Subject PronounsEQ: How are subject pronouns used in Spanish?

Step 1: Identify seven subject pronouns (personal pronouns) in English.

• I• You• He• She• It• We • They

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Las Reglas (The Rules)

• The subject pronoun tells us who in the sentence.

• The subject pronoun and the verb must agree.– This means the verb endings must agree with the

subject pronoun.– The following verb ending chart will help you

correlate the subject pronouns with the verb endings.

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Verb ending Chart (Singular)SINGULAR SUBJECT PRONOUNS (Spanish) SINGULAR SUBJECT PRONOUNS

(English)

Yo I

Tú You (familiar)*someone you would call by a first name

Él EllaUsted

HeSheYou (formal)*someone you would call by a last name (Mr. Smith, Mrs. May)

These are the singular Subject Pronouns in Spanish

These are the translations

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Verb ending Chart (Plural)Plural Subject Pronouns (Spanish) Plural Subject Pronouns (English)

NosotrosNosotras

We (male)We (female)

VosotrosVosotras*Used in Spain

You (plural) (male) (informal)You (plural) (female) (informal)

EllosEllasUstedes

They (male)They (female)You (plural) (formal)

*These are plural subject pronouns in Spanish

These are the translations

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Subject Pronoun ChartSingular Subject Pronouns Plural Subject Pronouns

Yo NosotrosNosotras

Tú VosotrosVosotras

ÉlEllaUsted

EllosEllasUstedes

EQ: How are subject pronouns used in Spanish?

EQ: How are subject pronouns used in Spanish?