The Present Tense of ser (to be) (El tiempo presente del verbo ser)
somos (sois) son soy eres es Ser Its conjugation Ser is an verb irregular (yo) (tú) (usted) (él) (ella) (nosotros) (vosotros) (ustedes) (ellos) (ellas) *(it)
Ser is one of the “to be” verbs Ser is used to express: What someone or something is Who someone is The origin of someone or something The inherent qualities of someone or something
SER tells what is someone Ella es profesora. in terms of profession or occupation
María. SER tells what is Yo soy el profesor Vargas. ¿ Quién eres tú ? someone Yo soy With ser, as with all verbs in Spanish, the form of the verb must “flip” to its “opposite” form when it applies to someone within the conversation. soysomos eressois esson
mi teléfono celular. SER tells what is ¿ Qué es eso que tienes en la mano ? someone Es Conversely, if the verb form refers to someone or something outside the conversation, it does not “flip.” soysomos eressois esson
SER tells what is Esto es un diccionario. (This is a dictionary.) Esto es una pluma. (This is a pen.) something
SER tells who is someone ¿Quién es usted? ¿Yo? Yo soy Manuel Ortiz.
SER also tells our origin ¿De dónde eres tú? La señorita es de Nueva York. Yo soy de... Be aware that de must be used in the response as well as in the question. Notice that de means “from” and must be placed before the question word dónde when asking where someone is from: literally, “From where are you?”
El monstruo es muy feo. Los perros son obedientes. SER is used with inherent qualities Somos una familia feliz.
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