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Pronouns and the Pronouns and the verb “ser”verb “ser”
Pronouns and the Pronouns and the verb “ser”verb “ser”
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To Be or Not to Be• In English we know the forms of the
verb “to be” without thinking. I am. You are. We are. They are.
• In Spanish, each verb changes to reflect the subject of the verb, as well as the tense (such as present, past, or future). These changes are called conjugations.
• The following table shows the conjugations of the verb ser in the present tense.
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•
Singular Subject Plural Subject
Yo (I) soy(I am)
Nosotros/as (we)
somos(we are)
Tú (informal you)
eres (You are)
Vosotros/as (we in Spain only)
Sois(we are)
Ud., él, ella (polite you, he, she)
es (He/she is)Ud-(You are)
Uds, (you all)ellos, ellas, (them, they)
son(You all are)(They are)
Ser= to be
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Drop the Subject• Each conjugation is so precise
that you usually don’t need to include a subject at all! In Spanish you can simply say the verb:
•Soy de España. •Eres joven. •Somos de Colombia.
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Talking about Whose It is and Where You’re
From
• The word “de” is widely used with the verb ser. It means “of” when used to indicate possession and “from” when used to indicate origin.
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Por ejemplo:• 1. ¿De quién es el zapato?
- Whose shoe is this? (Literally: Of whom is this shoe?)
• 2. El zapato es de Mateo.- It is Matthew’s shoe. (Literally: The shoe is of Matthew.)
• 3. Esos son los pasaportes de mis padres.- Those are my parents’ passports. (Literally: Those are the passports of my parents.).
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• 4. ¿De dónde es Eduardo?- Where does Edward come from? (Literally: From where is Edward?)
• 5. Eduardo es de España.- Edward is from Spain.
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Talking about What You Do for a Living
• The verb ser is used to describe occupation. Note that in Spanish you will say, “She is professor” (Ella es profesora), NOT “She is a professor” (Ella es una profesora). When talking about occupation, you should not include either un or una.
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