Transcript The verb ser - Gordon State College

The Present Tense of ser (to be)
(El tiempo presente del verbo ser)
Ser
Its conjugation
(yo) soy
(tú) eres
(usted)
es
(él)
(ella)
*(it)
Ser is an
(nosotros) somos
(vosotros) (sois)
(ustedes)
son
(ellos)
(ellas)
irregular verb
Ser is one of the “to be” verbs
Ser is used to express:
What someone or something is
Who someone is
The origin of someone or something
The inherent qualities of someone
or something
SER tells what
someone
is
in terms of profession or occupation
Ella es profesora.
SER tells what
someone
is
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
Yo soy el profesor Vargas.
¿Quién eres tú?
Yo soy María.
SER tells what
someone
is
Conversely, if the verb form refers to someone or something
outside the conversation, it does not “flip.”
soy
somos
eres
sois
es
son
¿Qué es eso que tienes en la mano?
Es mi teléfono celular.
SER tells what
something
is
Esto es un diccionario.
(This is a dictionary.)
Esto es una pluma.
(This is a pen.)
SER tells who
¿Quién
es
usted?
someone
is
¿Yo? Yo soy
Manuel Ortiz.
SER also tells our origin
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?”
¿De dónde eres tú?
Be aware that de must be
used in the response as well
as in the question.
Yo soy de . . .
SER is used with inherent qualities
Los perros son obedientes.
Somos una familia feliz.
El monstruo es
muy feo.
FIN