Learn Spanish · Module 19
We, They & You
I can talk to and about different people using tú, usted, ustedes, nosotros, and ellos/ellas forms.
What you will learnChoose the right common form for we, they, familiar you, respectful you, and plural you.
What you are learningwant, need, have, and can across the Module 19 person map—without turning this into a all the verb forms-table lesson.
What you will showRespond to changed prompts using nosotros, ellos/ellas, tú/usted, and ustedes accurately in Mexican Spanish.
Important for now:The pronouns themselves were introduced earlier. Module 19 adds the common person forms you need now. The general regular-present pattern begins in Module 20, so this module teaches exact useful forms rather than a broad rule.
Lesson 1 · I can talk basically about what we want, need, have, or can do.
We Forms
Spanish ↔ English:Nosotros/nosotras forms explicitly encode first-person plural. Spanish may omit the pronoun when the group remains clear. Learn these four forms as common person forms; the broader present-tense pattern comes later.
New person form
queremos
we want
Pronunciation:keh-REH-mohs.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
New person form
necesitamos
we need
Pronunciation:neh-seh-see-TAH-mohs.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
New person form
tenemos
we have
Pronunciation:teh-NEH-mohs.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
New person form
podemos
we can
Pronunciation:poh-DEH-mohs.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
Build & Connect:Now choose the person and how formal or casual the situation is and Recall the already-form you learned in different situations.
What you learned:I can talk basically about what we want, need, have, or can do.
Lesson 2 · I can talk basically about what they want, need, have, or can do.
They Forms
Spanish ↔ English:Ellos and ellas use the same third-person-plural forms. The pronoun may be omitted when the group is already clear. Do not generalize a broader verb pattern from this lesson yet.
New person form
quieren
they want
Pronunciation:KYEH-rehn.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
New person form
necesitan
they need
Pronunciation:neh-seh-SEE-tahn.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
New person form
tienen
they have
Pronunciation:TYEH-nehn.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
New person form
pueden
they can
Pronunciation:PWEH-dehn.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
Build & Connect:Now choose the person and how formal or casual the situation is and Recall the already-form you learned in different situations.
What you learned:I can talk basically about what they want, need, have, or can do.
Lesson 3 · I can speak directly to one person using an appropriate tú or usted form.
Tú vs Usted Forms
Spanish ↔ English:Tú uses familiar singular forms. Usted continues to use the third-person-singular forms already learned in Module 18. Choose the social relationship first; then choose the form.
New person form
quieres
you want — familiar singular
Pronunciation:KYEH-rehs.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
New person form
necesitas
you need — familiar singular
Pronunciation:neh-seh-SEE-tahs.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
New person form
tienes
you have — familiar singular
Pronunciation:TYEH-nehs.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
New person form
puedes
you can — familiar singular
Pronunciation:PWEH-dehs.For now:Recall this exact common form; do not build a general conjugation rule from it yet.
Build & Connect:Now choose the person and how formal or casual the situation is and Recall the already-form you learned in different situations.
What you learned:I can speak directly to one person using an appropriate tú or usted form.
Lesson 4 · I can speak to more than one person using ustedes.
Ustedes Forms
Spanish ↔ English:Contemporary Mexican Spanish uses ustedes as the plural “you” form in this course, with the same verb forms used by ellos/ellas. Vosotros/vosotras is something to recognize for now.
Mexican-Spanish plural “you”
ustedes + quieren / necesitan / tienen / pueden
you all want / need / have / can
recognize it for now:You may seevosotros/vosotrasin other varieties of Spanish. This course usesustedesactively for plural “you” in Mexican Spanish. No vosotros verb forms are learned or tested here.
Build & Connect:Now choose the person and how formal or casual the situation is and Recall the already-form you learned in different situations.
What you learned:I can speak to more than one person using ustedes.
Review & Reuse · 50 Practice Rolls
Recall Across People & Earlier Skills
Use the Module 19 person map inside changed, already learned contexts. The first twelve Review Rolls are matching extra practice to complete without help for the twelve Practice It Five Ways sets.
Combined Practice
Practice the Person Map
Switch naturally among I, we, they, familiar you, respectful you, and plural you without introducing new Spanish.
Apply & Communicate
Show the Module 19 Can-Do
Perform the person/form choices in different realistic situations rather than reciting a conjugation table.
You Can Now · Show What You Can Do
Talk to and about different people
WeUse queremos, necesitamos, tenemos, and podemos with a clear first-person-plural meaning.
TheyUse quieren, necesitan, tienen, and pueden for ellos/ellas, with pronoun omission when clear.
YouSwitch between tú and usted, and use ustedes actively for plural “you” in Mexican Spanish.
Best way to check yourself: 0 of 6 Apply rolls without help; 0 unresolved unfinished extra practice after using Reveal.
Ready to continue
You are ready for the next module only when your person choices are stable in different situations and no unfinished extra practice after using Reveal remains. Module 20 is not learned on this page.