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.