Ser and Descriptions Study Guide

Verb SER

Present tense - SER

​"SER" means "to be"

This is one of the most important verbs in Spanish. It is an irregular verb, so it does not follow a pattern or rule. We must memorise it.

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We use SER in many occasions. For example, to describe characteristics or talk about nationalities, personal descriptions and character.​

​SER - to be

In Spanish, verbs change depending on the subject (person) who is doing the action:

​* Usted = formal 'you' singular

* Ustedes = formal 'you' plural​

Multiple Choice

Time to practice!

Choose the correct option for

WE ARE

• Nosotros somos

• Vosotros sois

• Ellos son

• Yo soy

Multiple Choice

Time to practice!

Choose the correct option for

SHE IS

• Yo soy

• Ella es

• Tú eres

• Ellos son

Multiple Choice

Time to practice!

Choose the correct option for

YOU ARE

• Nosotros somos

• Él es

• Ella es

• Tú eres

Multiple Choice

Time to practice!

Choose the correct option for

THEY ARE

• Ellos son

• Nosotros somos

• Tú eres

• Yo soy

Adjective Agreement

Gender and number

Gender of nouns

• As you know, ALL nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine

• Adjectives must agree with the gender of noun, usually by changing to 'o' or 'a'

• E.G. el chico alto y la chica baja

• Adjectives that end in a consonant or the letter 'e' don't change (for example, inteligente, jóven, amable, etc.)

Number of nouns

• We also talked about the concept of number

• Nouns can be singular (only one)

• Or nouns can be plural (more than one)

• See example on the right -->

​Singular:

El libro = the book

Un libro = a book

Plural:

Los libros = the books

Unos libros = some books

Dos libros = two books

Multiple Choice

El and La are for singular words

• Cierto (true)

• Falso (false)

True!

El and la are for singular nouns, and you can also use un and una to say 'one'

Agreement

• When using adjectives to describe, they must agree in both gender AND number

• This means you need to add an 's' or 'es' to make adjectives plural

• 'es' is added when the adjectives ends in a consonant

​Example for adjectives that end in "o":

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct adjective:

Los chicos son ____

• alto

• alta

• altos

• altas

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct adjective:

Ella es ____

• alto

• alta

• altos

• altas

​Example for adjectives that end in a consonent:

El chico es joven

La chica es joven

Los chicos son jóvenes

Las chicas son jóvenes

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct adjective:

Los chicos son ____

• joven

• jovens

• jóvenes

• jóvenos

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct adjective:

Linda y Sara son ____

• débils

• débilas

• débiles

• débilos

​Example for adjectives that end in "e":

El chico es inteligente

La chica es inteligente

Los chicos son inteligentes

Las chicas son inteligentes

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct adjective:

Ellas son ____

• amable

• amablas

• amables

• amablos

​Example with TRABAJADOR:

El chico es trabajador

La chica es trabajadora

Los chicos son trabajadores

Las chicas son trabajadoras

***This adjective is a bit irregular

Multiple Choice

Ella es _____.

• trabajador

• trabajadora

• trabajadoras

• trabajado

Multiple Choice

Ellos son _____.

• trabajador

• trabajadora

• trabajadoras

• trabajadores

Multiple Select

Choose all the plural words in the list.

• inteligentes

• joven

• bajos

• trabajadores

• alto

To Review:

• Adjectives are words which describe nouns or pronouns

• In Spanish, all adjectives MUST agree in number and gender with the nouns they describe

• Gender: nouns are either masculine or feminine

• Number: nouns are either singular or plural