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Ser. To Be (or not to be). Verb Conjugation.

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  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. • This is meant to be a review. If you have not studied it already, you may have difficulty. • 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.

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