El verbo “Ser” To be
Subject Pronouns What is a subject pronoun? Replaces the noun, the name or title of a person or thing, and acts as the subject of a verb. for example: Noun Subject Pronoun Mom she Dad he Juan and Petrona they Eduardo and I we
Subject Pronouns Divided into 3 groups: Divided into 2 categories: 1st person 2nd person 3rd person Divided into 2 categories: singular plural
Ustedes (Uds.)/ellos/ellas Subject Pronouns Spanish English 1st person yo I 2nd person tú you 3rd person Usted (Ud.)/él/ella you (form.); he/she nosotros (as) we 2nd person vosotros (as) you all 3rd person Ustedes (Uds.)/ellos/ellas you all; they Singular Plural
verb rules El verbo ser: To be Irregular Verb: It doesn’t follow the “regular” verb rules Need to memorize the regular present tense forms of the verb “ser” verb rules
you are (form.); he/she is El verbo ser: To be verb rules Present Tense forms of “ser” Subject Pronoun Conjugated Ser English Translation yo soy I am tú eres you are Ud./él/ella es you are (form.); he/she is nosotros(as) somos we are vosotros(as) sois you all are Uds./ellos/ellas son you all are ; they are
El verbo ser: To be Uses of “ser” Identify ¿Quién es ella? Who is she? rules Uses of “ser” Identify ¿Quién es ella? Who is she? Es un mapa de España. It’s a map of Spain.
El verbo ser: To be Uses of “ser” rules Uses of “ser” Express possession, with the preposition “de” [noun] + de + [owner] Es el diario de Maite. It’s Maite’s diary. Son los lápices de la chica. They are the girl’s pencils. Son las maletas del chico. They are the boy’s suitcases. When “de” is followed by “el” the two combine to form the contraction “del”
El verbo ser: To be Uses of “ser” rules Uses of “ser” To express origin with the prepostion “de” ¿De dónde eres? Where are you from? Soy de México. I am from Mexico.
El verbo ser: To be Uses of “ser” To express profession or occupation rules Uses of “ser” To express profession or occupation Yo soy estudiante. I am a student. Marta es profesora. Marta is a teacher. Marta es una profesora excelente. Marta is an excellent teacher.
El verbo ser: To be ¡Práctica! rules ¡Práctica! Provide the correct subject pronouns and the present tense forms of ser. Gabriel Juan y yo Oscar y Flora Adriana él es nosotros somos son ellos ella es
El verbo ser: To be ¡Práctica! rules ¡Práctica! Provide the correct subject pronouns and the present forms of ser. las turistas ____ ____ el chico ____ ____ los profesores ____ ____ los señores Ruiz ____ ____
El fin To be….continued….