El Verbo Ser Yo t l ella usted

El Verbo Ser

Yo tú él, ella, usted nosotros/nosotras x ellos, ellas, ustedes Calentamiento: 1/12/14 Write the subject Pronoun Equivalent. 1. Chris y Noah = ______ 2. Haley y Taylor y yo (m) = ______ 3. Grace y tú (f) = ______ 4. Carlie, (you) = ______ 5. Cory, Ethan, y usted = ______ 6. Connor y Brynn = ______ 7. Catherine y yo (f) = ______ 8. Tú (f) y yo (f)= ______ 9. Victoria, Benny, y tú (f) = ______ 10. Mr. Gasick , (you) = ______

To be, or not to be? • Let’s start out with one of the most important verbs in Spanish: ser, which means “to be. ”

To be, or not to be… Look at the English forms of this verb: I am We are You are x He is, she is, you are(formal) They are, ya’ll are This verb doesn’t follow an expected pattern; in other words, it’s irregular.

Ser, o no ser… yo tú Nosotros/nosotras soy somos eres Él, ella, usted es x Ellos, ellas, ustedes son

Ser, o no ser… • The Spanish verb ser is also irregular. • ser = to be • yo soy = I am • tú eres = you are • él es = he is • ella es = she is • usted es = you are • nosotros somos = we are • ellos son = they are • ustedes son = you (all) are

Atención! • Unlike English, Spanish sentences do not always require a subject. • Why not? The Spanish verb always gives us enough information about the subject, so we know who we are talking about.

An example, please! • Soy de Chicago. • Soy is paired up with yo, so we know that the speaker is talking about him/herself.

And in English? • English verbs by themselves don’t carry enough information to tell us who the speaker is talking about: “Work in Chicago” is pretty ambiguous!

Trust me on this one! • All Spanish verbs change, but fortunately there are predictable patterns. The verb ser just happens to be the most irregular verb in the language. That’s a tough way to start!