Spanish: Verb SER

Review:
Subject Pronouns

By Maddie Gomez

​*Usted=talking to an adult Ustedes= talking to a group of adults or informal group of people (ya'll)​

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Vamos a practicar...

You are talking ABOUT these people... which subject pronoun would you use?

Multiple Choice

María y Esther

• Nosotras

• Ustedes

• Vosotras

• Ellas

Multiple Choice

Martha y Yo

• Nosotros/as

• Yo

• Ellas

• Ustedes

Multiple Choice

El doctor Smith

• Ella

• Usted

• Él

• Vosotros

Match

Match the SINGULAR PERSONAL PRONOUNS

• YO

• ÉL

• ELLA

• TÚ

• USTED

I

HE

SHE

You informal

You formal

• I

• HE

• SHE

• You informal

• You formal

Multiple Choice

What is the subject pronoun for we(boys) in Spanish?

• Ellas

• tú

• Nosotros

• Ellos

Multiple Choice

What is the subject pronoun for you (formal, singular) in Spanish?

• Usted

• tú

• Nosotros

• Ellos

Multiple Choice

What is the subject pronoun for you (informal, singular) in Spanish?

• Usted

• Tú

• Nosotros

• Ellos

Multiple Choice

What is the subject pronoun for they (girls only) in Spanish?

• Usted

• Tú

• Nosotros

• Ellas

Multiple Choice

What is the subject pronoun for you (formal, plural) in Spanish?

• Usted

• Tú

• Ustedes

• Nosotros

Multiple Choice

What subject pronoun should I use for tu y Miguel?

• ellos

• Ustedes

Multiple Choice

Which subject pronoun would replace the subject "Jorge y tú"

• Usted

• Ustedes

• ellos

• él

Multiple Choice

Which subject pronoun would you use to talk TO this subject?

• ustedes
• usted
• tú
• vosotras

Multiple Choice

ustedes = you all / ya'll

• true

• false

Open Ended

What is the difference between tú and usted?

Open Ended

What is the difference between usted and ustedes?

Open Ended

What is the difference between ustedes and vosotros/as?

Open Ended

What is the difference between ustedes and ellos/ellas?

Multiple Choice

Sometimes you (informal) dance at home.

• A veces yo bailo en la casa.

• A veces tú bailas en la casa.

• A veces ella baila en la casa.

• A veces usted baila en la casa.

Multiple Choice

Sometimes she dances at home.

• A veces yo bailo en la casa.

• A veces tú bailas en la casa.

• A veces ella baila en la casa.

• A veces usted baila en la casa.

Multiple Choice

Sometimes you (formal) dance at home.

• A veces yo bailo en la casa.

• A veces tú bailas en la casa.

• A veces ella baila en la casa.

• A veces usted baila en la casa.

Multiple Choice

Ya'll (you all) always read a book in the library.

• Siempre ella lee un libro en la biblioteca.

• Siempre él lee un libro en la biblioteca.

• Siempre nosotros leemos un libro en la biblioteca.

• Siempre ustedes leen un libro en la biblioteca.

Multiple Choice

He always reads a book in the library.

• Siempre ella lee un libro en la biblioteca.

• Siempre él lee un libro en la biblioteca.

• Siempre nosotros leemos un libro en la biblioteca.

• Siempre ustedes leen un libro en la biblioteca.

​Questions in Spanish:
These are our "base" questions. We can change them to address or be about any subject. To change who we are talking to/about, we need to change both the subject pronoun and the verb conjugation (we will learn this part later).

​¿Cómo estás (tú)? - How are you?
¿Cómo te llamas (tú)? - What is your name?
¿Cuántos años tienes (tú)? - How old are you?
¿De dónde eres (tú)? - Where are you from?
¿Quién es (él)? - Who is that?

​¿Cómo estás tú?

​Question word

Conjugated Verb

Subject Pronoun

​ How are you?

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Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation: We are happy.

• Nosotros estamos felices.

• Ellos están felices.

• Yo estoy feliz.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation: They are in Texas.

• Tú estás en Texas.

• Usted está en Texas.

• Ustedes están en Texas.

• Ellos están en Texas.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation: I am 15 years old.

• Yo tengo quince años.

• Tú tienes quince años.

• Ustedes tienen quince años.

• Ella tiene quince años.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation: You are very nice.

• Yo soy muy amable.

• Tú eres muy amable.

• Él es muy amable.

• Ella es muy amable.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation: I love my dog.

• Yo amo a mi perro.

• Tú amas a tu perro.

• Él ama a su perro.

• Ella ama a mi perro.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation: We go to school.

• Yo voy a la escuela.

• Nosotras vamos a la escuela.

• Vosotros vais a la escuela.

• Ellas van a la escuela.

Multiple Choice

Where do they use the subject pronoun "vosotros"?

• México

• España

• Puerto Rico

• Venezuela

Multiple Choice

Vosotros is ...

• Formal

• Informal

Spanish:
The Verb SER

By Maddie Gomez

Open Ended

In your own words, what is a verb?

Qué es un verbo?

• A verb is an action word.

• It describes an action that someone or a group of people are doing.

• Some examples of English verbs we use every day...

• To run

• To talk

• To eat

• To sleep

What is a subject pronoun?

• Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.

• SUBJECT PRONOUNS indicate who is being described or who does the action in the sentence.

