The verb SERWeek 4, Day 1

8 septiembre 2014Español 1 Sra. Keller

OBJETIVOS…… YO PUEDO (I can)

• Use the correct forms of nouns and articles• Definite articles• Indefinite articles• Gender of nouns (masculine/feminine)• Number (singular/plural)

• State my age and count to 30 in Spanish• Identify the different forms of the verb SER to be in Spanish• State the Spanish form of subject pronouns• Identify the correct Subject pronoun with the verb SER

• Fill in the blank with the correct form of definite article_____ pasajero _____ turistas (m&f) _____ estudiantes (f)_____ computadoras _____ diccionario _____ mapa_____ lápices _____ problemas _____ cuadernos_____ mujer _____ profesor _____ autobús_____ hombres _____ jovenes _____ casas

• Fill in the blank with the correct form of the indefinite article

_____ libro _____ chicas _____ profesora

_____ mapas _____ programas _____ nacionalidad

_____ casa _____ prueba _____ perros

• Make the following nouns plural

El lápiz Una mujer

La nacionalidad El joven

• Translate to Spanish the following nounsPassenger (m) Teenager (f) Notebooks

ElLasLosLa

Los

LosEl

LosEl

Los

LasEl

LosEl

Las

UnUnosUna

UnasUnosUna

UnaUnaUnos

Los lápicesLas nacionalidades

Unas mujeresLos jovenes

El pasajero La joven Los cuadernos

Answer the following questions: • ¿Cuántos años tienes?

• ¿Cuántos libros hay?

• ¿Cuántos estudiantes hay?

• ¿Cuánto son veinte más ocho menos cuatro menos diez?

• ¿Cuál es el número de teléfono de NOHS? 502-228-0158

Tengo ____ años

Hay nueve libros

Hay cinco estudiantes

catorce

cinco – cero – dos – dos – dos – ocho – cero – uno – cinco - ocho

The verb SER to be

How is the verb “to be”conjugated in English?

I beYou beHe be?

Actually, it should beI am

You areHe is

Subject pronounsIn order to use verbs, you will need to learn about subject pronouns.

A subject pronoun replaces the name or title of a person or thing and acts as the subject of a verb.

In both Spanish and English, subject pronouns are divided into three groups: first person, second person, and third person.

Spanish has two subject pronouns that mean you (singular).

• Use tú when addressing a friend, a family member, or a child.

• Use usted to address a person with whom you have a formal or more distant relationship, such as a superior at work, a professor, or a person older than you.

The masculine plural forms nosotros, vosotros, and ellos refer to a group of males or to a group of males and females. The feminine plural forms nosotras, vosotras, and ellas can refer only to groups made up exclusively of females.

There is no Spanish equivalent of the English subject pronoun it. Generally it is not expressed in Spanish.

Ser is an irregular verb; its forms do not follow the regular patterns that most verbs follow.

You need to memorize the forms, which appear in this chart.

VOSOTROSUsed only in SPAIN

Used everywhere except SPAIN

Uses of ser Use ser to identify people and things.

Ser also expresses possession or ownership, with the preposition de.

There is no Spanish equivalent of the English construction of ‘S [noun] + ’s . In its place, Spanish uses [noun] + de + [owner].

El juguete es de la pereza

The toy is the sloth’s

• When de is followed by the definite article el, the two combine to form the contraction del.

• De does not form a contraction with la, las, or los.

Ser also uses the preposition de to express origin.

Use ser to express profession or occupation.

Unlike English, Spanish does not use the indefinite article (un, una) after ser when referring to professions, unless accompanied by an adjective or other description.

Provide the correct subject pronouns and the present forms of ser. The first item has been done for you.

1. Gabriel _____ _____

2. Juan y yo ________ _______

3. Óscar y Flora _____ _____

4. Adriana _____ _____

5. Adela y tú __________ ______

In Spain females

6. Las turistas _______ _____

7. El chico _____ _____

8. Los conductores _____ _____

9. Los señores Ruiz _____ _____

10. Juan y usted _______ _______

In Latin America males

Él es

Nosotros somos

Ellos son

Ella es

Vosotras sois

Ellas son

Él es

Ellos son

Ellos son

Ustedes son

Repíten después de mí…

Yo soy

Tú eres

Él es

Ella es

Usted es

Nosotros somos Vosotros sois

Ellos sonEllas son

Ustedes son

Subject pronouns in SpanishI

You (informal)

He

She

You (formal)

YO

Tú

Él ALWAYS CARRIES AN ACCENT otherwise it would mean “the”

EllaPronounced AA Yah

not like Ella Fitzgerald

Usted

We

You all in Spain

They (m&f)

They (f)

You all in Latin America

Nosotros / Nosotras

Vosotros / Vosotras

Ellos

Ellas

Ustedes

REPASO: Review of subject pronouns and the verb SER

What are your subject pronouns in Spanish?

I

You (informal)

You (formal)

He

She

Yo

Tú

Usted Ustedes

We

You (plural Spain)

You (plural Latin America)

They (masculine)

They (feminine)Ella

Nosotros/as

Vosotros/as

Él Ellos

Ellas

What are your two forms of you (singular) and how are they different ?

Tú

Usted

Informal used with friends or siblings.

Formal used with adults, parents or people of respect.

What are your two forms of you (plural) and how are they different?

Vosotros/Vosotras

Ustedes

used only in Spain

used in the US, Caribbean, Central and South America

State the following in SpanishHe isWe areThey (f) areYou (inf) areJulio and you (in Spain) areIt isI amAnita and I (f) are

Él esNosotros somos

Ellas sonTú eres

Julio y tú soises

Yo soyAnita y yo somos

Change the following subjects to subject pronounsEduardoJosé y tú (Colombia)ElenaJavier y MarcosAnita, Adela y AndreaMi mamá y yoLos estudiantesLas chicasMaricela y tú (Spain f)

ÉlUstedes

EllaEllos

Ellas Nosotros

EllosEllas

Vosotras

Fill in the blank with the correct form of SER

Hola Ana,¿Qué tal? Mi escuela ___ muy interesante este semestre. Tengo buenas clases y muchos amigos. Mis amigas Anita y Ana ____de España y Raúl ___ de Chile. Mi clase de español ___ a las ocho y media. La profesora ___la señora Valdes y ella___ de Perú. Yo ____ buena estudiante de español. Raúl y Ana no ____ buenos estudiantes porque no estudian. ¿_____ tú buena estudiante? Tú y yo _______ inteligentes, así (so) ________ buenas estudiantes. Bueno, tengo que irme, _______ las dos de la tarde y tengo mi clase de Biología. Nos vemos pronto.Adela

esson es

es eses soy son

Eressomos somos

son