10 EL VERBO SER The Verb Ser SUBJECT

10 EL VERBO “SER” The Verb “Ser”

SUBJECT PRONOUNS Replaces a noun When the pronoun is the subject (starts the sentence), it is called a Subject Pronoun. Ejemplo: Juan is swimming. He is swimming. Subject Pronoun

WHAT ARE THE ENGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS? Singular 1 st person I 2 nd person You - familiar 3 rd person He, She You - formal Plural

SPANISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS Singular 1 st person Yo 2 nd person Tú - familiar 3 rd person él ella Usted (Ud. ) - formal Plural

THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN Y “ O” “Note that it is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence: Mi amigo y yo…

TÚ VS. USTED (Ud. ) Tú you (fam) Used when talking to someone you call by their first name Usted (Ud. ) you (for) Used when talking to someone you should respect.

3 RD PERSON SINGULAR MASCULINE ÉL It is used when talking ABOUT a boy/guy/man. DON’T forget the accent mark. If you do, you are actually writing the Spanish word for “the” él = he el = the

3 RD PERSON SINGULAR FEMININE ELLA It is used when talking ABOUT a girl/woman Remember the ll = a “y” sound.

SER – TO BE Yo soy Tú eres Él, Ella, Ud. es I am You (fam) are He/She is You (for) are

1 ST PERSON SINGULAR I am short. I am athletic and bald. I am not Mexican. I am not lazy. I am from Puerto Rico. Yo soy bajo. Yo soy atlético y calvo. Yo no soy mexicano. Yo no soy bago. Yo soy de Puerto Rico.

2 ND PERSON SINGULAR You (fam) are honest. You (fam) are very pretty. You (fam) are not Spanish. You (fam) are a serious student. Tú eres honesto/a. Tú eres muy bonito/a. Tú no eres español/a. Tú eres un alumno serio.

3 RD PERSON SINGULAR He is handsome. She is very greedy. Beyoncé is pretty. Charlie Brown is bald. The frog is funny. Él es guapo. Ella es muy tacaña. Beyoncé es bonita. Charlie Brown es calvo. La rana es cómica.

USTED (Ud. ) You (for. ) are Polish. You (for) are not fat. You (for) are rather lazy. Ud. es polaco. Ud. no es gordo. Ud. es bastante bago.

THE CONJUNCTION “BUT” I am short but Big Bird is tall. You (fam) are American but Juan is Dominican. Yo soy baja pero Big Bird es alto. Tú eres americano pero Juan es dominicano.