Subject Pronouns in Spanish | Chart & Examples

Published on January 17, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 2, 2025

The subject pronouns in Spanish vary based on number, person, gender, and intended formality.

Pronouns replace nouns, and subject pronouns replace nouns that act as subjects, performing the action of the sentence. These differ from direct object pronouns, which replace the direct object (and receive the action in the sentence).

Just like in English, subject pronouns are different from direct object pronouns in Spanish.

Spanish subject pronouns chart
Subject pronoun English translation Example of subject pronoun in a sentence English translation
Yo I ยกHola! Yo soy Lia. Hi! Iโ€™m Lia.
Tรบ You (singular, informal) Tรบ tienes dos gatos. You have two cats.
Vos You (singular, informal) Vos sos argentino. You are Argentinian.
Usted You (singular, formal) Usted es un profesor excelente. You are a great professor.
El, ella He, she ร‰l come ensalada todos los dรญas. He eats salad every day.
Nosotros,ย  nosotras We Nosotros vamos a Espaรฑa cada verano. We go to Spain each summer.
Vosotros, vosotras You (plural, informal) Vosotros estรกis muy cansados. Youโ€™re very tired.
Ustedes You (plural, informal or formal) Ustedes tienen una reserva para tres noches. You have a reservation for three nights.
Ellos, ellas They Ellos quieren adoptar a un perro. They want to adopt a dog.

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Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish | Use & Examples

Published on January 13, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 2, 2025

The direct object pronouns in Spanish are โ€œme,โ€ โ€œte,โ€ โ€œlo,โ€ โ€œla,โ€ โ€œnos,โ€ โ€œos,โ€ โ€œlos, and โ€œlas.โ€

Like in English, a direct object in Spanish is a noun that receives the action of the verb. Itโ€™s usually an object or person and answers the question โ€œwhat?โ€ or โ€œwhom?โ€

For example, in โ€œJohn buys a car,โ€ โ€œcarโ€ is the direct object, as it receives the action of โ€œbuying.โ€ We could also rephrase this as โ€œJohn buys it,โ€ where โ€œitโ€ is a pronoun.

We can replace direct object nouns with direct object pronouns in Spanish, too.

Direct object pronouns in Spanish examples
Example with direct object nounย  Example with direct object pronoun
Spanishย  Englishย  Spanishย  Englishย 
Marรญa compra una falda. Marรญa buys a skirt. Marรญa la compra. Marรญa buys it.
Yo leo un libro. I read a book. Yo lo leo. I read it.
Ella invita a sus amigos. She invites her friends. Ella los invita. She invites them.

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Future Tense in Spanish | Conjugation & Examples

Published on December 23, 2024 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 2, 2025

The future tense in Spanish is used similarly to the future tense in English to express actions that will happen in the future.

Unlike the present tense in Spanish, the simple future tense is conjugated the same for verbs ending in โ€œ-ar,โ€ โ€œ-er,โ€ and โ€œ-ir.โ€

Future tense in Spanish verb endings
Subject Verb ending
Yo -รฉ
Tรบ -รกs
El, ella, usted -รก
Nosotros -emos
Vosotros -รฉis
Ellos, ellas, ustedes -รกn
Future tense in Spanish examples
Nosotros hablaremos con la familia. [We will speak with the family.]

Nosotros comeremos en un restaurante. [We will eat in a restaurant.]

Nosotros viviremos en Espaรฑa en el futuro. [We will live in Spain in the future.]

To use the future tense in Spanish in the negative, add a โ€œnoโ€ in front of the verb. To form questions, invert the subject-verb order and surround the sentence with โ€œยฟโ€ and โ€œ?โ€

Future tense in Spanish negatives and questions examples
Nosotros no hablaremos con la familia. [We will not speak with the family.]

Nosotros no comeremos en un restaurante. [We will not eat in a restaurant.]

ยฟVivirรกn en Espaรฑa en el futuro? [Will they live in Spain in the future?]

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Present Tense in Spanish | Conjugation & Examples

Published on December 16, 2024 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 2, 2025

The present tense in Spanish (โ€œel presente indicativoโ€) is used in a similar way as the simple present tense in the indicative mood in English.

It is conjugated differently depending on if the verb ends in -ar, -er, or -ir.

Spanish present tense verb endings
Subject Verbs ending in -ar Verbs ending in -er Verbs ending in -ir
Yo [โ€œIโ€] -o -o -o
Tรบ [โ€œyou,โ€ informal] -as -es -es
Usted [โ€œyou,โ€ formal] -a -e -e
El, ella [โ€œhe,โ€ โ€œsheโ€] -a -e -e
Nosotros [โ€œweโ€] -amos -emos -imos
Vosotros [โ€œyou,โ€ informal] -รกis -รฉis -รญs
Ustedes [โ€œyou,โ€ formal] -an -en -en
Ellos, ellas [โ€theyโ€] -an -en -en
Present tense in Spanish examples
Nosotros hablamos espaรฑol. [We speak Spanish.]

Nosotros comemos carne. [We eat meat.]

Nosotros vivimos en Buenos Aires. [We live in Buenos Aires.]

If you want to use the present tense in Spanish in the negative, you just have to add a โ€œnoโ€ in front of the conjugated verb. For questions, invert the order of the subject and verb, and surround the question with โ€œยฟโ€ and โ€œ?โ€

Present tense in Spanish negatives and questions examples
Yo no hablo espaรฑol. [I do not speak Spanish.]

Tu madre no vive en Argentina. [Your mother does not live in Argentina.]

ยฟHablan ellos inglรฉs? [Do they speak English?]

ยฟComes tรบ carne? [Do you eat meat?]

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Handsome in Spanish | 12 Words & Examples

Published on November 14, 2024 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 2, 2025

There are many words that mean handsome in Spanish, including:

  • Guapo
  • Atractivo
  • Bueno
  • Bonito
  • Apuesto
  • Agraciado
  • Bello
  • Majo
  • Lindo
  • Bien-parecido
  • Buenmozo
  • Machazo

In Spanish, the endings of adjectives change to agree in number and gender with the nouns and pronouns they describe. All of the adjectives in the list above are in the masculine, singular form. To make them plural, change the ending to โ€œ-osโ€ (e.g., โ€œguaposโ€).

These words mean handsome in Spanish when they carry the masculine endings. However, they can also be used in the feminine (e.g., โ€œguapaโ€), which would translate more closely to English as โ€œbeautifulโ€ or โ€œpretty.โ€

A QuillBot Grammar Check can make sure you use these adjectives correctly with respect to gender and number.

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