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You, They and It

You and they are pronouns thast express who is does the action. They can be used to denote who specifically does the action, but they are also used to denote that people in general do the action. They are translated as the sufix -se in Spanish.

Context

We use you and they to make the sentence active, so it is used in the conversational context. In writting we are more likely to use the passive context.

You

You is used when you are saying that someone in general is doing something. It doesn't have to mean that you specifically is doing the action.

Example:

Specific- You are talking to me.

General- You open the door by turning the knob.

They

They is used when you are saying that a group of people do an action.

Example: They are building a new highway.

It

It is used to express the actions or conditions of an inanimate object such as the weather.

Example: It is raining. It is cold.

Examples
Spanish	English
you
Se puede comer los cactus.	You can eat cactuses.
they
Se terminaran el metro en Noviembre.	They will finish the metro in November.
it
se esta lloviendo.	It is raining.

Practice- Change the sentence from passive to active using you, they, or it . You will have to create a new verb to make some of the sentences active.

1) How can the airport be arrived at from here. __________________________________________________________.

2) The space shuttle was designed in the seventies. _______________________________________________________.

3) The fever can be transmitted from one person to another through the air. _____________________________________.

4) Monkeys can be taught to ride bicycles. ____________________________________________.

5) When do you think flying cars will be invented? __________________________________________.

6) If you don't fix the problems now ________________ going to get bad.

7) When ________ hot _____ wear a T-shirt ________ made for Hawaiians, and when _________ cold _____ wear a jacket ______ made for Russians.