ser

SER - to be or not to be

Ser is used to describe what people or things are like.

Poll

How many conjugations do you remember of the verb ser?

• none

• 1

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• 4

Irregular Verb - Ser

This exceptional verb changes according to the subject. In English we only have 3 conjugations of to be... am, is and are. In Spanish there are 6 conjugations of to be. We we will look at 5 excluding the vosotros form.

Multiple Choice

How many forms of "to be" are there in English?

• 1

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• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

How many forms of "to be" are we going to learn in Spanish?

• 1

• 2

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• 4

• 5

We have been using these for a few days

Notes coming

The next 2 slides will give you the Spanish and the English to compare. This verb must be memorized.

Copy this chart down to use for the following activities

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject pronoun for each form of SER. ___es

• yo

• él

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject pronoun for each form of SER. ___son

• Ustedes

• ella

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject pronoun for each form of SER. ___eres

• tú

• ella

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject pronoun for each form of SER. ___es

• ella

• yo

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject pronoun for each form of SER. ___es

• tú

• usted

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject pronoun for each form of SER. ___son

• nosotros

• ellas

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject pronoun for each form of SER. ___somos

• nosotros

• ellos

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject pronoun for each form of SER. ___soy

• él

• yo

At this point, you should know how to match the pronoun to correct verb form.

Poll

I understand how to use the verb SER.

• Got it!

• Somewhat got it!

• Need more help!