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The Verb SER

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.

SER SER is an irregular verb, so

you must memorize all its forms.

SERYo soy

Tú eres

Ud.

Él es

Ella

Nosotros somos

Vosotros sois

Uds.

Ellos son

Ellas

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.

SER Used to tell NATIONALITY.

For example:

Yo soy americana.

Él es puertorriqueño.

SER Used to tell WHERE

SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS FROM.

Tú eres de Nicaragua.

Ellas son de Costa Rica.

SER Used to connect a noun or

pronoun to another noun or pronoun. (identification)

Eduardo es un hombre.

Coquí y Sultán son gatos.

SER Used to describe

CHARACTERISTICS.

Rebeca es alta.

Enrique y yo somos guapos.

SER You CANNOT use “un or una” with

SER when describing someone’s profession.

Yo soy profesora.

Tú eres estudiante.

LET’S REVIEW AGAIN!

SERYo soy

Tú eres

Ud.

Él es

Ella

Nosotros somos

Vosotros sois

Uds.

Ellos son

Ellas

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.

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.

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.

To make a sentence NEGATIVE, place the word NO directly in front of the verb.

Mi profesora no es de Cuba.

Es de España.

Let’s practice!!!!

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