El Verbo Ser Yonosotros/nosotras tú x él, ella, usted ellos,ellas,ustedes Write the subject Pronoun Equivalent. 1. Chris y Noah = ___________ 2. Haley.

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El Verbo SerYonosotros/nosotras t xl, ella, usted ellos,ellas,ustedesWrite the subject Pronoun Equivalent. 1. Chris y Noah = ___________2. Haley y Taylor y yo (m) = ___________3. Grace y t (f) = ___________4. Carlie, (you) = ___________5. Cory, Ethan, y usted = ___________6. Connor y Brynn = ___________7. Catherine y yo (f) =___________8. T (f) y yo (f)= ___________9. Victoria, Benny, y t (f) = ___________10. Mr. Gasick , (you) = ___________

Calentamiento: 1/12/142To be, or not to be?Lets start out with one of the most important verbs in Spanish: ser, which means to be.

To be, or not to beLook at the English forms of this verb:

This verb doesnt follow an expected pattern; in other words, its irregular.

I am We areYou arexHe is, she is, you are(formal)They are, yall are

Ser, o no ser

yoNosotros/nosotrastxl,ella, ustedEllos,ellas,ustedessoyeresessomossonSer, o no serThe Spanish verb ser is also irregular.ser = to beyo soy = I amt eres = you arel es = he isella es = she isusted es = you arenosotros somos = we areellos son = they areustedes son = you (all) are

Atencin!Unlike English, Spanish sentences do not always require a subject. Why not? The Spanish verb always gives us enough information about the subject, so we know who we are talking about.

An example, please!Soy de Chicago.Soy is paired up with yo, so we know that the speaker is talking about him/herself.

And in English?English verbs by themselves dont carry enough information to tell us who the speaker is talking about: Work in Chicago is pretty ambiguous!

Trust me on this one!All Spanish verbs change, but fortunately there are predictable patterns. The verb ser just happens to be the most irregular verb in the language. Thats a tough way to start!

So lets practice!11La forma correcta de serYo ______ estudiante.

The envelope, pleaseYo soy estudiante.

May I have another, please?T _____ estudiante.

The envelope, please!T eres estudiante.

Im still hungry!Mi mam _____ de Mxico, mi pap ____ de Nicaragua, y yo _____ de Chicago. Nosotros _______ americanos.

Is that your final answer?Mi mam es de Mxico, mi pap es de Nicaragua, y yo soy de Chicago. Nosotros somos americanos.

To wrap it upHere are those forms again:yo soyt eresl esella esusted esnosotros somosellos sonustedes son

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TjefGxfPYPractice on your own