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The verb “ ser ”. “ To be or not to be. ”. “ Ser ” means “ to be ” We ’ ve already seen forms of it used in some phrases: Yo soy Señora Kobs. ¿Quién es ?. Review: Subject Pronouns. Spanish Verbs are like chameleons! Verbs change . The subject decides how the verb will change.
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The verb “ser” “To be or not to be.” • “Ser” means “to be” • We’ve already seen forms of it used in some phrases: • Yo soy Señora Kobs. • ¿Quién es?
Spanish Verbs are like chameleons! • Verbs change. • The subject decides how the verb will change. • The change is called conjugation. • An unchanged verb is called an infinitive. • The SIX possible subjects are: • yo -nosotros • tú - vosotros • él/ella/usted -ellos/ellas/ustedes
-Frases Importantes- • ¿De dónde eres? • Soy de _________.
Practice with Ser • 1. Nosotros ___________ estudiantes. • 2. Él ___________ profesor de español. • 3. Yo _________ de Guatemala. • 4. ¿De dónde ________ usted? • 5. ________ las dos y media. • 6. Bob y Sally ________ mis amigos.
Which form of ser would you use? • 1. Juan y tú • 2. La profesora • 3. Mis amigos y yo • 4. María y Carlos
Which form of ser would you use? • 1. Juan y tú son • 2. La profesora es • 3. Mis amigos y yo somos • 4. María y Carlos son
How to make it negative • To make a sentence negative, place “no” in front of the verb. • Yo soy de Ecuador. I’m from Ecuador. • Yo no soy de Ecuador. I’m not from Ecuador.