“YOU” in Spanish with the most appropriate description. 1.

A. Match the four (4) ways to say “YOU” in Spanish with the most appropriate description.
1. _______ tú
A. plural, informal / familiar, used only in Spain
2. _______ usted
B. formal, singular, used to address adults and/or people you don’t
know well
3. _______ vosotros/as
C. plural, informal and formal (formal only in Spain)
4. _______ ustedes
D. informal / familiar, singular, used to address a friend or someone you
know well
B. Remember that we use subject pronouns to replace the subject of a sentence in order to avoid repetition.
Which subject pronoun would you use to replace the subjects mentioned below?
él
modelo:
Juan
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1. Silvia
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2. Julio y Marcos
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3. Rafael y yo
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4. Eva y Manuela
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5. el maestro
__________________
6. mis amigos
__________________
Hablando de otras personas……
It’s not nice to talk about other people, but that’s part of what we’re practicing in this activity. Which subject
pronoun would you use if you were talking directly TO the following people? What if you were talking ABOUT
them?
nd
YOU (2 person)
TO…..
(1st person / 3rd person)
ABOUT…
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1. Paco _____________________________
8. ‘yourself’ _____________________________
2. dos amigos ________________________
(en México)
9. Silvia y Sofía __________________________
3. unos niños ________________________
(en España)
10. la maestra ___________________________
4. el perro __________________________
11. Paula y yo (‘yourself’)___________________
5. Julieta y Raúl _______________________
(en México)
12. Julio ________________________________
6. una amiga _________________________
(en España)
13. el presidente _________________________
7. el Sr. Obama _______________________
14. mis amigos______________________________
Hablando de otras personas……
It’s not nice to talk about other people, but that’s part of what we’re practicing in this activity. Which subject
pronoun would you use if you were talking directly TO the following people? What if you were talking ABOUT
them?
YOU (2nd person)
(1st person / 3rd person)
Now try some more examples:
TO…..
ABOUT…
1. Señor Pato _____________________________
5. ‘yourself’ _____________________________
2. Sara y Tito ________________________
(en México)
6. Lola y Juan __________________________
3. Paca y Pilar ________________________
(en España)
7. tus amigas ___________________________
4. tu amigo __________________________
8. Nacho y yo (‘yourself’)___________________