Spanish I Chapter 1 Gramática 1-2 Page 24 Present Tense of SER Spanish I Chapter 1 Gramática 1-2 Page 24
Punto #1 In Spanish, a verb has different forms to tell you who the subject is. Changing a verb form so that it matches its subject is called conjugating. This is the conjugation of the verb SER (to be).
SER I am / Yo soy We are / Nosotros somos You are / Tú eres You are / Usted es He is / Él es She is / Ella es We are / Nosotros somos You are / Vosotros sois You are / Ustedes son They are / Ellos son They are / Ellas son
With nouns and names of people, use the same form of the verbs as for él / ella or ellos / ellas.
My teacher is from Cuba. Mi profesora ES de Cuba.
Juan and Carlos are from Spain. Juan y Carlos SON de España.
Punto #2 To make a sentence negative, place NO in front of the verb. My teacher isn’t from Mexico. She’s from Spain. Mi profesora NO ES de México. Ella ES de España.
Don’t Forget… You can use SER to say who someone is, where you or others are from, to give your telephone numbers, and to say the date, the day, and the time.
For example… Éste es mi compañero de clase. Yo soy de Perú. Mi teléfono es 555-5555. Hoy es el diez de febrero. Hoy es jueves. Son las tres de la tarde.