FORMS OF SER
I am.
Yo Soy
I am from the United States.
Yo soy de los Estados Unidos.
I am a student at DRMS.
Yo soy estudiante en DRMS.
Martha y yo (fem.)
nosotras.
yo/ser
yo soy
You are (Formal/polite- if you are talking to your principal).
Usted es
She is from Spain.
Ella es de España.
Mr. Green is a teacher.
Roberto, tú, y yo.
What is nosotros.
He is
for an extra 20 points: he is a student
él es
él es estudiante
You all are. (Latin America).
Ustedes son.
Homer y Marge ____(ser) los padres de Lisa.
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Homer y Marge (ellos) son los padres de Lisa.
The boys are students
Los chicos son/ellos son estudiantes.
Marta and Ana (Puerto Rico)
What is their nationality - Say a complete sentence
Martha y Ana (Ellas) son puertorriqueñas.
Conjugate ser and translate:
Maggie ___ (ser) la nieta de Abraham.
Maggie es la nieta de Abraham.
Maggie is Abraham's granddaughter.
Rebeca y Luis.
What is Ellos.
Derek and I (ser)
Derek y yo (Nosotros) somos
Marcos and I are students at DRMS.
Marcos y yo (Nosotros) somos estudiantes en DRMS.
YES or NO, Is there a grammatical error? If yes, correct the error:
Emilia es cantante. Ella es Argentina.
YES. Possible answers:
1. Add de after the second es to say she is from Argentina (Emilia es cantante. Ella es de Argentina).
2. Make the A in Argentina lowercase to say she is Argentinian (In Spanish we do not capitalize nationalities) - Emilia es cantante. Ella es argentina.
True or False: This statement is correct: Ella es una doctora.
False. You do not use una before a profession.
POV: you are talking about a team of 5 girls and one boy.
Translate and explain the rules: They are friends.
Ellos son amigos.
Ellos and amigos are masculine because there is at least one boy.
Correct the grammatical errors and explain:
Nosotras son maestros.
Error #1: Nosotras is feminine and maestros is masculine. They must match in gender and number.
Error #2: The verb son should be somos.