Ser

1. Ser To Be (or not to be)

2. Verb Conjugation English and Spanish both conjugate verbs according to the subject. English requires the use of a subject (except for commands). This is because in English, we do not change the verb much according to the subject. We are looking at “to be” in this case and you should note “to be” is irregular. This exceptional verb does change according to the subject.

3. English Forms of “To Be” Singular Plural I am we are 1rst person you are you are 2nd person he is she is it is 3rd person they are

4. Spanish Subject Pronouns In general, Spanish subject pronouns are not necessary to make a complete sentence. In Spanish, we change the verb according to the subject. You will not that the forms of “ser” (to be) are all different.

5. Ser Plural Singular nosotros somos nosotras somos yo soy 1rst person (vosotros) sois (vosotras) sois tú eres 2nd person él es ella es Ud. es ellos son ellas son Uds. son 3rd person

6. Did you notice something? As you observed the forms of “ser”, you should have noticed that with each subject pronoun, there was a different form of “ser”. The exception is 3rd person. In that case, unless the person you are talking to knows what the subject is, you should include it.

7. Let’s compare Plural Singular somos = nosotros* somos somos = nosotras** somos 1rst person soy = yo soy sois = vosotros* sois sois = vosotras** sois 2nd person eres = tú eres es = él es es = ella es es = Ud. es son = ellos* son son = ellas** son son = Uds. son 3rd person *mixed group or all guys **all girls

8. Now it is time to learn. • If you want to learn Spanish, you will need to learn to conjugate verbs. • You can often tell what the subject is by the verb. Therefore in Spanish, it is not always necessary to include the subject. • Memorize these forms of ser.

9. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Yo ____ de Missouri. soy

10. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Tú ____ de Arkansas. eres

11. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Ana ____ de California. es

12. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Miguel ____ de México. es

13. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Mi papá ____ de Puerto Rico. es

14. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Vosotros ____ de Idaho. sois

15. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Las chicas ____ de Georgia. son

16. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Nosotros ______ de Oregon. somos

17. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Ella ______ de Virginia. es

18. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Ustedes ____ de los Estados Unidos. son

19. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Yo ____ de Mississippi. soy

20. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Ellos ____ de Missouri. son

21. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. La policía ____ de Tejas. es

22. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. La mujer ____ de Vermont. es

23. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. El hombre ____ de Indiana. es

24. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. La muchacha ____ de Minnesota. es

25. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Yo ____ de Arkansas. soy

26. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Yo no ____ de Nevada. soy

27. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Tú ____ de Louisiana. eres

28. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Tú no ____ de Hawai’i. eres

29. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Mis amigos ____ de Washington. son

30. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Mis amigos no ____ de Maine. son

31. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Carlos y yo ______ de North Carolina. somos

32. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Vosotras ____ de Los Angeles. sois

33. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Francisco ____ de Miami. es

34. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Los amigos de Francisco ____ de San Antonio. son