Forms of the verb ser  



Forms of the verb ser (to be)

yo soy (I am) nosotros (as) somos (we are)
tú eres (you are) vosotros (as) sois (you all are)
Ud./él/ella es (you are, he is, she is) Uds./ellos/ellas son (you all are, they are)

Gramática - Rápida

Ser is used to indicate equivalence or identity:

Alberto es médico. - Alberto is a doctor.

María es una buena persona. - Maria is a good person.

Ramón es colombiano. - Ramon is Colombian.

Ser is used to indicate origin:

Diego es de Perú. - Diego is from Peru.
Este tapete es de México. - This rug is from Mexico.

Ser is used to talk about time:

son las dos - It's two.
es la una y media - It's one thirty.

Sentences expressing equivalence or identity

La sopa es buena. - The soup is good.
María es alta. - Mary is tall.
Tu eres guapo. - You are handsome.
Pedro es español. - Peter is Spanish.
El libro es rojo. - The book is red.
María es francesa. - Mary is French.
La casa es grande. - The house is large.
La lección es fácil. - The lesson is easy.
Tu eres muy especial. - You are very special.
Ella es feliz. - She is happy.
La química es interesante. - Chemistry is interesting.
Pablo es francés. - Paul is French.
La silla es nueva. - The chair is new.
La silla es vieja. - The chair is old.
Tu eres muy bonita. - You are very beautiful.
La silla es azul. - The chair is blue.
La silla es alta. - The chair is tall.
El sofá es viejo. - The sofa is old.
Tu eres feo. - You are ugly.
El sofá es celeste. - The sofa is light blue.

Sentences indicating origin

Rodrigo es de México. - Diego is from Mexico.
Este auto es de México. - This car is from Mexico.
La silla es alemana. - The chair is from Germany.
El espejo es chino. - The mirror is Chinese.
Elena es italiana. - Elena is Italian.
Mateo es de Francia. - Matthew is from France.
Alberto es de Barcelona. - Alberto is from Barcelona.
Mamá es americana. - Mom is American.
El libro es irlandés. - The book is Irish.
Papá es inglés. - Dad is English.

Sentences talking about time
es el mediodía - it's noon
es la medianoche - it's midnight
es la una - it's one o’clock
es la una en punto - it's one o’clock sharp
son las dos - it's two o’clock
son las cinco - it's five o’clock

Notas para el Tutor

  • The student should learn the uses of the verb SER presented here.
  • The tutor and the student should construct sentences using the different uses of the verb SER.
  • For homework, the student should construct sentences utilizing the ver SER and personal pronouns.

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