El verbo “ser” para identificar a personas El presente El pretérito El imperfecto El futuro El condicional

Ser (presente) I am You are (friendly) You are (formal) He is She is We are You all are (friendly) You all are (formal) They are Yo soy Tú eres Ud. es Él es Ella es Nosotros somos Vosotros sois Uds. son Ellos/Ellas son

Ser (el pretérito) I was You were (friendly) You were (formal) He was She was We were You all were (friendly) You all were (formal) They were Yo fui Tú fuiste Ud. fue Él fue Ella fue Nosotros fuimos Vosotros fuisteis Uds. fueron Ellos/Ellas fueron

Ser (el imperfecto) I used to be You used to be (friendly) You used to be (formal) He used to be She she to be We used to be You all used to be (friendly) You all used to be (formal) They used to be Yo era Tú eras Ud. era Él era Ella era Nosotros éramos Vosotros erais Uds. eran Ellos/Ellas eran

Ser (futuro) I will be You will be (friendly) You will be (formal) He will be She will be We will be You all will be (friendly) You all will be (formal) They will be Yo seré Tú serás Ud. será Él será Ella será Nosotros seremos Vosotros seréis Uds. serán Ellos/Ellas serán

Ser (condicional) I would be You would be (friendly) You would be (formal) He would be She would be We would be You all would be (friendly) You all would be (formal) They would be Yo sería Tú serías Ud. sería Él sería Ella sería Nosotros seríamos Vosotros seríais Uds. serían Ellos/Ellas serían

¿Qué quiere decir? ¿ Qué significa? Seré Ellos son Fui Eras Uds. serán Somos Serías Éramos I will be They are I was You used to be You all will be We are You would be We used to be

¿Cómo se dice en español? I will be I am He used to be They are She was They used to be You (friendly) were You (formal) would be Seré Soy Era Son Fue Eran Fuiste Sería

The use of “ser” to identify people The verb “ser” rather than “estar” is used to identify people. This is because in Spanish, “ser” is used to connect the subject with the predicate nominative. In other words, if what follows the verb “to be” renames the subject, “ser” is used. (Hint: If the verb “to be” means =, use “ser.”) La mujer es una vecina. The woman = a neighbor

¿Quién es ella? = Who is she? In Spanish, un and una are used to mean a or an when identifying people. However, unos/unas (some) are not used as frequently in Spanish. ¿Quién es ella? = Who is she? Ella es una vecina. = She is a neighbor. ¿Quiénes son ellos? = Who are they? Ellos son vecinos. They are neighbors.

Identifying people He is (un hombre). She is (una mujer). I used to be (un bebé). They will be (vecinos). You all are (hermanos).(formal) She will be (una madre). We are (habitantes). Es un hombre. Es una mujer. Yo era un bebé. Ellos serán vecinos. Uds. son hermanos. Ella será una madre. Somos habitantes.

El uso de “ser” con los trabajos In Spanish, we don’t use the indefinite articles un/una before professions, unless an adjective follows. I am a teacher. = Soy profesora. I am a teacher. ≠ Soy una profesora. I am a good teacher.= Soy una profesora buena.

A Uds. les toca We are (estudiantes). I will be (médico). He used to be (actor). She is (profesora). They are (dentistas). You (Tú) were (cajero). Somos estudiantes. Seré médico. Él era actor. Ella es profesora. Ellos son dentistas. Fuiste cajero.

Para la prueba … Deben usar este PowerPoint en Net Classroom para practicar el verbo “ser” por escrito. Yo _______________profesora. (fui) was Ella _______________enfermera. (era) used to be Tú _______________estudiante. (eres) are Uds. _______________abogados. (serán) will be Nosotros _____________amigos. (seríamos) would be