I wanted to know the specific rules for different second person words.
I know the words for you, I wanted to know how Usted, tú and vosotros are used. ***** Can anyone else help me?
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There are no hard and fast rules for when to use 2nd person, familiar and when to use 2nd person, formal. (You left "voseo" out of your question).
In general, the familiar form is used with friends, family, or people that you are familiar with (people your own age or younger (children), etc.).
The formal form is used to express politeness or respect. It would be used to address people older than you (if you are young), office holders, anyone whom you would normally address as Mr., Sir, Madame, etc.
However, regional differences make hard rules meaningless, because in some regions the familiar use dominates for all circumstances, in others, the formal use predominates.
We would all like specific rules for grammatical use, but language is often called an art form; not a science. There are exceptions to most of the rules.