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El Verbo Ser
• Ser – to be (in a more permanent sense)– Ex: describing someone’s characteristics,
stating the time, stating where you are from
• IRREGULAR
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Ser Conjugations
I am We areYo Nosotros
You are Y’all are = Tú Vosotros
He/she is They areÉl/ella/ Usted
Ellos/ellas/ Ustedes
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SOMOS
SOIS
SON
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¡Práctica!
• I am a student. =
• He is artistic. =
• We are intelligent. =
• ** Reminder: when providing characteristics, your adjectives MUST match your noun in number and gender!
Yo soy un estudiante.
Él es artístico.
Nosotros somos inteligentes.
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Telling Time(Cómo decir la hora)
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When we ask what time it is in Spanish, we say “¿Qué hora es?”
Some people also say “¿Qué horas son?”
¿Qué hora es? -What time is it?
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Es la una.
¿Qué hora es?The third-person singular of ser is used with one o’clock since it is just one hour (hora).
The singular definite article is used for the same reason.
All hours of the day are feminine in Spanish.
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¿Qué hora es?The third-person plural of ser is used with all hours after one o’clock.
Likewise, the plural definite article is used for all hours after one o’clock.
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Time Formulas
• #1 Son las (or Es la) hour y minute.– Use when the minute hand is between 0-30
• Ex: It is 8:10 = Son las ocho y diez.
• Ex: It is 2:25 = Son las dos y veinticinco.
• #2 Son las (or Es la) hour +1 menos minutes left.– Use when the minute hand is between 31-59
• Ex: It is 9:40 = Son las diez menos veinte.
• Ex: It is 2:42 = Son las tres menos dieciocho.
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Ask yourself:
¿Qué hora es?
1. Which formula?
Son las (or Es la) hour y minute.
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2. Son las or Es la?
Son las hour y minute.
3. What goes in the blanks?
Son las cuatro y veinte.
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Ask yourself:
¿Qué hora es?
1. Which formula?
Son las (or Es la) hour y minute.
2. Son las or Es la?
Es la hour y minute.
3. What goes in the blanks?
Es la una y diez.
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¿Qué hora es?
Son las siete y veinticinco.
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Ask yourself:
¿Qué hora es?
1. Which formula?
Son las (or Es la) hour +1 menos minutes.
2. Son las or Es la?
Son las hour menos minute.
3. What goes in the blanks?
Son las once menos cinco.
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¿Qué hora es?
Son las cuatro menos veinticinco.
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Other Important Time Vocab
• en punto – on the dot– Ex: Son las tres en punto = It’s 3:00 on the dot.
• y media – half past the hour – ALWAYS use when the minute hand is on the :30
– Ex: 5:30 = Son las cinco y media.
– Ex: 1:30 = Es la una y media.
• cuarto – quarter before/after the hour (15 minutes)
– Ex: 9:15 = Son las nueve y cuarto.– Ex: 7:45 = Son las ocho menos cuarto.
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Other Important Time Vocab
• de la mañana– a.m. / in the morning– Ex: Son las tres de la mañana= It’s 3:00 a.m.
– **de la madrugada – in the EARLY morning/crack of dawn
• de la tarde– p.m. (afternoon)– Ex: Son las tres de la tarde= It’s 3:00 p.m. or It’s 3:00 in the afternoon.
– Approximately 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• de la noche – p.m. (night)– Ex: Son las siete de la noche = It’s 7:00 p.m. or It’s 7:00 at
night.
– Approximately 6:00 p.m.- midnight
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Son las tres de la mañana.
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¿Qué hora es?AM
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Son las cinco y cuarto de la mañana.
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¿Qué hora es?AM
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Son las seis de la noche.
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Son las once y media de la mañana.
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¿Qué hora es?AM
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Son las ocho y media de la noche.
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¿Qué hora es?PM
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Un poco de práctica
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FIN