Spanish Verb “SER” = To be

To Be or Not to Be In English we know the forms of the verb “to be” without thinking. I am. You are. We are. They are. In Spanish, each verb changes to reflect the subject.

Conjugate In Spanish, verbs change form (they are conjugated) to agree with the subject of the sentence, so we know who is doing the action. The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. You can find the subject of a sentence if you can find the verb. Ex: Kelly runs to school. The dogs eat. Find the subjects in each of the sentences. DogsKelly

When to Use The Verb Ser The verb “ser” can be used with adjectives to describe people and things.

The verb “ser” changes form when you use it in a sentence in order to agree with the subject. Yo soy = I am Ex: Yo soy baja (female) Yo soy bajo (male) I am short I am short Make sure your adjectives agrees with the subject in number/gender!

I am not: NO * “No” must go in front of the verb. Yo no soy= I am not… Ex: Yo no soy alta. (female) I am not tall. Yo no soy alto. (male) I am not tall. * Adjective must agree with the subject in number/gender!

Tú eres = You are Ex: Tú eres gordo/a (you are fat) *This is used informally to describe friends or people who you are on a FIRST NAME basis with.

Ser in a question form: ¿Cómo eres? Means “What are you like?” * This question is asking you to describe yourself, such as tall, short, or nice etc. You respond: “yo soy… ( I am …) Ex: yo soy alta or yo soy alto. (female) (male)

Tú eres (You are) Tú eres … = you are … Ex: Tú eres bajo/a You respond: “Sí, yo soy …” or “No, yo no soy …” Yes I am … No, I am not… Ex: Sí, yo soy bajo/a or No, yo no soy bajo/a