Senderos 1 Lección 1 Estructura 1.3 Present tense of ser

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Calentamiento

Multiple Choice

Select the correct answer. ¿Qúe hora es?

• What's your name? (formal)

• What time is it?

• What's your name (familiar)

• How do you say...?

Multiple Select

If someone ask you, ¿Cómo estás? How could you answer? Select all that apply

• Estoy mal.

• No hay de que.

• Estoy bien.

• Lo siento.

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Which is the number 25 written out?​

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Multiple Choice

Listen to the recording and select the correct answer.

• Me llamo Juana.

• Son las dos y veinticinco.

• El gusto es mío.

• No hay de que.

Lección 1

Estructura 1.3

Present tense of ser

Pages 19-21

By the end of today, you will be able to:

1. Understand what a subject pronoun is.

2. Conjugate the verb ser.

3. The uses of ser.

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tú

Use when addressing a friend,
family member, or a child you know
well.

Tú eres de Canada, ¿verdad, Carmen?
You are from Canada, right, Carmen?

usted

Use when addressing a person with
whom you have a formal or more
distant relationship, such as a
superior at work, a teacher or an
older person.

Usted es la profesora de español?
Are you the Spanish teacher?

'You' has two subject pronouns in the singular form in Spanish.

Multiple Choice

Tú and usted are both Spanish words for _______.

• He/ She

• You

• They

• We

Multiple Choice

In which of the following scenarios would be better to use the tú form?

• A dinner where you just met your future father in law.

• A conversation with a friendly co-worker.

• When giving directions to an elderly stranger.

• When negotiating with a new client.

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nosotros, vosotros,and ellos refers to:

●a group of males

OR

●a group of males and females

nosotras, vosotras,and ellas refers to:

●only a group of females

nosotros, vosotros, ellos

nosotros, vosotros, ellos

nosotras, vosotras, ellas

​What's all this about the verb ser?

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► There is no Spanish equivalent of the English

subject pronoun it. Generally it is not
expressed in Spanish.

• It does not follow a regular pattern that most verbs follow.

• You just have to memorize the forms.

It is an irregular verb

The present tense of ser

​First let's take a look at the conjugation (changes of the form) of the verb ser.

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yo

nosotros/as

tú

vosotros/as

usted (Ud.)
él
ella

ustedes (Uds.)
ellos
ellas

Multiple Choice

él es

• she is

• they are

• he is

• we are

Multiple Choice

Nosotros somos

• We are

• They are

• She is

• I am

• ​Identify yourself. others, and things.

• Talk about where you are from.

• Express possession with the preposition de.

• Express origin with the preposition de.

• Express profession or occupation.

​Uses of ser

Let's revisit Clip 2 of the fotonovela to hear an example of identifying people!

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Uses of ser

► Use ser to identify people and things.

It cannot be constructed like it is in English:
[Noun] + 's Maru's
It's Maru's diary.

It is constructed like:
[Noun] + de + [owner]
Es el diario de Maru.

Ser expressing possession

- ¿De quién son?
Whose are they?
- Son los lápices de la chica.
They are the girl´s pencils.

- ¿De quién es?
Whose is it?
- Es el diario de Maru.
It's Maru's diary.

Ready for another grammar rule?

de + el = del

​de + la = de la
de + las = de las
de + los = de los

​forms a contraction

​does NOT form a contraction

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► When de is followed by the article el, the two combine to form the contraction del.

► De does not contract with la, las, or los.

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Let's revisit a Fotonovela clip and listen for the verb ser!

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► Ser also uses the preposition de to express origin.

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► Use ser to express profession or occupation.

​Unlike English, Spanish does not use the definite article (un, una) after ser when talking about professions UNLESS it is accompanied by an adjective or other description. It can look like the examples below:

​Examples:

​Maria es profesora.
Maria is a teacher.

Maria es una profesora excelente.
Maria is an excellent teacher.

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Multiple Select

Select all that apply to the uses of ser.

• Identification of self and others

• Where you are from

• Express possession with the preposition de

• Express profession or occupation

Finally, your exit ticket.

Open Ended

Conjugate the verb ser:

1. 1. yo

2. 2. tú

3. 3. él, ella, usted

4. 4. nosotros

5. 5. ellos, ellas ustedes