Transcript Ser* * to be

“SER” – TO BE
Infinitives vs. conjugated verbs
What is an infinitive?
What is a conjugated verb?
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A verb that has yet to be conjugated
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In English, this is when “to” is in front
of the verb
Verbs that have been changed to
match the subject
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In English, we may change the end of
the word, or the entire thing
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To run, to dance, to eat, to buy
In Spanish, the verb will end in “ar”,
“er”, or “ir”
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Correr, bailar, comer, comprar
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Ej: I run, he runs
In Spanish, we change the ends of the
word to match the subject
Infinitive or conjugated verb?
• Leer
• Comprar
• Infinitive
• Infinitive
• Como
• Estudia
• Conjugated
• Conjugated
• Beber
• Infinitive
Person and number
Singular
Plural
• 1st person
• 1st person
• Talking about yourself only
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• I = yo
• 2nd person
• Talking to someone
• Tú or usted = you (formal &
familiar)
• 3rd person
• Talking about someone
• He or she = él or ella
Talking about yourself and other
people
• We = nosotros/nosotras
• 2nd person
• Talking to many people
• Ustedes = you all
• 3rd person
• Talking about more than one
person
• They = ellos/ellas
Ser conjugations
Person Pronoun
Conjugated verb
English
1st
Yo
Soy
I am
2nd
tú
Eres
3rd
Él, ella
usted
Es
1st
Nosotros, nosotras
Somos
You (familiar)
are
He/she is
You (formal)
are
We are
2nd
3rd
Ellos, ellas
Ustedes
Son
Singular
Plural
They are
You all are