Part 2: Subject Pronouns and Infinitive Verbs
In Part 2, we will gain familiarity with subject pronouns.
In this section, we will gain a solid familiarity of pronouns and infinitive verbs separately
before we combine these ideas to begin work on creating short sentences.
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Subject Pronouns
Classes of gender and number also exist within subject pronouns.
These two sections, gender and number, determine how nouns are treated within a sentence.
In Spanish, it is common for subject pronouns to be omitted, as they are incorporated as part of a verb conjugation.
We will begin verb conjugations next.
Persona
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Person
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Español
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Inglés
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Yo
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I
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Tú
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You
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Él
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He
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Ella
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She
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Nosotros
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We
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Ellos
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They
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Ellas
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They (females)
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Infinitive Verbs: Family Tradition
There are three broad categories of verb-types in Spanish:
Verbs that end in ...
Regular Verbs
Español
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Inglés
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preparar
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to prepare
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invitar
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to invite
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cocinar
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to cook
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viajar
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to travel
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celebrar
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to celebrate
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decorar
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to decorate
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deber
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should
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comer
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to eat
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vivir
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to live
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escribir
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to write
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leer
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to read
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Irregular Verbs
Español
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Inglés
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tener
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to have
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estar
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to be
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ser
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to be
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ir
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to go
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