The Verb SER. SER ■ The verb SER means “to be” ■ In Spanish, a verb has different forms to tell you who the subject is. ■ Changing a verb form so that.

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1 The Verb SER

2 SER ■ The verb SER means “to be” ■ 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.

3 SER ■ SER is an irregular verb, so you must memorize all its forms.

4 SER Yosoy Túeres Usted Éles Ella Nosotros somos Vosotros sois Ustedes. Ellos son Ellas _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 SER ■ Used to tell TIME and DATE. Son las dos y media. It is two thirty. Es el veinte de noviembre. It is the twentieth of November.

6 SER ■ Used to tell NATIONALITY. For example: Yo soy americana. Él es puertorriqueño.

7 SER ■ Used to tell WHERE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS FROM. Tú eres de Nicaragua. Ellas son de Costa Rica.

8 SER ■ Used to connect a noun or pronoun to another noun or pronoun. (identification) Eduardo es un hombre. Coquí y Sultán son gatos.

9 SER ■ Used to describe CHARACTERISTICS. (permanent characteristics) Rebeca es alta. Enrique y yo somos guapos.

10 Vamos a repasar

11 SER ■ Used to tell TIME and DATE. ■ Used to tell NATIONALITY. ■ Used to tell WHERE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS FROM. ■ Used to connect a noun or pronoun to another noun or pronoun. ■ Used to describe CHARACTERISTICS. SER: D.O.C.T.O.R. D - Description (ej. Soy Annie - I am Annie) O - Occupation (ej. Somos estudiantes - We are students) C - Characteristics (ej. Juan es romántico - Juan is romantic) T - Time (ej. Son las tres - It is three [o'clock]) O - Origin (ej. Maria es boliviana - Maria is Bolivian) R - Relationship (ej. Maria es la hija de Paolo y Soltera - Maria is the daughter of Paolo y Soltera)

12 With nouns and names of people, use the same form of the verb as for él/ella or ellos/ellas. ■ Mi profesora es de Cuba. ■ Juan y Carlos son de España.

13 To make a sentence NEGATIVE, place the word NO directly in front of the verb. ■ Mi profesora no es de Cuba. ■ No es de España.

14 Vamos a practicar ■ Mi amiga _____ alta. ■ El chico _______guapo. ■ Yo ___________americana. ■ Tú _________ mi amigo. ■ Nosotros __________ de Europa. ■ Ustedes ________ graciosos. ■ ¿Ella _________ simpática? es soy eres somos son es