Lección 1 - Estructura 1.3 - Tutorial Notes on Present Tense of Ser in Spanish PDF

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Lección 1 – Estructura 1.3 Interactive Tutorial: Present tense of ser -

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Subject pronouns replace a noun that acts as the subject of a verb, such as: o yo (I) o tú (you (familiar)) o usted (you (formal)) o él (he) o ella (she) Plural subject pronouns: o nosotros (we (masc.)) o nosotras (we (fem.)) o vosotros (you (masc., fam.)) o vosotras (you (fem., fam.)) o ustedes (you) o ellos (they (masc.)) o ellas (they (fem.))

Ser means “to be” and is used to identify people or things o Singular forms:  Yo – Soy (I am)  Tú – Eres (you are (fam.))  Usted – Es (you are (form.))  Él – Es (he is)  Ella – Es (she is) o Plural forms:  Nosotros – Somos (we are)  Nosotras – Somos (we are)  Vosotros – Somos (you are (fam.))  Vosotras – Somos (you are (fam.))  Ustedes – Son (you are)  Ellos – Son (they are)  Ellas – Son (they are) Ser also expresses possession when used with the preposition -de o When -de is added with -el they form the contraction -del but this does not happen is -la, -los, or -las o You can also use -ser with -de to say where someone is from o You can also use -ser to express a profession or occupation but you cannot use an indefinite article like -un or -una after ser to express a

profession, but you do need on when there is an adjective or other description of the profession  Example:  Marta es profesora (not needed) - Marta es una profesora excelente (needed)...