• Instead of saying "Marcos and Juan", you could just say: "they"

• Instead of saying "my brothers and I", you could just say: "we"

• Instead of saying "you, Benito, and Maria", you could just say: "you all"

• Instead of saying "Caterina" or "Rodrigo", you could just say: "he" or "she"

In English, our subject pronouns are...

In Spanish, our subject pronouns are...

Conjugations

• In English, we don't really conjugate our verbs.

• I walk

• You walk

• We walk

• WALK doesn't really change regardless of who is doing the action.

• In Spanish, we MUST conjugate to differentiate more clearly WHO is doing the verb.

​The verb ser means “to be”. Just as “to be” has an irregular conjugation in English (I am, you are, he/she is…), the verb ser is very irregular in Spanish. Therefore, it is important that you memorize it! When you change the verb depending on the subject, you are conjugating the verb. In Spanish to conjugate verbs, you will give them a different form for each of the six subject pronouns.

The Conjugations of Ser (to be)

​The English verb be has two translations in Spanish grammar: ser and estar. Ser is used to describe qualities and characteristics.

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The verb estar describes temporary conditions or states, location.

Multiple Choice

Mis amigos y yo _______ serios. (My friends and I are serious)

• soy

• somos

• son

• eres

Match

Match the following

• I am

• You are

• He is

• She is

• We are

Yo soy

Tú eres

Él es

Ella es

Nosotros/as somos

• Yo soy

• Tú eres

• Él es

• Ella es

• Nosotros/as somos

Multiple Choice

The following statements are the same:

Yo soy de Texas. / Soy de Texas.

• Cierto

• Falso

Match

Match the following

• We are

• I am

• You (formal) are

• They are

• You all (Spain) are

Somos

Soy

Es

Son

Sois

• Somos

• Soy

• Es

• Son

• Sois

Open Ended

What is a scenario in which you would use the verb "ser"?

(For example, you would use it to state your occupation)

Multiple Choice

We are doctors.

• Yo soy médico.

• Tú somos médicos.

• Nosotros somos médicos.

• Nosotros somos médico.

Multiple Choice

El estudiante ______ paciente. (The student is patient)

• eres

• sois

• son

• es

Multiple Choice

Vosotros _______ inteligentes. (You all are intelligent)

• sois

• es

• son

• somos

Multiple Choice

Mis estudiantes de español _____ inteligentes .

• es

• son

• somos

• soy

Multiple Choice

Yo _____ paciente y organizado.

• ser

• somos

• estar

• soy

Multiple Choice

Mary y Elena ____ mis amigas.

• son

• es

• somos

• soy

Multiple Choice

¿Qué día ______ hoy?

• ser

• somos

• es

• soy

Multiple Choice

¿Cómo  _____ tú?

• eres

• ser

• soy

• somos

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb "ser"

Ella _____ una chica

• eres

• es

• son

• somos

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb "ser"

Ana____ una alumna

• eres

• es

• son

• sois

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb "ser" Nosotros____estudiantes

• son

• somos

• sois

• es

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb "ser"

Ellos________ unos alumnos

• son

• eres

• es

• somos

Open Ended

Tú ________ muy graciosa. (You are very funny)

Open Ended

Ella _______ de España. (She is from Spain)

Open Ended

Yo ________ americano. (I am American)

Open Ended

Mi madre _______ maestra. (My mom is a teacher)

​For the following slides you will have to type a sentence. The sentence is composed of 3 parts.

1. Subject Pronoun
2. Conjugated verb SER
3. An adjective or noun. ** You must make sure the ending of this adj/noun matches the context of your sentence. It should match in GENDER and in NUMBER.

For example: She is old. (old = viejo/a) --> Ella es vieja. (I chose viejA because my subject is feminine and singular)

​Using SER to talk about ORIGIN

​To ask where someone is FROM or to tell where you are FROM, we use the verb SER.

​We also have to use the word "de" which means "from". Where the word "de" goes in order depends if you are asking a question or making a statement.

Yo soy de Oklahoma. --> I am from Oklahoma.
Tú eres de Alabama. --> You are from Alabama.
Ella es de... --> She is from... / Él es de... --> He is from...
Nosotros somos de... --> We are from....
¿De dónde eres tú? --> Where are you from?
¿De dónde son ustedes? --> Where are you all from?
¿De dónde sois vosotros? --> Where are you all from?
¿De dónde son ellos? --> Where are they from?

Multiple Select

I am from Oklahoma.

• Yo soy Tulsa.

• Tú eres Tulsa

• Yo soy de Tulsa.

• Tú eres de Tulsa.

• Soy de Tulsa.

Multiple Select

They are from Alaska.

• Ustedes son de Alaska.

• Vosotros sois de Alaska.

• Ellos son de Alaska. 

• Son de Alaska.

• Ellas son de Alaska.

Multiple Select

Where are you from?

• ¿Dónde eres?

• ¿De dónde eres?

• ¿De dónde son?

• ¿De dónde eres tú?

• ¿Eres de dónde?

Multiple Choice

We are from Spain.

• Somos de España.

• Son de España.

• Soy de España.

• Sois de España.

Multiple Choice

They are from France.

• Somos de Francia.

• Son de Francia.

• Soy de Francia.

• Sois de Francia.

​Coming up & Homework...

​Before next class, you will complete Unit 1 assignment writing portion.
During next class, you will read your assignment out loud with a focus on pronunciation.
During next class, we will have a discussion that will incorporate everything you have learned during Unit 1. We will ask each other questions and respond to each other accordingly.
During next class we will also start a study guide that you will then complete on your own for homework.
The class after next week, you will take a Unit 1 exam.