Yo Tengo, y Tengo?
If who is doing the action is expressed in the verbs ending, is it nessisary to include "yo, tu (etc)"
Such as a sentence like, "I try to read." Would it be, "Intento a leer." or "Yo intento a leer."
Or, "You read well". Would it be, "Tu lees bueno," or just "lees bueno."
(These are mear examples to help you understand what I am asking)
Thank you so much, I'm sorry I've been asking so many questions but you guys are really helping me learn! Thanks!
5 Answers
Intento leer
There is no "a" in between here.
Personal pronouns in Spanish are used for the purpose of making a contrast, or for clarification. Using them in normal contexts where the verb provides all the necessary information, causes a weird impression in natives, who'd be wondering what hidden purpose is there behind such a stress in these pronouns without any apparent reason. Using the pronouns all the time makes a sentence sound like this:
Voy a la tienda. Vuelvo enseguida
I am going to the shop. I'll be right back.
Yo voy a la tienda. Yo vuelvo enseguida.
I -myself alone- am going to the shop. I -myself alone- will be right bak.
Do not use pronouns unless you want or need to highlight a person above all the rest for a very special reason. Pronouns are like spotlights: you don't switch off all the lights and then switch a spotlight on to highlight yourself every time you speak. It is too dramatic. And annoying.
Don't be sorry for asking questions. That the whole point of the forum. We love to help where we can. 
Typically, we don't use the subject pronouns in Spanish, since the subject is implicit in the verb, as you indicated. We do include those pronouns for clarity or for emphasis, if needed.
As an example: "Tengo un libro" is all that's needed to say that I have a book, but if I'm in a group and there's a question about whether anyone in the group has a book, I might say "Yo tengo un libro." I guess the way I think about it is: if in English I would put a little extra stress on the word "I", then in Spanish I would include the word "yo". Either way, the sentence means exactly the same
By the way, "Lees bien"
"Bueno" means "good" (an adjective) "Bien" means "well" (an adverb)
Hope that helps!
Calvo
Thank you very much!
There are only two good reasons for using a subject pronoun: to avoid ambiguity (often the case to distinguish among él, ella and usted or ellos, ellas and ustedes) or to provide special emphasis. For 1st & 2nd persons singular/plural, it's best omitted (since in these cases it's obvious from the verb ending).
Intento leer no article a or any article. I think there is a tilde on leer, I lost my tilde's chart.
Usually the personal pronoun like I, you or whatever is not necesary. on similar sentences like the ones you wrote. And, keep asking, I learn from questions.
