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Capítulo uno
Gramática 1.1
Subjects and verbs in sentences.
(Los Sujetos y los verbos en las oraciones)
Subjects and verbs in sentences.
(Los sujetos y los verbos en las oraciones)
o In English, sentences have a subject and a verb.
o The subject is the person or thing that is being described or
is doing something.
o The verb is the action word like run or sing, or a word like
am, is, or are that links the subject to a description.
Subject
(sujeto)
Mrs. Pérez is my teacher
She is from Madrid
Verb
(verbo)
Subjects and verbs in sentences.
(Los sujetos y los verbos en las oraciones)
o In Spanish, sentences also have a subject and a verb.
Subject
(sujeto)
La señora Pérez es mi profesora.
Ella es de Madrid
Verb
(verbo)
Subjects and verbs in sentences.
(Los sujetos y los verbos en las oraciones)
o Both English and Spanish use nouns as subjects.
o Nouns can be replaced with pronouns.
o Some examples of Spanish pronouns you have seen are él,
ella, tú and usted.
Él stands for Juan
Juan es un compañero de clase.
(Juan is a classmate)
Él es mi mejor amigo.
(He is my best friend)
Subjects and verbs in sentences.
(Los sujetos y los verbos en las oraciones)
o English sentences always have a subject or a subject
pronoun.
o But in Spanish the subject or the subject pronoun can be left
out if everyone knows who you’re talking about.
María is my friend.
She is from Spain.
María es mi amiga.
Es de España. Ella can be left out.
Subjects and verbs in sentences.
(Los sujetos y los verbos en las oraciones)
Por ejemplo:
o Ramiro es mi mejor amigo. Es de Cuba. Es un compañero de
clase.
o Ramiro is my best friend. (He) is from Cuba. (He) is a
classmate.
o María es una muchacha. Es de Puerto Rico.
o Maria is a girl. (She) is from Puerto Rico.
o *If it is clear who is being talked about, the proper
name or pronoun can be left out.
Practicamos
Identify the subject:
Susana es una compañera de clase.
a) es
b) Susana
c) compañera
Practicamos
Identify the subject:
El muchacho es mi mejor amigo.
a) muchacho
b) es
c) amigo
Practicamos
Identify the verb:
Don Pablo es mi profesor.
a) Don Pablo
b) es
c) mi
Practicamos
Identify the verb:
Ella es una estudiante.
a) es
b) Ella
c) una
Practicamos
Identify the verb:
Tú eres de Costa Rica.
a) tú
b) Costa Rica
c) eres
Practicamos
Identify who the subject of the following sentence
could be:
Él es mi mejor amigo. Es de Colombia y es un compañero de
clase.
a) es
b) Él
Actividad
o You’re task is to draw two pictures that represent two of
your friends, then write 5 sentences that introduce and tell a
little about each of them.
o Underline the subject in a specific color, circle the verb in
another color and draw a squiggly line under the subject
pronoun in another color. Do NOT repeat colors.
Actividad
Por ejemplo:
Ella es Luna.
Luna es de Florida.
Ella es una estudiante.
Luna es mi compañera de clase.
(Ella) Es mi mejor amiga.