The Verb
SerTo Be
Essential Question:
How does learning how to
conjugate the verb “ser” help
me communicate more
effectively.
Objectives:
A. Identify subject pronouns.
B. Conjugate the verb “ser”.
C. Create simple sentences.
The following slide is a
simple paragraph.
See if you can identify
what is wrong with the
grammar.
About Me
My name are Mr. Buzzi.
I is your teacher.
I are tall.
I is funny and smart.
I to be married.
My wife are Regina.
My sons is Nick, Matt, and Tom.
Let’s compare and
contrast the
English and the
Spanish subject
pronoun charts.
SINGULAR
subject
pronouns
I
PLURAL
subject
pronouns
We
You
He
She
It
Proper noun
They
Them
Proper nouns
The Spanish subject pronouns work
the same as the English pronouns.
SINGULAR
PLURAL
subject
pronouns
subject
pronouns
yo
nosotros
nosotras
tú (familiar)
él
ella
Maria
Usted(polite)
ellos
ellas
Maria y Juan
Ustedes (polite)
SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISSION OF
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
ENGLISH
SPANISH
I
yo
you (familiar)
tú
he
él
she
ella
you (polite, singular)
Usted
we
nosotros, nosotras
they (masculine)
ellos
they (feminine)
ellas
you (polite plural)
Ustedes
Now let’s
CONJUGATE the
verb To Be,
Ser.
SINGULAR
subject
pronouns
I
You
He
She
It
Proper noun
PLURAL
subject
pronouns
am
we
are
They
Them
Proper nouns
are
are
is
SINGULAR
subject
pronouns
yo
tú (familiar)
él
ella
Maria
Usted(polite)
PLURAL
subject
pronouns
soy
nosotros
nosotras
somos
eres
es
ellos
ellas
Maria y Juan
Ustedes (polite)
son
Ser Song
to the tune of 10 Little Indians
These are the 5 conjugations of Ser
soy, eres, es, somos, and son
These are the 5 conjugations of Ser
soy, eres, es, somos, son
soy, eres, es, somos, son