Qualitative (descriptive) adjectives - Hillcrest Elementary

Conjugation of regular -ar verbs
Before learning the conjugations themselves, you need to learn the subject pronouns in Spanish.
h e subject pronoun refers to the actor (or agent or performer) of the verb’s action. All pronouns
replace the name of an understood noun; this is their one and only role. For example, instead of
saying a person’s name every time, you can simply say she (or he), and instead of referring to yourself
by your own name, you say I.
Subject pronouns
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SINGULAR PLURAL
FIRST PERSON yo I nosotros/nosotras we
SECOND PERSON tú you (informal sing.) vosotros/vosotras you (informal pl.)
THIRD PERSON él he ellos they (masc., masc. & fem.)
ella she ellas they (fem.)
usted you (formal sing.) ustedes you (formal pl.)
name of a personª names of peopleb
it c they (inanimate objects)d
ªh e stated name of one person, such as Horatio or Penelope.
bh e stated names of more than one person, such as Mickey and Minnie, Harold and Maude.
c h e word “it” does not exist in Spanish as a subject. It is simply understood (there will be much
more about “it” later in the book).
d As the plural of “it,” “they” (referring to inanimate objects) does not exist. See the preceding
note.
Note that there are four terms for “you” in Spanish:
1 tú: the informal singular you, used with a friend or child
2 usted: the formal singular you, used with someone unfamiliar to you or with someone of
higher status
3 vosotros (vosotras when speaking to females only): the informal plural you, used with
friends, people you’re close to, or children
4 ustedes1: the formal plural you, used with people unfamiliar to you or with persons of
higher status
EJERCICIO
2·1
1. your best friend
2. your friend’s grandmother
3. the King and Queen of Spain
Write the Spanish word for “you” that you would use to address the following persons.
4. a classroom i lled with kindergartners
5. The President and First Lady
1 In much of Latin America, ustedes is used in both formal and informal situations, rendering vosotros
unnecessary.