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1.1 Subject Pronouns

1.1 Subject Pronouns

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World Languages

9th - 12th Grade

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Subject Pronouns

Los pronombres subjetivos

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En inglés

Subject pronouns are the pronouns that replace a name or noun as the subject of a sentence.

Mrs. Jackson is my teacher.

SHE is my teacher.

Mary and Nancy are going to the movies.

THEY are going to the movies.

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En inglés

In English, we have seven subject pronouns.

Singular

Plural

1st person

I

we

2nd person

you

you (ya´ll)

3rd person

he, she, it

they

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En español

In Spanish, there are twelve subject pronouns.

Singular

Plural

1st person

yo

nosotros
nosotras

2nd person
informal

vosotros (Spain only)
vosotras

2nd person
formal

usted

ustedes (everwhere else)

3rd person

él
ella

ellos
ellas

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Remember: Gustar means to be pleasing, so the subject is the object or activity that is pleasing, not the person it pleases.

Me gusta correr = Running is pleasing to me.

Important Usage Note:

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I have included the form for gustar alongside each of these to help us keep them straight!

Important Usage Note:

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1st person,
singular:

I = yo

Yo soy una chica.

Yo soy un chico.

Me llamo Francesca.

Me llamo Rodrigo.

Yo soy de Cuba.

Yo soy de Colombia.

A mí me gusta estudiar.

A mí me gusta correr.

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Remember that in the 2nd person, Spanish has both formal and informal forms.

Informal: friends, family, first names

Formal: Mr./Mrs., respect

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2nd person,

singular

(informal):
you = tú

Tú eres una amiga.

Te llamas Francesca.

Tú eres de Colombia.

A ti te gusta tocar la guitarra.

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2nd person,

singular
(formal):

you = usted

Usted es la maestra.

Usted se llama Sra. Cruz.

Usted es de Venezuela.

A usted le gusta leer.

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3rd person,

singular:
he = él

Él es un chico.

Él se llama Rodrigo.

A él le gusta jugar al fútbol.

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3rd person,

singular:
he = él

Hay un chico que se llama Miguel.

Miguel es mi amigo. Él es un estudiante.

A él le gusta andar en patineta.

Hay otro chico en mi clase.

Él se llama Paco.

A él le gusta tocar la guitarra.

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3rd person,

singular:
she = ella

Ella es una chica.

Ella se llama Maria y ella es de Perú.

A ella le gusta montar en bicicleta.

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3rd person,

singular:
she = ella

Hay una chica en mi clase.

Ella se llama Marta.

Ella es artística.

A ella le gusta dibujar.

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3rd person,

singular:

a singular noun
(him, her, or it)

La chica (ella) se llama Maria.

El perro (él) es grande.

El maestro (él) es atlético.

Marcos (él) es mi amigo.

El Señor Jones (él) es mi maestro.

El pizarrón (it) es blanco.* Es blanco.

El papel (it) es gris.* Es gris.

*NOTE: There is no subject pronoun for “it” in Spanish.

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1st person,

plural:

we = nosotros
(mixed gender

or all male)

Nosotros somos amigos.

Nosotros somos de Panamá.

A nosotros nos gusta escuchar música.

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1st person,

plural:

we = nosotras

(all female)

Nosotras somos amigas.

A nosotras nos gusta pasear.

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1st person,

plural:
we =

nosotros/nosotras

Hola. Me llamo Maria.

En mi clase hay dos chicos.

Los chicos y yo (nosotros) somos amigos.

Nosotros somos de Bolivia.

A nosotros nos gusta comer pizza y helado los

viernes.

También hay una chica en mi clase.

A ella y mí (a nosotras) nos gusta leer libros.

Nosotras somos amigas.

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2nd person, plural
(informal-Spain):

you/ya’ll =

vosotros (mixed

gender or all

male)

Vosotros sois de Costa Rica.

A vosotros os gusta mirar la televisión.

Don´t write this one down—just FYI that
it exists in case you someday visit Spain!

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2nd person, plural
(informal-Spain):

you/ya’ll =
vosotras (all

female)

Vosotras sois de Ecuador.

A vosotras os gusta montar en bicicleta.

Don´t write this one down—just FYI that
it exists in case you someday visit Spain!

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2nd person, plural
(formal in Spain,

informal everywhere else):

you (ya’ll) = ustedes

Ustedes se llaman Rodrigo y Anita.

Ustedes son de Chile.

A ustedes les gusta mirar la televisión.

