| Singular | yo / tú / él / ella / usted | ¿Tú eres Pablo? | Are you Pablo? |
| Plural | nosotros / nosotras / ellos / ellas / ustedes | Ellos son mis padres. | They're my parents. |
| Plural “you” | ustedes for any group: friends or strangers | ¿Ustedes son hermanos? | Are you brothers? |
| Plural “you” | vosotros / vosotras for friends and family, ustedes for strangers | ¿Vosotros sois hermanos? | Are you brothers? |
| A1Usted | formal “you”: it takes the verb form of él | ¿Usted habla inglés? | Do you speak English? |
| A1No pronoun | the verb ending names the person, so the pronoun drops | Vivo en Lima. | I live in Lima. |
| A1Contrast | the pronoun stays to set two people apart | Yo trabajo y tú estudias. | I work and you study. |
| A1Mixed group | men and women together take nosotros or ellos | ¿Ana y Pedro? Ellos también son de Chile. | Ana and Pedro? They're from Chile too. |
| A2Trap | “it” as a subject has no pronoun: the verb stands alone | Llueve. | It's raining. |