Ser and Adjectives

The verb “ser” In English, “ser” is translated to mean “to be.” Ser is used with adjectives to describe people, places, and things. It can be physical or personality. It is also used to state a person’s occupation. Ser is also used to say what something is made of or to say where an event will take place. Remember the DOCTOR?

Conjugating “ser” Yo soy. Nosotros somos. Tú eres. Vosotros sois. Usted es (formal) El es. Ella es. Ustedes Son. Ellos son. Ellas son.

Practice In your “cuaderno” write the correct form of “ser” for each sentence. Nosotros _________ Mi mamá __________ Los estudiantes ____________ Yo __________ La señorita Thomas _________ Maria y yo _________ Carmen y Mariela __________ Vosotros __________ Tú __________ Juan __________ un amigo. somos es son soy es somos son sois eres es

Adjectives Adjectives are words used to describe nouns. Adjectives are either masculine or feminine and can be singular or plural Adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. An adjective usually follows the noun it modifies

Adjectives If the adjective ends in –o, change to –a to make it feminine, -as to make it feminine-plural, and –os to make it masculine-plural. Adjectives that end in a consonant usually requires that you add –a to make it feminine. Simply add –s to make it plural. If the adjective ends in a consonant and you want to make it masculine-plural, just add –es.

Ser and Adjectives Ejemplos El chico es _________ La mujer es _________. Los estudiantes son _______. Las profesoras son ________. Yo soy _____. El es ________. Ella es _______. Ellos son ________.

More Practice Circle the adjective in each sentence and underline the noun it modifies. State the classification of the adjective. Mi mama es ágil. Mis hermanos son educados. Maria y Alberto son trabajadores. La abogada es reservada. Mi mejor amigo y yo somos atrevidos. Yo soy energético.

Nationalities Nationalities are adjectives and must agree in gender and number. They follow the rules for changing other adjectives.

Nationalities Country Masculine Feminine Masculine-Plural Feminine-Plural Mexico mexicano mexicana mexicanos mexicanas Puerto Rico puertorriqueño puertorriqueña puertorriqueños puertorriqueñas Norte América norteamericano norteamericana Norteamericanos norteamericanas Costa Rica costarricense costarricenses costarricensces