This is what we will use for
“ya’ll” in class!

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3rd person,

plural:

they = ellos

(mixed gender or

all male)

Ellos se llaman Marcos y Ana.

Ellos son estudiantes en mi clase de inglés.

A ellos les gusta correr y practicar deportes.

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3rd person,

plural:

they = ellos

(mixed gender or

all male)

Hay un chico que se llama Miguel.

Hay una chica que se llama Beatríz.

Ellos son mis amigos.

Ellos son de Uruguay.

A ellos les gusta pasar un rato con los

amigos los fines de semana.

También les gusta escribir correos electrónicos.

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3rd person,

plural:

they = ellas
(all female)

Ellas son dos chicas.

Ellas se llaman Maria y Ivanna.

A ellas les gusta beber jugo antes de clases.

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3rd person,

plural:

they = ellas
(all female)

Hay tres chicas en mi clase.

Ellas se llaman Ana, Maria, y Catalina.

Ellas son atléticas.

A ellas les gusta correr, practicar deportes, y

jugar al fútbol.

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3rd person,

plural:

plural nouns or

2+ names

Los estudiantes (ellos) son amigos.

Las chicas (ellas) son amigas.

Juan y Marcos (ellos) son amigos.

Maria y Esperanza (ellas) son estudiantes

buenas.

A Marcos, Tomás, y Jorge (a ellos) les gusta

mirar la televisión.

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WHICH PRONOUN WOULD YOU USE TO
REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD?

We are from El Salvador. (mixed gender) = ​
somos de El Salvador.

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Dropdown

WHICH PRONOUN WOULD YOU USE TO
REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD?

I am from Puerto Rico. = ​
soy de Puerto Rico.

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Dropdown

WHICH PRONOUN WOULD YOU USE TO
REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD?

He is from Honduras. = ​
es de Honduras.

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Dropdown

WHICH PRONOUN WOULD YOU USE TO
REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD?

We are from Guatemala. (all female) = ​ ​
somos de Guatemala.

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Dropdown

WHICH PRONOUN WOULD YOU USE TO
REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD?

She is from la República Dominicana.= ​ ​
es de la República Dominicana.

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WHICH PRONOUN WOULD YOU USE TO
REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD?

They are from Nicaragua. (mixed gender) = ​ ​
son de Nicaragua.

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WHICH PRONOUN WOULD YOU USE TO
REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD?

You all are from Cuba. = ​ ​ ​
son de Cuba.

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WHICH PRONOUN WOULD YOU USE TO
REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD?

They are from Costa Rica. (all female) = ​ ​
son de Nicaragua.

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Match

Match the following nouns with the correct pronouns.

los chicos

las chicas

Juan y tú

Pablo

Mariana

ellos

ellas

ustedes

él

ella

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Multiple Choice

Listen to the audio and choose the subject pronoun you hear.

1

I

2

you

3

he

4

we (all female)

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Multiple Choice

Listen to the audio and choose the subject pronoun you hear.

1

they (mixed)

2

you (formal)

3

she

4

we (mixed)

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Multiple Choice

Listen to the audio and choose the subject pronoun you hear.

1

they (all female)

2

you (formal)

3

she

4

you all

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Multiple Choice

Listen to the audio and choose the subject pronoun you hear.

1

they (all female)

2

you (formal)

3

they (mixed)

4

we (mixed)

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Multiple Choice

Listen to the audio and choose the subject pronoun you hear.

1

I

2

you (formal)

3

she

4

he

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Multiple Choice

Listen to the audio and choose the subject pronoun you hear.

1

we (mixed)

2

you (formal)

3

she

4

you (informal)

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Fill in the Blank

he = ___

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Fill in the Blank

you (informal) = ___

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Fill in the Blank

they (all females) = ___

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Fill in the Blank

I = ___

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Fill in the Blank

we (all females) = ___

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Fill in the Blank

you (formal) = ___

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Fill in the Blank

they (mixed) = ___

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Fill in the Blank

you all = ___

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Fill in the Blank

she = ___

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Fill in the Blank

we (mixed) = ___

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While subject pronouns can be used to replace a person's name, many native speakers of Spanish rarely use them at all. This is because Spanish verb endings tell you who the subject is.

Important Usage Note:

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We will be learning them in order to make sure we use correct subject-verb agreement, but do not feel like you must always use them like we do in English!

Important Usage Note:

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Subject Pronouns

Los pronombres subjetivos

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