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The Present Tense of ser (to be) (El tiempo presente del verbo ser ). s oy. s omos. ( yo ). ( nosotros ). eres. ( s ois). ( vosotros ). ( tú ). ( ustedes ). ( usted ). es. s on. ( ellos ). ( él ). S er Its conjuga t i o n. ( ellas ). ( ella ). *( it ). irregular.
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The Present Tense of ser (to be) (El tiempo presente del verbo ser)
soy somos (yo) (nosotros) eres (sois) (vosotros) (tú) (ustedes) (usted) es son (ellos) (él) Ser Its conjugation (ellas) (ella) *(it) irregular Ser is an verb
What someone or something is Who someone is The origin of someone or something The inherent qualities of someone or something Ser is used to express: Ser is one of the “to be” verbs
someone in terms of profession or occupation SER tells what is Ellaes profesora.
someone With ser, as with all verbs in Spanish, the form of the verb must “flip” to its “opposite” form when it applies to someone within the conversation. soy somos eres sois es son SER tells what is Yosoy el profesor Vargas. ¿Quién erestú? Yo soy María.
someone Conversely, if the verb form refers to someone or something outside the conversation, it does not “flip.” soy somos eres sois es son SER tells what is ¿Qué es eso que tienes en la mano? Es mi teléfono celular.
something Estoes un diccionario. (Thisis a dictionary.) SER tells what is Estoes una pluma. (Thisis a pen.)
someone ¿Quién es usted? ¿Yo? Yo soy Manuel Ortiz. SER tells who is
La señorita es de Nueva York. Notice that de means “from” and must be placed before the question word dónde when asking where someone is from: literally, “From where are you?” SER also tells our origin ¿De dónde eres tú? Yo soyde . . . Be aware that de must be used in the response as well as in the question.
Los perros son obedientes. SER is used with inherent qualities El monstruo es muy feo. Somos una familia feliz.