This document discusses subject pronouns in Spanish. It provides a table listing the subject pronouns in both singular and plural forms. It explains that subject pronouns replace names to identify who is performing an action. It also describes the appropriate uses of different subject pronouns based on formality, age, number of people, and gender.

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2. Subject Pronouns The subject of a sentence tells who is doing the action. You often use people’s names as the subject: Gregorio escucha música. Ana canta y baila.

3. Subject Pronouns You also use subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they) to tell who is doing an action. The subject pronouns replace people’s names. Here are all the subject pronouns.

4. Subject Pronouns (Singular) Yo Tú Usted (Ud.) Él Ella I You (informal) You (formal) He She

5. Subject Pronouns (Plural) Nosotros Nosotras Vosotros Vosotras Ustedes (Uds.) Ellos Ellas We (males) We (females) You All (informal) You All (informal) You All (formal) They (males) They (females)

6. Subject Pronouns Tú, usted, ustedes , and vosotros(as) all mean “you.” Use tú with family, friends, people your age or younger, and anyone you call by his or her first name.

7. Subject Pronouns Use usted with adults you address with a title, such as señor, señora, profesor(a) , etc. Usted is usually written as Ud.

8. Subject Pronouns In Latin America, use ustedes when speaking to two or more people, regardless of age. Ustedes is usually written as Uds.

9. Subject Pronouns In Spain, use vosotros(as) when speaking to two or more people you call tú individually: Tú + tú = vosotros(as) Use ustedes when talking to two or more people you call usted individually.

10. Subject Pronouns If a group is made up of males only or of both males and females together, use the masculine forms: nosotr os , vosotr os , ell os .

11. Subject Pronouns You can combine a subject pronoun and a name to form a subject.

12. Subject Pronouns Alejandro y yo = nosotros Carlos y ella = ellos Pepe y tú = ustedes Lola y ella = ellas