 The verb “to be” is the most widely used verb in English or Spanish!  It can be used to express the day, date, and origin. Es miércoles. Es el el trece de febrero. Mi cumpleaños es el veinte de septiembre. Soy de España.  It is also used to describe physical characteristics and personality traits. I am blonde. __________________________ You are very tall! _______________________ He is witty but lazy. _____________________  Write the Spanish translations for the above sentences in the blanks beside them.  The verb “to be” is the most widely used verb in English or Spanish!  It can be used to express the day, date, and origin. Es miércoles. Es el el trece de febrero. Mi cumpleaños es el veinte de septiembre. Soy de España.  It is also used to describe physical characteristics and personality traits. I am blonde. __________________________ You are very tall! _______________________ He is witty but lazy. _____________________  Write the Spanish translations for the above sentences in the blanks beside them.

 All sentences have at least a subject and a verb. However, in Spanish, that subject may or may not be stated in the sentence.  Yo soy baja y rubia./ Soy baja y rubia. ____________________________________  Tú eres alto y moreno./Eres alto y moreno. ____________________________________  Ella es graciosa y amable./Es graciosa y amable. _______________________________________  Ud. es inteligente y comico./Es inteligente y comico. _______________________________________ *Notice in the English translations, the subject is always stated even though it is optional in the Spanish translation.  All sentences have at least a subject and a verb. However, in Spanish, that subject may or may not be stated in the sentence.  Yo soy baja y rubia./ Soy baja y rubia. ____________________________________  Tú eres alto y moreno./Eres alto y moreno. ____________________________________  Ella es graciosa y amable./Es graciosa y amable. _______________________________________  Ud. es inteligente y comico./Es inteligente y comico. _______________________________________ *Notice in the English translations, the subject is always stated even though it is optional in the Spanish translation.

 In the previous sentences, you saw words like yo, tú, él, ella, and Ud.  These are called subject pronouns because they replace nouns and are the subject of the sentence.  Yo = I  Tú = you (informal)  Ud. = you (formal)  Él = he  Ella = she ◦ (We will learn the plural subject pronouns later.)

 The subject pronoun determines the form of the verb to use. This is called a conjugation. Yo soy -- I am Tú eres -- You are Ud. es --You are Él es -- He is Ella es -- She is (We will learn the plural forms of ser later.)  The subject pronoun determines the form of the verb to use. This is called a conjugation. Yo soy -- I am Tú eres -- You are Ud. es --You are Él es -- He is Ella es -- She is (We will learn the plural forms of ser later.)

 Many times you will want to create sentences with subjects other than pronouns.  How will you know which form of ser to use?  Maria es baja. (Maria = ella)  Juan es perezoso.(Juan = él)  Mi madre es bonita.(Mi madre = ella)  Mi hermano es alto.(Mi hermano = él)  Mi amiga es extrovertida. (Mi amiga = ella)

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of ser. Yo _____ simpática y extrovertida. Tú ________ alto, moreno, y trabajador. ¿De dónde ____________ tú? Ella _______ interesante pero no seria. Él _________ pelirrojo y trabajador. Ud. ______ graciosa y extrovertida. Mi hija ____ inteligente y guapa. Mi novio _____ guapo y gracioso. ¿Cómo _____________ tú? Complete the following sentences with the correct form of ser. Yo _____ simpática y extrovertida. Tú ________ alto, moreno, y trabajador. ¿De dónde ____________ tú? Ella _______ interesante pero no seria. Él _________ pelirrojo y trabajador. Ud. ______ graciosa y extrovertida. Mi hija ____ inteligente y guapa. Mi novio _____ guapo y gracioso. ¿Cómo _____________ tú?