The Present Tense of ser (to be)(El tiempo presente del verbo ser)

somos(sois)

son

soyeres

es

SerIts conjugation

Ser is an verbirregular

(yo)(tú)

(usted)(él)(ella)

(nosotros)(vosotros)(ustedes)(ellos)(ellas)

*(it)

Ser is one of the “to be” verbsSer is used to express:

What someone or something is

Who someone is

The origin of someone or something

The inherent qualities of someone or something

SER tells what is

someone

Ella es profesora.

in terms of profession or occupation

María.

SER tells what is

Yo soy el profesor Vargas.¿Quién eres

tú?

someone

Yo

soy

With ser, as with all verbs in Spanish, the form of the verb must “flip” to its “opposite” form when it applies to someone within the conversation.

soy somos

eres sois

es son

mi teléfono celular.

SER tells what is

¿Qué es eso que tienes en la mano?

someone

Es

Conversely, if the verb form refers to someone or something outside the conversation, it does not “flip.”

soy somos

eres sois

es son

SER tells what is

Esto es un diccionario.(This is a dictionary.)

Esto es una pluma.(This is a pen.)

something

SER tells who is

someone

¿Quién es

usted? ¿Yo? Yo soy Manuel Ortiz.

SER also tells our origin

¿De dónde eres tú?

La señorita es de Nueva York.

Yo soy de . . .

Be aware that de must be used in the response as well as in the question.

Notice that de means “from” and must be placed before the question word dónde when asking where someone is from: literally, “From where are you?”

El monstruo es muy feo.

Los perros son obedientes.

SER is used with inherent qualities

Somos una familia feliz.

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