Subject Pronouns and The Verb “Ser” © The Enlightened Elephant

First, let’s learn the subject pronouns in Spanish! Aprendemos los pronombres. © The Enlightened Elephant

Subject Pronouns Singular Plural Yo: I Tú: You Él: He Ella: She Usted: You (formal) Nosotros: We (at least one boy) Nosotras: We (all girls) Ellos: They (at least one boy) Ellas: They (all girls) Ustedes: You all (formal) © The Enlightened Elephant

Now, let’s practice using the subject pronouns in Spanish! Practicamos los pronombres. © The Enlightened Elephant

Replace each subject with a subject pronoun. Practicamos Replace each subject with a subject pronoun. Juan Miguel y Rafael Anita y yo Mis amigos Mi amiga Tú y tus amigos Ud. y Ana Él Ellos Nosotros Ella Ustedes Yo: I Tú: You Él: He Ella: She Usted: You (formal) Nosotros/as: We Ellos/as: They Ustedes: You all (formal)

Bueno, now let’s learn how to conjugate the verb “ser” Conjugamos el verbo “ser” © The Enlightened Elephant

Ser = to be Yo soy = I am Tú eres = you are Él es = he is Ella es = she is Usted es = you are (formal) Nosotros(as) somos = we are Ellos(as) son = they are Ustedes son = you all are (formal) © The Enlightened Elephant

Ser is used in the following situations Origin Descriptions and Characteristics Possession Time and Date Relationships Professions

Ejemplos Yo soy de Cuba. Tú eres mi hermana. Anita es muy bonita. Nosotros somos estudiantes. Vosotras sois maestras de español. Luis y Juan son de Colombia. © The Enlightened Elephant

Now, let’s practice using the verb “ser”! Practicamos el verbo “ser”. © The Enlightened Elephant

Practicamos Choose the correct form of “ser”. Yo ___ de los Estados Unidos. Miguel y Juan ____ hermanos. Nosotros _______ estudiosos. Ustedes ____ de Costa Rica. Rafael ___ muy atlético. soy son somos son es Yo soy = I am Tú eres = you are Él es = he is Ella es = she is Usted es = you are (formal) Nosotros somos = we are Ellos son = they are Ellas son = they are Ustedes son = you all are (formal) Ser = to be

Practicamos Choose the correct form of “ser”. Ana ___ una estudiante buena. Ustedes____ de Colombia. Tú y yo ________ amigos buenos. Tus amigas ____ simpáticas. Ella ___ de El Salvador. es son somos son es Yo soy = I am Tú eres = you are Él es = he is Ella es = she is Usted es = you are (formal) Nosotros somos = we are Ellos son = they are Ellas son = they are Ustedes son = you all are (formal) Ser = to be

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