THE VERB “SER” Gramática 1.2. In English the verb _to_ _be_ is the most common verb. It has _many_ _uses_. Some of them are to _describe_ or _name_ people.

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1 THE VERB “SER” Gramática 1.2

2 In English the verb _to_ _be_ is the most common verb. It has _many_ _uses_. Some of them are to _describe_ or _name_ people or things, to _say_ where people are from, to _give_ the date, day and time, and to _give a telephone number. Like all verbs, _to_ be_ is _conjugated_, that is, it _changes_ its form to match the subject.

3 I am Carlos. We are from Argentina. You are from Managua. They are my friends. Today is Friday. You are a student.

4 A. Circle the form of the verb to be in the following sentences, and underline the subject of the sentence. 1.Yolanda is from Maracay, Venezuela. 2.It is ten o’ clock. 3.Tomorrow is Thursday. 4.We are your cousins. 5.I am from Valparaiso, Chile. 6.You are a very good student. 7.Mr. Matute and Mrs. Shumway are our teachers. 8.You are my best friend.

5 In Spanish the verb ser (to be) is also used to describe or define people or things, to say where people are from, to give the date, day and time, and to give a telephone number.

6 Just like to be in English, ser is irregular. It changes a verb form so that it matches its subject. This is the conjugation of the verb ser (to be).

7 to be

8 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 no in front of the verb. Mi profesora no es de México. Es de España.

9 B. Circle the form of the verb ser in the following sentences. Underline the subject of the sentence, or write an M when it is missing. 1.Es de Madrid, España. 2.Hoy es el tres de agosto. 3.Son las cuatro y veinte. 4.Ustedes no son mis compañeros de clase. 5.Soy tu mejor amigo. 6.Nosotros somos de Valencia, España. 7.Ellas son profesoras. M M M

10 C. Circle the correct form of the verb ser in the following sentences. 1.Marta Valdés (soy / eres / es) mi mejor amiga. 2. Las profesoras Pérez y Garza (somos / sois / son) de Brownsville, Texas. 3.Yo (soy / eres / es) de Panamá. 4.Mis amigos y yo (soy / somos / son) compañeros de clase. 5.Usted (soy / eres / es) el profesor de ciencias. 6.Tú y Alicia (soy / eres / son) amigas. 7.Hoy (soy / es / son) el doce de octubre. 8.Tú no (soy / eres / es) de México.

11 D. Complete the following conversation with the correct form of ser. Blanca Jorge, esta ___ mi mejor amiga, Sonia. Jorge Hola, Sonia. ¿Tú ____ una compañera de clase? Sonia Sí, _____ una compañera de clase. Jorge Ah. ¿ Y el profesor Martínez, de dónde ___? Sonia Él __ de Uruguay, ¿Y tú, de dónde ____? ¿de Perú? Jorge No, no ___ de Perú, ___ de Ecuador. Y ustedes, ¿de dónde ___? es eres soy es eres soy son

12 BlancaNosotras ______ de Monterrey, México. ¿Qué hora ___? Jorge____ las dos y media. Tengo que irme. SoniaAdiós, Jorge. ¿Nosotros ______ amigos? JorgeSí, mis compañeras de clase ____ mis amigas. Adiós! somos es Son son

13 Punctuation Marks and Written Accents

14 Punctuation marks and written accents 1. In Spanish, upside-down punctuation marks such as (¿) and (¡) are placed at the beginning of a phrase to signal a question or an exclamation. These are used along with those that come at the end of phrases. ¡Hasta luego! ¿Cómo se llama ella?

15 2. In Spanish, some words have written accent marks. An accent mark is a tilted line (´) placed over a letter. Putting accent marks over vowels is part of spelling correctly. When learning new words, memorize where the accent marks are. Adiós. ¿Cuál?

16 3. The wavy line in the letter ñ is called a tilde. The ñ is pronounced similar to the ny in the word canyon. señor compañero

17 Rewrite the following questions and exclamations using the correct punctuation for Spanish. 1. Cómo estás 2. Hasta pronto 3. Tengo que irme 4. Qué tal 5. Quién es el muchacho 6. Buenos días