The Verb Ser ¡Órale!
¿Qué significa “ser” en inglés? means “to be” (Describes what people and things are like, and what they are.) used to classify and identify permanent or lasting attributes. The acronym: DOCTOR =Description, Occupation, Characteristic, Time, Origin, and Relationship. What is an example of a permanent or lasting attribute of a person? of a thing?
How to conjugate Ser REMEMBER THE MIGHTY T-CHART? YO SOY NOSOTROS-AS SOMOS TÚ ERES VOSOTROS-AS SOIS Él, ELLA, USTED ES ELLOS, ELLAS, USTEDES SON
SOY ~ I AM…. _____Yo soy una chica. I’m a girl. _____(Yo) soy española I’m Spanish. (f) _____(Yo) soy profesora de español. I’m a Spanish teacher (f) _____(Yo) soy simpática. I’m nice. (f) _____(Yo) soy de España. I’m from Spain. ¡OJO ! SOY & YO SOY both mean “I am”. The subject pronoun(YO) is optional.
ERES ~ YOU ARE ___¿Cómo eres tú? What are you like? ___ Tú eres un muchacho. You are a boy. ___ Tú eres guapo. You are handsome ___ Tú eres serio. You are serious. ___Tú eres de Perú. You are from Perú.
ES ~ HE, SHE, YOU FORMAL, (IT) is/are ____(Él) es alto. He is tall. ____(Ella) es alta. She is tall. _____(to Ms. Scellato)Es baja. You (formal) are short. _____(la casa) es bonita. The house is pretty.
SOMOS~ WE ARE _____(Nosotros) somos amigos. We are friends.(m) _____ (Nosotros) somos inteligentes. We are smart(m) _____(Nosotros) somos principales We are principals (m) ____(Nosotros) somos bajos We are short (m)
SOIS~Used in Spain~ You all are... REMEMBER MEANING AND T-CHART ******EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!
SON~ They are, You all are _____Ellos son chicos. They are boys _____Ellas son chicas. They are girls. _____Ustedes son estudiantes You all are students.