2. The verb “ser”
In English, “ser” is translated to mean “to be.”
Ser is used to describe people, places, and things. The
description can be physical or personality.
It is also used to state a person’s occupation.
Ser is also used to say what something is made of or
to say where an event will take place.
3. Conjugating “ser”
Yo soy. I am Nosotros somos. We are.
Tú eres. You are. Vosotros sois. You (Ya’ll)
are.
Ud. es You are. Uds. son. You (Ya’ll) are.
Él es. He is. Ellos son. They are.
Ella es. She is. Ellas son. They are.
4. Practice
Write the correct form of “ser” for each sentence.
3. somos
Nosotros _________ amigos.
es
4. Mi mama __________ muy inteligente.
son
5. Los estudiantes ____________ estudiosos.
6. soy
Yo __________ creativo.
7. La srta. Thomas _________ profesora.
es
8. somos
Maria y yo no _________ pacientes.
9. son
Carmen y Mariela no __________ trabajadoras.
10. sois
Vosotros __________ artistas.
11. eres
Tú __________ cantante.
12. Juan no es
__________ perezoso.
5. Adjectives
Adjectives are words used to describe nouns.
In Spanish, there are four different classification for
adjectives: masculine, feminine, masculine-plural,
feminine plural.
Because of the classification system, adjectives must
agree in gender and number with the noun in
modifies.
An adjective usually follows the noun it modifies if it
is not preceded by a verb.
6. Adjectives
Since most adjectives are found in the masculine from,
you have to change it to make it agree.
If the adjective ends in –o, change to –a to make it
feminine, -as to make it feminine-plural, and –os to
make it masculine-plural.
Adjectives that end in a consonant usually requires that
you add –a to make it feminine. Simply add –s to make
it plural.
If the adjective ends in a consonant and you want to
make it masculine-plural, just add –es.
7. Ser and Adjectives
Ejemplos
El chico es inteligente.
La mujer es bonita.
Los estudiantes son estudiosos.
Las profesoras son artísticas.
