Personal pronouns/Subject pronouns
The function of pronouns is to replace nouns Ex. Charles can be replaced with the personal
pronoun “he”
Personal pronouns are also called subject pronouns if they are the subject of a sentence.
Ex. the personal pronoun “he” can be called a subject pronoun in the following sentence: My
friend Carlos is from California. He is from California. The pronoun “He” replaces “My friend
Carlos”. It is important to know that the subject is the person who does the action or is being
describe in a sentence.
In Spanish the personal pronouns are as follows.
singular
Plural
1st Person (I)
(We)
Yo
Nosotros/Nosotras
2nd Person (you informal)
(You all informal used in Spain mostly)
Tú
Vosotros/Vosotras
3rd Person (He)
(They masculine)
Él
Ellos
3rd Person (she)
(They feminine)
Ella
Ellas
2nd Person (You formal)
(You all formal, use in Hispanoamerica)
Usted/Ud.
Ustedes/Uds.
Practica: In your notebook change the following nouns to the appropriate pronoun. Write the
nouns and then write the pronoun. Ex: Mario = él
1. ANTONIO
2. MARTA
3. JOSÉ Y KARLA
4. TÚ Y YO
5. MARY Y SUE
6. MIGUÉL, ANTONIO Y YO
7. I
10. JUAN
8. ELLOS Y TÚ (Spain)
11. MARIA
9. LAS AMIGAS (friends)
12. ELLOS Y TÚ (Hispano-america)
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