EL VERBO SER TO BE OR NOT TO BE? THE VERB TO BE I amwe are you areY’all are he she is it they are.
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Transcript of EL VERBO SER TO BE OR NOT TO BE? THE VERB TO BE I amwe are you areY’all are he she is it they are.
EL VERBO S
ER
TO B
E OR N
OT TO B
E?
THE VERB TO BE
I am we are
you are Y’all are
he she isit
they are
THE VERB SER: TO BE
yo soy nosotros/as somos
tú eres vosotros/as sois
élella esusted
ellosellas sonustedes
PRACTICE: CONJUGATE SER
1. Diego ____________ el amigo de Juan.
2. Miguel y yo ____________ primos.
3. Pepe y Lola ____________ los abuelos de Alicia.
4. Tú ____________ una muchacha muy linda.
5. ¿Quién ____________ la muchacha que habla francés?
6. ¿Tú y Rafael ____________ hermanos o primos?
7. Las clases _____________ interesantes.
8. Sofía _____________ simpática.
ANSWERS
1. Diego _ES_ el amigo de Juan.
2. Miguel y yo _SOMOS_ primos.
3. Pepe y Lola _SON_ los abuelos de Alicia.
4. Tú _ERES_ una muchacha muy linda.
5. ¿Quién _ES_ la muchacha que habla francés?
6. ¿Tú y Rafael _SOIS/SON_ hermanos o primos?
7. Las clases _SON_ interesantes.
8. Sofía _ES_ simpática.
SER – GENERAL RULE
General Ser Rule
Ser is used to classify and identify permanent or lasting attributes. If the general rule isn´t specific enough for you, think of the acronym DOCTOR, which stands for
Date, Occupation, Characteristic, Time, Origin, and Relationship.
DOCTOR SER– D IS FOR DATE
This would include the date and the day.This would include the date and the day.
Hoy Hoy eses lunes. ( lunes. (Today Today is is MondayMonday).).
EsEs el veintisiete de febrero el veintisiete de febrero. . (It (It isis February 27th.)February 27th.)
Mañana Mañana eses mi cumpleaños mi cumpleaños. . (Tomorrow (Tomorrow is my birthday.)is my birthday.)
¿Cuál ¿Cuál eses la fecha? ( la fecha? (What What is is the date?the date?))
DOCTOR SER O IS FOR OCCUPATION
Occupations are seen as life-long careers and Occupations are seen as life-long careers and are therefore seen as more "permanent" are therefore seen as more "permanent" than many people would think in the United than many people would think in the United States.States.
SoySoy maestra del español. maestra del español. (I (I amam a Spanish a Spanish teacher.)teacher.)
Ellos Ellos sonson estudiantes. estudiantes. (They (They areare students.) students.)Mi padre Mi padre es camareres camareroo. . (My father (My father isis a a
waiter.)waiter.)No Indefinite ArticlesNo Indefinite ArticlesNotice that the indefinite articles Notice that the indefinite articles un, una, un, una,
unos,unos, and and unasunas are are omittedomitted when describing when describing an occupation after the verb seran occupation after the verb ser
DOCTOR SER– C IS FOR CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics are personality Characteristics are personality descriptions of a person, place or descriptions of a person, place or thing. These would probably be the thing. These would probably be the second thing you say to "What´s he second thing you say to "What´s he like?"like?"
Amalia Amalia eses inteligente, bonita, y inteligente, bonita, y amableamable. . (Amelia (Amelia isis intelligent, pretty, intelligent, pretty, and friendly.)and friendly.)
Las clases Las clases son son divertidasdivertidas. . (The classes (The classes
are are fun.)fun.)
DOCTOR SER – T IS FOR TIME
Remember with time use es for one oRemember with time use es for one o´clock and son for all other hours.´clock and son for all other hours.
EEss la una y media en punto. la una y media en punto. (I(It´st´s one one thirty on the dot.)thirty on the dot.)
SonSon las cinco y veinticinco las cinco y veinticinco. . ((It´sIt´s five five twenty five.)twenty five.)
¿Qué hora ¿Qué hora eses? (? (What time What time is is it?)it?)
DOCTOR SER – O #2 IS FOR ORIGIN
As the place a person is from or the As the place a person is from or the material something is made from is not material something is made from is not going to change we use ser for origin.going to change we use ser for origin.
Celia Celia eses de de EspañaEspaña. . (Celia (Celia isis from Spain.) from Spain.)
Adela y Juliana Adela y Juliana sonson mexicanasmexicanas. . (Adela and (Adela and JulianaJuliana are are Mexican.) Mexican.)
Mi Mi anilloanillo eses de de orooro. . (My ring (My ring isis gold.) gold.)
DOCTOR SER R IS FOR RELATIONSHIPS
Relationships are described with the Relationships are described with the verb SER.verb SER.
Ellos Ellos son son mis padres. mis padres. ((They are my They are my parents.)parents.)
Marcos Marcos eses mi ex-novio. mi ex-novio. (Marcos (Marcos isis my ex- my ex-boyfriend.)boyfriend.)
Nosotros Nosotros somossomos amigos. amigos. (We are (We are friends.)friends.)
PRACTICE: CONJUGATE AND WRITE THE LETTER FROM DOCTOR1. Hoy ____________ martes, el 27 de marzo. _____
2. Yo ____________ un estudiante serio. _____
3. Tú ____________ Guatemalteca, ¿no? _____
4. Roberto y yo ___________ muy buenos amigos. _____
5. La química no ____________ un curso fácil. _____
6. Tú y Diego ____________ de Arkansas. _____
7. Ya ____________ las tres y media. _____
ANSWERS
1. Hoy _ES_ martes, el 27 de marzo. D2. Yo _SOY_ un estudiante serio. O3. Tú _ERES_ Guatemalteca, ¿no? C4. Roberto y yo _SOMOS_ muy buenos amigos. R5. La química no _ES_ un curso fácil. C6. Tú y Diego _SOIS_ de Arkansas. O7. Ya _SON_ las tres y media. T
TRANSLATE:
I am a hardworking student.
We are from the United States.
It’s the weekend!
Y’all are really interesting.
It is nine fifteen a.m.
You are my friend. (formal, Informal)
The students are not lazy.
ANSWERS
(Yo) soy un(a) estudiante trabajador(a).
(Nosotros) somos de los Estados Unidos.
Es el fin de semana.
(Vosotros) sois muy interesantes. OR Ustedes son muy interesantes.
Son las nueve y cuarto de la mañana.
(Tú) eres mi amigo(a). OR Usted es mi amigo(a).
Los estudiantes no son perezosos en la escuela.