2.2: Personal pronouns

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Erin Huebener
Spokane Community College via Independent

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Before we start working with verbs and constructing full sentences, we need to begin with personal pronouns. These pronouns tell us who is doing the action in the sentence.

I……………………………………………..

You (informal)………………….…………..

You (formal)………………………………..

He……………………………….…………..

She……………………………...…………..

We (all men, mixed group)……..…………..

We (all women)……………………………..

You all (Spain)………………….…………..

You all (Spain, only women)…...…………..

You all (Latin America)…………………….

(In Spain, ustedes may be used for formal groups.)

They (all men, mixed group)…...…………..

They (all women)……………….…………..

Tú

Usted

Él

Ella

Nosotros

Nosotras

Vosotros

Vosotras

Ustedes

Ellos

Ellas

Actividad 1

Which pronoun? Given the following situations, decide which personal pronoun you will use to refer to that person.

1. If you are talking directly to a friend, use ________.

2. If you are talking about a male friend, use ________.

3. If you are talking directly to a judge, use ________.

4. If you are talking about yourself, use ________.

5. If you are talking about two people, male and female, use ________.

6. If you are talking about yourself and your mom, use ________.

7. If you are in Spain and talking directly to a group of friends, use ________.

8. If you are talking directly to a child, use ________.

9. If you are talking about two people, both females, use ________.

10. If you are talking about yourself and your brother, use ________.

11. If you are talking about your parents, use ________.

12. If you are in Latin America and talking directly to a group of people, use ________.

Actividad 2

Pronoun Addition. Which personal pronoun will you use when you add one person to the pronouns below. For those that have two or more options, discuss the different scenarios with a partner.

1. Yo + 1 = ________-o- ________

2. Tú + 1 = ________ -o- ________ (España)

________ (Latinoamérica)

3. Él + 1 = ________

4. Mi madre + 1 = ________ -o- ________

Actividad 3

¡A sustituir! Read the following sentences that use names, then decide what pronoun you will use to replace the names as the conversation continues.

1. Mi hermano canta mucho. ________ es músico.

2. Señora Londoño es profesora. ________ es muy inteligente.

3. Antonia y María son mis amigas. ________ son simpáticas.

4. Jorge y yo vamos al cine. ________ somos novios.

5. Mis padres viven en Idaho, pero originalmente ________ son de California.