The verb ser To be The Verb to

The verb “ser” To be

� The Verb “to be” Let's use the pronouns you learned to learn the forms of a commonly used verb -- the verb � . In English, you might not have thought much about the different forms of the verb to be that we use in everyday speech. If we the verb to be in English, we get the following: I We You Y’all He She They

� � You might have noticed that in English that we really just have 3 forms of the verb to be: In Spanish, however, we will always have different forms of any verb we conjugate, including the verb ser ("to be"). That means that we'll have a different are that goes with you, we, y'all, & they. You can't switch them up -- there is a are that you must always use to say you are, a different one to say we are, another to say y'all are, and yet another to say they are. That's a lot of are's! The Verb “to be”

Keep in mind the pronouns! We will refer to these pronouns a lot as we learn to conjugate the verb ser in Spanish. When you conjugate a verb, you are simply the correct form of the verb to the different pronouns. matching

Conjugating! � Conjugating: � Form: . � Anytime you conjugate any verb in Spanish you have to remember that will always have separate from for each box of the chart: , a

soy

I am… start with the yo form of the verb ser: To say I am, you say yo soy � We'll (Yo) soy = I am � In Spanish you are allowed to leave out the when using verbs. Since soy can only go with the pronoun yo, we can omit the yo and simply say soy for I am. Yo soy = I am OR Soy = I am

soy eres

You are… � To say you are, you have to keep track of who you are talking to. � If you are addressing someone who is your use the tú form and say tú eres, or simply eres since we can omit the pronoun. Tú eres = You are OR , Eres= You are

soy eres es

You are… However, if you are addressing someone to whom you wish to show , you have to use the Usted (Ud. ) form. The Ud. Form always “hangs out” and will be the same as the he & she form. To say you are using the Ud. form, say Ud. es = You are (formal)

soy eres es

He is…/She is… � The he & she form of the verb in Spanish will always be the same as the Ud. form. � So, to say he is or she is you will say él / ella es, or simply es. Él es = He is Ella es = She is OR Es = He is Es = She is The he & she form of the verb is also the one you will use for "it, " so to say it is you also say es. �. Es = It is �

¡Práctica! � Yo _____ de los Estados Unidos. � ¿De dónde _____ tú? � Él ______ de Puerto Rico. � Ella ____ de México. � Tú ______ dominicano. � Santiago ____ de España. � María ____ panameña.

soy eres es somos

We are… � The are that goes with we (nosotros & nosotras) is completely different. To say we are, you use somos: Nosotros/Nosotras somos= We are OR Somos= We are

soy somos eres sois es

Y’all are… say y'all are, you have to keep track of the country you are in. � To you are in , you will use the are that goes with vosotros & vosotras which is sois. � If (Vosotros) sois= Y’all are (Spain only)

soy somos eres sois es son

Y’all are… � If you are in any other Spanish speaking place, you will use the are that goes with -- son. (Ustedes) son = Y’all are

soy somos eres sois es son

They are… � As you already learned, the Uds. form of the verb is always the same as the ellos & ellas form. and ellas both mean they, but to say they are you will use the same are that you used for Uds. -- son. � Ellos son = They are Ellas son = They are

¡Práctica! � Nosotros _____ de los Estados Unidos. � ¿De dónde _____ ustedes? � Ellos ______ de Puerto Rico. � Ellas ____ de México. � Vosotros ______ de España. � Santiago y Maria ____ de España. � Sara y yo ______ estadounidenses.

Summing it up � There are different forms of the verb ser (to be) in Spanish. You must use the correct form based upon who you are talking about: (Yo) (nosotros) (Tú) (vosotros) (Uds. ) (Él) (Ella) (Ellos) (Ellas)

A few things to keep in mind… � There � Using are different "are"s for , , and , the pronoun is � The form is the same as the he and she form -In Spanish, the Ud. will always with the he & she form of the verb � The form is the same as they form -- In Spanish, the Uds. will always with the ellos & ellas form of the verb

You are He is We are Y’all are She is Soy Eres Es Somos Sois Son It is Y’all are I am You are They are

Pronoun Replacement � With nouns and names of people, use the of the verb as for él/ella or ellos/ellas. Mi profesora Juan y Carlos de Cuba. de España.

Negatives � To make a sentence negative, place no the verb. Mi profesora es de México. Es de España. Make the following sentences negative: � Mi amiga es de Argentina. � Los estudiantes son de Guatemala. � Samuel y yo somos de Bolivia.

Questions � To ask a yes/no question, the verb comes the subject and an is placed in front of the question. ◦ � Turn the following statements into questions: ◦ El profesor es de Chile. ◦ Marta y Andrés son de Paraguay. ◦ Tú eres de Costa Rica. The question word “do” does not exist in Spanish! You need to use a question voice to indicate that you are asking a question.