Héctor y tú

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

La Sra. Ibarra

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

tu amigo

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

Ramona y Emilia

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

Miguel y Tatiana

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

Ud. y tú

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

el Sr. Díaz

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

Sara, Yolanda y yo (yo = Ofelia)

Fill in the Blank

Write the Spanish subject pronoun that would replace the person(s).

las chicas

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

Victor es muy perezoso.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

A Marta le gusta la clase de arte.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

Eduardo y Paco no estudian mucho.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

El perro y yo patinamos en la escuela.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

Tú y Alberto no necesitan el diccionario.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

La maestra es muy divertida.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

Las estudiantes estudian las ciencias.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

Iván y Rigo tienen tarea.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

A Saúl y Raúl les gusta la clase.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

Ana María necesita una carpeta de argollas.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

Natalia, Guillermo y tú no tienen el horario.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

Lupe (no binario) tiene el almuerzo.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

Los chicos y las chicas malos usan drogas.

Fill in the Blank

Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

A mis estudiantes les gusta mucho la tarea.

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Rewrite the sentence, replacing the subject with a subject pronoun.

El segundo chico no es interesante.