1. Unidad 1 Lección 1
Subject Pronouns/Ser
Gustar w/ Infinitives

2. Subject Pronouns & Ser

3. English Connection
• Pronouns are words that take the place of
a noun.
• Subject pronouns indicate who does the
action in a sentence.

4. Subject Pronouns
Singular
I
yo
(inf)
nosotros
nosotras
We (m)
We (f)
ellos
ellas
ustedes
They (m)
They (f)
You all
tú
1st Person
2nd You
Person
Plural
He
él
3rd Person She ella
You (form) usted

5. Rules
• Singular
– Use tú with
• Friends
• Family
• Someone younger
– Use usted with
• Person you don’t
know
• Someone older
• Someone whom
you want to show
respect
• Plural
– Use ustedes with
• People you don’t
know
• Older people
• Groups of people
– Use nosotras and ellas
• All people are
female
– Vosotros
• Don’t use this
• It’s the X in chart
• Use ustedes

6. INFINITIVE
• Ser
– to be
Ser
CONJUGATE
I am soy
somos We are
You (inf) are eres
He/She/It is
es
You (form) are
son
They/
you all are

7. Charts
soy
somos
yo soy
eres
tú eres
nosotros
yo
nosotros(as) somos
nosotras
tú
él
ellos
es son es ellos/ellas/ustedes son
Él/ella/usted
ella
ellas
usted
ustedes