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The Verb SER

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SER VS. ESTARYou already know the verb

ESTAR. It means to be

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SER VS. ESTARThere is another verb in

Spanish that meansto be. It is the verb

SER.

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SER VS. ESTAR SER is an irregular verb, just

like ESTAR, so you mustmemorize all its forms.

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SER VS. ESTAR There are certain occasions

in which you will use eitherSER or ESTAR.

Lets review ESTAR first!

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ESTARUsed for telling

LOCATION.

For example:

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ESTAREl libro est en la mesa.

The bookis on the table.

Yo estoy en Guatemala.

I am in Guatemala.

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ESTARUsed to tell CONDITION.

For example:

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ESTAREduardo est ocupado.

Eduardo is busy.

Ana y Luisa estn enfermas.

Ana and Luisa are sick.

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TO BE (In English)I am

You are

HeShe is

It

We are

They are

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ESTARYo estoy

T ests

Ud.l est

Ella

Nosotros estamos

Vosotros estis

Uds.Ellos estn

Ellas

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Ok, now lets see whatthe verb SER looks like.

Remember, all it

s formsare totally irregular andthey follow NO pattern.You must memorize them!

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SERYo soy

T eres

Ud.l es

Ella

Nosotros somos

Vosotros sois

Uds.Ellos son

Ellas

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SER Used to tell TIME and DATE.

Son las dos y media.It is two thirty.

Es el veinte de noviembre.It is the twentieth of November.

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SER Used to tell NATIONALITY.

For example:Yo soy americana.

l es puertorriqueo.

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SER Used to tell WHERE

SOMEONE OR SOMETHINGIS FROM.

T eres de Nicaragua.

Ellas son de Costa Rica.

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SER Used to connect a noun or

pronoun to another noun orpronoun.

Eduardo es un hombre.

Coqu y Sultn son gatos.

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SER Used to describe

CHARACTERISTICS.Rebeca es alta.

Enrique y yo somos guapos.

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SER You CANNOT use un or una

with SER when describingsomeones profession.

Yo soy profesora.

T eres estudiante.

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LETS REVIEW AGAIN!

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SERYo soy

T eres

Ud.l es

Ella

Nosotros somos

Vosotros sois

Uds.Ellos son

Ellas

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SER Used to tell TIME and DATE.

Son las dos y media.It is two thirty.

Es el veinte de noviembre.It is the twentieth of November.

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SER Used to tell NATIONALITY.

For example:Yo soy americana.

l es puertorriqueo.

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SER Used to tell WHERE

SOMEONE OR SOMETHINGIS FROM.

T eres de Nicaragua.

Ellas son de Costa Rica.

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SER Used to connect a noun or

pronoun to another noun orpronoun.

Eduardo es un hombre.

Coqu y Sultn son gatos.

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SER Used to describe

CHARACTERISTICS.Rebeca es alta.

Enrique y yo somos guapos.

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SER You CANNOT use un or una

with SER when describingsomeones profession.

Yo soy profesora.

T eres estudiante.