Subject pronouns

Question 1

What is the first person singular in Spanish?

Answer 1

Yo

Question 2

What is the second person singular in Spanish?

Answer 2

Tú

Question 3

What are the third person singulars in Spanish?

Answer 3

él, ella and usted

Question 4

What is the second person plural in Spanish?

Answer 4

Vosotros/as

Question 5

What are the third person plurals in Spanish?

Answer 5

Ellos, ellas and ustedes

Question 6

Vosotros is used in both Spain and Latam. True or false?

Answer 6

False - it is only used in Spain.

Question 7

Why is usted third person and not second person?

Answer 7

Because usted is a contraction of “vuestra merced”, an honorific style, similar to “your Grace” or “your Honor”. Since this is an indirect way of addressing someone, it counts as the third person.

Question 8

Is tú formal or informal?

Answer 8

Informal

Question 9

Is usted formal or informal?

Answer 9

Formal

Question 10

Is vosotros/as formal or informal?

Answer 10

Informal

Question 11

Is ustedes formal or informal?

Answer 11

Formal

Question 12

Which pronouns that mean ‘you’ are informal?

Answer 12

Tú and vosotros/as

Question 13

Which pronouns that mean ‘you’ are formal?

Answer 13

Usted and ustedes

Question 14

Which pronouns that mean ‘you’ are singular?

Answer 14

Tú and usted

Question 15

Which pronouns that mean ‘you’ are plural?

Answer 15

Vosotros/as and ustedes

Question 16

When would you use vosotros/as?

Answer 16

When informally addressing more than one person.

Question 17

When would you use ustedes?

Answer 17

When formally addressing more than one person.

Question 18

When would you use tú?

Answer 18

When informally addressing someone.

Question 19

When would you use usted?

Answer 19

When formally addressing someone.

Question 20

What is the first person plural in Spanish?

Answer 20

Nosotros/as