El verbo SEROne of the most important words in the

Spanish language is the verb SER (to be). Ser is a special verb because no other verb is conjugated like it. For this reason, ser is

called irregular. You must memorize all forms of SER:

Before we go on, let’s learn two useful abbreviations:

Ud.= usted Uds.=ustedes

Yo soy I amTú eres you are (informal)Usted es You are (formal)Él es he isElla es she isNosotros somos we are (male)Nosotras somos we are (female)Ustedes son You all Ellos son They are (male)Ellas son They are (female)

Verb SER is permanent

We use it to talk about:

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CharacterTime

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Verb SER - TO DESCRIBE

• The verb SER is used with adjectives to describe people or things.

• GENDER AND NUMBER OF ADJECTIVES.-bueno (nice) inteligente (intelligent)buena (nice) inteligente (intelligent)buenos (nice) inteligentes (intelligent)buenas (nice) inteligentes (intelligent)

• Adjectives are words that describe something or somebody. For example: intelligent, small, organized person. They indicate gender and number.

Adjectives which end in o in the masculine end in a in the feminine .

Roberto es Carolina esgeneroso y fantástico . generosa y

fantástica.

Adjectives which end in e or a in the masculine do not change in the feminine.

Carlos es independiente e individualista.Marta es independiente e individualista.

Most, but not all, adjectives which end in a consonant in the masculine do not change in the feminine.

Tomás es muy poluplar. Clara es muy popular.

The feminine form of the adjective that do not follow the above patterns will be given in the vocabulary list.

Características físicas:Alto(a) tall bajo(a) shortBonito(a) pretty feo(a) plain, uglyGuapo(a) handsome, good lookingDelgado(a) thin gordo(a) chubbyMoreno(a) brunette rubio(a) blond

Características psicológicas:Bueno(a) good malo(a) badDivertido(a) amusing serio(a) seriousInteligente intelligent tonto(a) foolishInteresante intresting aburrido(a) boringSimpático(a) nice antipático unpleasant

The following set of twins look alike. Read the brother’s description and then describe the sister.

1. Carlos es alto/ Carla2. Roberto es delgado/Roberta3. Antonio es bajo/Antonia4. Emilio es gordo/Emilia5. Enrique es rubio/Enriqueta6. Felipe es moreno/Felipa7. Francisco es serio/Francisca8. José es aburrido/Josefa9. Julio es antipático/Julia10.Luis es divertido/Luisa

Verb SER – Talk about origin

To talk about where someone is from use verb SER + de + the place of origin.

Pronoun + verb SER + de + country or city.Yo soy de Quito, Ecuador.

To talk about someone's nationality use verb SER + nationality in Spanish.

Ustedes son de Estados Unidos.

Look at the map and tell me where are these people from, as well as their nationality.

1. Elisa2. Juan3. Rosario4. Marcela5. Mis estudiantes

Verb SER – Talk about time

Use SER when talking about time and the date.Hoy es martes 11 de octubre del 2011.When reading the time remember that numbers

are singular and plural1 = la una Es la una en punto.2 = las dos Son las dos y media.6= las seis Son las seis y cuarto.12= las doce Son las doce y cuarenta y cinco.

Some common time expressions.

¿Qué hora es? What time is it?Es la una. It is one o’clockSon las dos Is is two o’clockY cuarto quarter pastMenos cuarto quarter toY media half pastSon las once y cuarto It is quarter past

eleven. Es la una menos cuarto It is quarter to

one.

¿QUÉ HORA ES?

7:15 ___________________________________12:30__________________________________3:45___________________________________10:00__________________________________2:40___________________________________8:25___________________________________11:50__________________________________1:20___________________________________