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Which subject pronoun would you see if you were speaking to these people: tu, usted, or ustedes?

1. la maestra de espanol ____
2. tu amigo ___
3. dos amigos ___
4. el senor Lopez ___
5. los padres de tu amigo ___
6. tus amigos Jose y Paco ___
7. el doctor Garcia ___
8. tu mama ___

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1)Usted
2)tu
3)ustedes
4)usted
5)ustedes
6)ustedes
7)usted
8)usted
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​Which subject pronoun would you see if you were speaking to these people: tú, usted, or ustedes?

​1. La maestra de español ____

Answer 1: usted, because in Spanish, to speak to a teacher, the formal second person subject pronoun is used.​

2. Tu amigo ___​

​Answer 2: tú, because in Spanish, to speak to a friend, the standard second person subject pronoun is used.

​3. Dos amigos ___

Answer 3: ustedes, because in Spanish, to speak to several people, the formal second plural person subject pronoun is used.​

4. El señor López ___​

​Answer 4: usted, because in Spanish, to speak to an older person, the formal second person subject pronoun is used.

​5. Los padres de tu amigo ___

Answer 5: ustedes, because in Spanish, to speak to several people, the formal second plural person subject pronoun is used.​

6. Tus amigos José y Paco ___​

Answer 6: ustedes, because in Spanish, to speak to several people, the formal second plural person subject pronoun is used.​

​7. El doctor García ___

Answer 7: usted, because in Spanish, to speak to a doctor, the formal second person subject pronoun is used.​

​8. Tu mamá ___

Answer 8: tú, because your dad or your mom are the only elderly people with whom you can use the standard second singular person subject pronoun. But if they are together you should use the formal second plural person subject pronoun: ustedes.​

Hope this helps!​​​​​


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