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Ser
To Be (or not to be)
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.
English Forms of “To Be”
Singular
1rst
person
2nd
person
Plural
I am
we are
you are
you are
he is
3rd
person
she is
it is
they are
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.
Ser
Singular
yo soy
1rst
person
2nd
person
3rd
person
Plural
nosotros somos
nosotras somos
tú eres
(vosotros) sois
(vosotras) sois
él es
ellos son
ella es
ellas son
Ud. es
Uds. son
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.
Let’s compare
Singular
1rst
person
2nd
person
3rd
person
soy = yo soy
Plural
somos = nosotros* somos
somos = nosotras** somos
eres = tú eres
sois = vosotros* sois
sois = vosotras** sois
es = él es
son = ellos* son
es = ella es
son = ellas** son
es = Ud. es
son = Uds. son
*mixed group or all guys
**all girls
Now it is time to learn.
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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.
Fill in the blank with the correct
form of the verb ser.
Yo
soy
____
de Missouri.
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form of the verb ser.
Tú
eres
____
de Arkansas.
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form of the verb ser.
es
Ana ____
de California.
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form of the verb ser.
es
Miguel ____
de
México.
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form of the verb ser.
Mi papá es
____ de Puerto
Rico.
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form of the verb ser.
sois de Idaho.
Vosotros ____
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form of the verb ser.
son
Las chicas ____
de
Georgia.
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form of the verb ser.
somos
Nosotros ______
de
Oregon.
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form of the verb ser.
es
Ella ______
de Virginia.
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form of the verb ser.
Ustedes
son
____
de los
Estados Unidos.
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form of the verb ser.
Yo
soy
____
de Mississippi.
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form of the verb ser.
Ellos
son
____
de Missouri.
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form of the verb ser.
es
La policía ____
de Tejas.
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form of the verb ser.
es
La mujer ____
de
Vermont.
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form of the verb ser.
El hombre
es
____
de Indiana.
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form of the verb ser.
es
La muchacha ____
de
Minnesota.
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form of the verb ser.
Yo
soy
____
de Arkansas.
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correct form of the verb ser.
soy de Nevada.
Yo no ____
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form of the verb ser.
Tú
eres
____
de Louisiana.
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form of the verb ser.
eres de Hawai’i.
Tú no ____
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form of the verb ser.
son
____
Mis amigos
Washington.
de
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form of the verb ser.
son de
Mis amigos no ____
Maine.
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form of the verb ser.
somos
Carlos y yo ______
de
North Carolina.
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form of the verb ser.
sois de Los
Vosotras ____
Angeles.
Fill in the blank with the correct
form of the verb ser.
es
Francisco ____
de
Miami.
Fill in the blank with the correct
form of the verb ser.
Los amigos de Francisco
son
____ de San Antonio.