DESCRIBING PEOPLE SUBJECT PRONOUNS THE VERB SER Sra

DESCRIBING PEOPLE: SUBJECT PRONOUNS & THE VERB SER Sra. Lear Spanish 1 Unidad 1 Etapa 1

ADD THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS: Conjugation: When you modify a verb so that it agrees with the subject of the sentence. (CONJUGACIÓN) Infinitive: Basic form of a verb; it has not been conjugated yet. In English is it to + a verb. (INFINITIVO)

To discuss people in Spanish, you will often use subject pronouns. When you want to describe a person or explain who he or she is, use the verb ser.

Singular Plural ser- to be 1 st yo 2 nd tú vosotros(as) él, ella, usted ellos, ellas, ustedes 3 rd I am soy you eres are he, she, you es formal, it is nosotros(as) we are somos you are sois they sonare

When Alma introduces Francisco to Arturo, she uses a subject pronoun with ser. Subject Pronoun verb: ser -Él es mi vecino. -He is my neighbor.

Francisco uses other examples. verb: ser -Nosotros somos de muchos lugares. Subject Pronoun -We are from many places.

If Alma were to say that someone is a neighbor, she would say: Él es un vecino. However, if she were to say that someone is a policeman, she would say: Él es policia. The word un or una does not appear before a profession.

nosotros somos Nosotros somos estudiantes.

Sofía es Sofia es estudiante.

la señora Lear es La señora Lear es maestra.

Rebecca y yo somos Nosotras somos amigas.

Eva, Mike y Sofía son Eva, Mike y Sofia son amigos.