¿Cómo Es? (and ser) Spanish 1
Conjugating In Spanish (and all other languages) you must conjugate verbs Conjugate means changing the ending of a verb depending on who you are talking about In English examples could be: I run to the store Matt runs to the store Notice that in the third person you add –s to the end of the verb “run”
Yo soy Nosotros somos Tú eres Él / ella / Usted es Conjugations of Ser Pronoun Conjugation Yo soy Nosotros somos Tú eres Él / ella / Usted es Ellos / ellas / Ustedes son *Note that “Usted” is you (formal) and “Ustedes” is you all (formal). Even though you are talking directly to someone (second person) you are conjugating in the third person.
Practice Raúl/rubio Yo/moreno Marta/trabajador Tú/alta Nosotros/rubio Write a sentence filling in the correct conjugation of “ser” and making sure the adjective agrees with the noun it describes. Raúl/rubio Yo/moreno Marta/trabajador Tú/alta Nosotros/rubio Ella/serio Guillermo/guapo Ustedes/feo Ellas/castaño Rosalinda/bajo Él/gordo Yo/divertido Ellos/aburrido Marta y yo/pelirroja Nosotros/cómico El gato/inteligente Tú/interesante Usted/bueno
Asking About people To ask what someone is like, use: Examples: ¿Cómo + ser + noun? Examples: ¿Cómo es Guillermo? ¿Cómo soy yo? ¿Cómo eres tú? Now write three questions asking what someone is like, then write the answer. ¿Cómo es Toby? Toby es alta, delgada, y castaña.
Describe Yourself Now write one half a page describing the following people: Yourself Your family Your best friend(s)