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EL VERBO “SER”
The Verb “Ser”
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Replaces
a noun
When the pronoun is the subject
(starts the sentence), it is called
a Subject Pronoun.

Ejemplo: Juan is swimming. He is swimming.
WHAT ARE THE ENGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS?
Singular
1st person
I
2nd person
You - familiar
3rd person
He, She
You - formal
Plural
SPANISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular
1st
person
Yo
2nd
person
Tú - familiar
3rd
person
él
ella
Usted (Ud.) formal
Plural
THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN
“YO”

“Note that it is not
capitalized unless it starts
a sentence:

Mi amigo y yo…
TÚ VS. USTED (Ud.)
Tú
you (fam)
 Used when talking to
someone you call by
their first name

Usted (Ud.)
you (for)
 Used when talking to
someone you should
respect.

3RD PERSON SINGULAR MASCULINE
ÉL
It is used when talking ABOUT a boy/guy/man.
 DON’T forget the accent mark. If you do, you are
actually writing the Spanish word for “the”


él = he
el = the
3RD PERSON SINGULAR FEMININE
ELLA
It is used when talking ABOUT a girl/woman
 Remember the ll = a “y” sound.

SER – TO BE
Yo
soy
Tú eres
Él, Ella,
Ud. es
I
am
You (fam) are
He/She is
You (for) are
1ST PERSON SINGULAR
I
am short.
 I am athletic
and bald.
 I am not
Mexican.
 I am not lazy.
 I am from
Puerto Rico.
 Yo
soy bajo.
 Yo soy atlético y
calvo.
 Yo no soy mexicano.
 Yo
no soy bago.
 Yo soy de Puerto
Rico.
2ND PERSON SINGULAR
(fam) are honest.  Tú eres honesto/a.
 You (fam) are very
 Tú eres muy
pretty.
bonito/a.
 Tú no eres
 You (fam) are not
Spanish.
español/a.
 Tú eres un alumno
 You (fam) are a
serious student.
serio.
 You
3RD PERSON SINGULAR
 He
is handsome.
 She is very greedy.
 Beyoncé is pretty.
 Charlie Brown is
bald.
 The frog is funny.
 Él
es guapo.
 Ella es muy tacaña.
 Beyoncé es bonita.
 Charlie Brown es
calvo.
 La rana es cómica.
USTED (Ud.)
 You
(for.) are
Polish.
 You (for) are not
fat.
 You (for) are
rather lazy.
 Ud.
es polaco.
 Ud.
no es gordo.
 Ud.
es bastante
bago.
THE CONJUNCTION “BUT”
I
am short but
Big Bird is tall.
 You (fam) are
American but
Juan is
Dominican.
 Yo
soy baja pero Big
Bird es alto.
 Tú eres americano
pero Juan es
dominicano.