SER =

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SER to be

• Spanish I

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Uses of SER

• Personality Traits (adjectives)
• Cómo eres? - What are you like?
• Yo soy extrovertida, simpática y cómica.
• I am outgoing, nice and funny.
• Physical Traits
• Cómo eres? - What are you like?
• Yo soy alto, moreno y musculoso.
• I am tall, dark and muscular.
• Origin
• De dónde eres?- Where are you from?
• Yo soy de Caracas, Venezuela.
• I am from Caracas, Venezuela.

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Conjugations of SER

• Yo soy I am
• Tú eres you are
• Él es he is
• Ella es she is
• Usted es You (formal) are

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Conjugations of SER

• Nosotros/as somos we are
• Vosotros/as sois Yall (spain) are
• Ellos son They (boys/mixed)
• Ellas son They (girls) are
• Ustedes are son Yall are

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Mini-QUIZ on SER

• The yo form of SER is
• Soy
• Can SER be used to help describe people?
• YES
• What does SER mean?
• to be
• Cómo se diceWe are intelligent?
• Nosotros somos inteligentes.