In this question, you are asked what pronoun you would use to speak to two or more teachers.

The key here is the fact that you are speaking to multiple people, and all of them are to be addressed in a formal manner, since they are adults in positions of power/respect. *Ustedes* is used when speaking to multiple people in a formal setting, regardless of the genders of the people you are speaking to.

Ustedes

This question asks you what pronoun you would use when addressing a group of female students in Spain.

Remember that in Spain they used an extra pronoun that isn’t used in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world: *vosotros* and *vosotras*. Since we’re talking to a group of people in Spain, we know we will use a form of *vosotros*. Since we’re talking to a group of all females, we will be using the feminine form, which is *vosotras*.

Vosotras

In this question you are asked what pronoun you would used when speaking to your best friend.

Since you are a student, it is presumed that your best friend is also a student, and not an adult. Since they are someone you are familiar with, you will not be using the formal *usted*, but rather the familiar *tú*.

Tú

This question asks you what pronoun you would use when addressing a school principal.

You will be using a pronoun that means “you” since you are addressing one person. However, this person is an adult who commands respect, so instead of the informal form of “you”, you will use the formal, singular form, which is *Usted*. Remember that the pronoun *Usted* is rarely dropped from a sentence since it is a sign of respect to use *Usted* in a sentence and dropping that pronoun can be seen as disrespectful if you’re talking to someone like a teacher or principal.

Usted

In this question, you are asked what pronoun you would use when addressing a group of two or more males.

Note that we have not received any indication that the men we are talking to are in Spain, meaning we have no indication that we should be using *vosotros*. Therefore, we will be using the pronoun meaning “you all” but not the one that is unique to Spain. Note that on page 14, it is explained that *ustedes* is used when you want to say “you all”, referring to multiple people. Confusingly, this is used whether or not you’re addressing people formally or familiarly.

Ustedes

In this question, you are asked what pronoun you would use to address a group of male and female students in Spain.

With the inclusion of “in Spain”, we can be fairly sure that we’ll be using some form of *vosotros*. *Vosotros* does have gendered forms, but since we’re addressing a group that is mixed gender, we will be using the masculine form. Look on page 14 if that is confusing and you will see that the feminine form is used for solely women, but if you’re addressing just men OR men and women, you use the masculine form.

Vosotros