El verbo SER

El verbo SER

To be

• Yo soy : I am

• Tú eres : you are (informal)

• Él es : he is

• Ella es : she is

• Usted es : you are (formal)

• Nosotros/nosotras somos : we are

• Ellos son : they are (masculine or mixed)

• Ellas son : they are (feminine)

• Ustedes son : you all are (formal)

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Multiple Choice

¿Cómo se dice "she is" en español?

• Tú eres

• Yo soy

• Usted es

• Ella es

Tú and Usted

• Tú is used with family, friends, classmates, people you know well,

• Usted is used with older people, your teachers, people you may not know to show respect and courtesy,

The verb SER

• used to identify people or things

• used to refer to a person without mentioning the person's name

• he = él, she = ella

• ¿Usted es profesor? : Are you a professor?

• Sí, soy profesor de historia : Yes, I am a history professor.

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Multiple Choice

True or false? "Tú" refers to people you may not know out of respect.

• True

• False

Pronouns ellos, nosotros, nosotras and ellas

• ellos and nosotros can refer to groups of people that consist of males only or of males and females

• ellas and nosotras can refer to only two or more females

Multiple Choice

¿Cómo se dice "we are" en español?

• Ustedes son

• Nosotros somos

• Ellos son

• Tú eres