Subject Pronouns
By: Ethan and Tim
What is a Pronoun?
Cynthia come galletas - Cynthia eats cookies.
Daniel ve la tele - Daniel watches TV.
A pronoun is a word that replaces a person’s name, so a “subject pronoun” is a pronoun that replaces the name in the subject of a sentence.
Ella come galletas - She eats cookies.
Él ve la tele - He watches TV.
Pronouns
These are all of the subject pronouns in Spanish:
yo - I
nosotros - we (males nosotros, female nosotras)
tú - you (informal)
vosotros - you guys (informal) (male vosotros, female vosotras)
usted (Ud.) - you (formal)
ustedes (Uds.) you guys (formal)
él - he
ella - she
ellos - they (male ellos, female ellas)
For ellos, nosotros, vosotros, all the people have to be girls to change it to feminine.
Common Mistakes
2.Not putting the accent mark on el
3.Forgetting to chance nosotros to nosotras if it is feminine
Examples
Yo soy un buen estudiante/I am a good student
Tu eres malo a juegas deportes /You are bad at sports
El tiene buen cabello/He has nice hair
Ella usa el computadora/She uses the conputer
Usted va a la playa/They go to the beach
Nosotros/Nosotras jugamos basquetbol/We play basketball
Ellos corren en la parque/They (all boys) run in the park
Ellas van al centro comercial/They(all girls) go to the mall
Ustedes esperan/You guys wait upQuiz
2. We go to the gym
3. He eats green grapes
4. You (informal) are not funny.
5. They ski down the mountains. (down - abajo)