SER: Lecci

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SER Lección 1.3

• Conjugation in the present
• Uses

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Ser To be

• Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
• Tú eres You are Vosotros sois You are
• Ud. es You are Uds. son You are
• Él es He is Ellos son They are
• Ella es She is Ellas son They are

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Some uses of the verb ser

• To state a predicate nominative
• To ask and tell place of origin
• To ask and state possession
• To ask and state time of day
• To ask and state the date
• To express a permanent characteristic

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Predicate Nominative

• Think of the verb ser as an equal sign.
• When the predicate renames the subject, the verb
  ser is used.
• Identification of people and things,
  nationality, and profession are examples of the
  use of ser with predicate nominatives.

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• La mujer es profesora.
• Los chicos son mis hermanos.
• La cosa es un libro.
• Yo soy norteamericano.
• Note The indefinite articles un/una are not
  used to simply state profession and nationality.
  

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Asking and telling place of origin

• De dónde ser?
• From where (is/are) ?
• Ser de (lugar de origen)(To be from
  (place of origin)
• To express our place of origin, we use the verb
  ser, followed by the word de, followed by the
  place from where we originate. (country, state,
  city)

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Asking and stating possession
In English, we use s or s to express
possession. The girls books. The
parents house. In Spanish we do not use s/s
for possesion. In Spanish, we use the verb ser
with the preposition de to express The
books of the girl. The house of the parents.
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• To express possession, with the preposition de
• De quién es/son? De quiénes es/son?
• Whose is it? Whose is it?
  
• Whose are they? Whose
  are they?
• Note The verb ser agrees with the possession,
  while quién and quiénes refer to the owner.
  (de el del)
• Es el diario de Maite. Son los lápices de las
  chicas.
• Its Maites diary. They are the girls
  pencils.
• Es la computadora de los chicos. Son las
  maletas del chico.
• Its the boys computer. They are the boys
  suitcases.