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The Verb SER
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SER The verb SER means “to be” In Spanish, a verb has different
forms to tell you who the subject is.
Changing a verb form so that it matches its subject is called CONJUGATING.
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SER SER is an irregular verb, so
you must memorize all its forms.
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SERYo soy
Tú eres
Ud.
Él es
Ella
Nosotros somos
Vosotros sois
Uds.
Ellos son
Ellas
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SER Used to tell TIME and DATE.
Son las dos y media.
It is two thirty.
Es el veinte de noviembre.
It is the twentieth of November.
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SER Used to tell NATIONALITY.
For example:
Yo soy americana.
Él es puertorriqueño.
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SER Used to tell WHERE
SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS FROM.
Tú eres de Nicaragua.
Ellas son de Costa Rica.
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SER Used to connect a noun or
pronoun to another noun or pronoun. (identification)
Eduardo es un hombre.
Coquí y Sultán son gatos.
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SER Used to describe
CHARACTERISTICS.
Rebeca es alta.
Enrique y yo somos guapos.
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SER You CANNOT use “un or una” with
SER when describing someone’s profession.
Yo soy profesora.
Tú eres estudiante.
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LET’S REVIEW AGAIN!
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SERYo soy
Tú eres
Ud.
Él es
Ella
Nosotros somos
Vosotros sois
Uds.
Ellos son
Ellas
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SERUsed to tell TIME and DATE. Used to tell NATIONALITY. Used to tell WHERE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS FROM.Used to connect a noun or pronoun to another noun or pronoun. Used to describe CHARACTERISTICS. You CANNOT use “un or una” with SER when describing
someone’s profession.
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With nouns and names of people, use the same form of the verb as for él/ella or ellos/ellas.
Mi profesora es de Cuba.
Juan y Carlos son de España.
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With nouns and names of people, use the same form of the verb as for él/ella or ellos/ellas.
Mi profesora es de Cuba.
Juan y Carlos son de España.
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To make a sentence NEGATIVE, place the word NO directly in front of the verb.
Mi profesora no es de Cuba.
Es de España.
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Let’s practice!!!!
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