{"id":98,"date":"2020-03-10T21:37:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T21:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-introductoryspanish1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=98"},"modified":"2024-04-26T21:52:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T21:52:27","slug":"gramatica-el-verbo-ser-ser-de","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish1-2\/chapter\/gramatica-el-verbo-ser-ser-de\/","title":{"raw":"Gram\u00e1tica: El verbo ser \/ Ser + de","rendered":"Gram\u00e1tica: El verbo ser \/ Ser + de"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify the correct conjugations of the verb ser (<em>to be<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Recognize possession indicated by ser + de<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3>El verbo\u00a0<em>ser<\/em><\/h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_839\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-839 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4064\/2019\/03\/02040419\/soy_professora1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sign reading: soy professora mis alumn@s no son n\u00fameros\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> aumento = increase; las aulas: classrooms[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe verb <em><strong lang=\"es\">ser<\/strong><\/em> means \"to be\"<em>. <\/em>Just as \"to be\" has an irregular conjugation\u00a0in\u00a0English <em>(I am, you are, he\/she is...),<\/em> the verb <strong><em>ser<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>is very irregular in Spanish. Therefore, it is important that you memorize it! When you change the verb depending on the subject, like the example below, you are\u00a0<em>conjugating<\/em> the verb. In Spanish to conjugate verbs, you will give them a different form for each of the six subject pronouns.\r\n\r\nExamples of conjugating with singular subjects:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/yo_soy.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Yo<strong> soy<\/strong> (<\/span><em>I am<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/tu_eres.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>T\u00fa<strong> eres\u00a0<\/strong>(<\/span><em>You are<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/el_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00e9l <strong>es<\/strong> \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ella_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ella <strong>es<\/strong> \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/usted_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>usted<strong> es <\/strong>(<\/span><em>He is \/ she is \/ you<\/em> (formal) <em>are<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nExamples of conjugating with plural subjects:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/nosotros_somos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nosotros<strong> somos<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(<em>We are<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/vosotros_sois.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vosotros<strong> sois*<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(<em>You are<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ellos_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ellos <strong>son<\/strong> \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ellas_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ellas <strong>son<\/strong> \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ustedes_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ustedes<strong> son<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(<em>They are \/ They<\/em> (feminine) <em>are \/ You<\/em> (plural) <em>are<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>ser (<em>to be<\/em>)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>singular<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>plural<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/yo_soy.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>yo soy<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/nosotros_somos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nosotros somos<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/tu_eres.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>t\u00fa eres<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/vosotros_sois.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vosotros sois*<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/el_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00e9l es \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ella_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ella es \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/usted_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>usted es<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ellos_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ellos son \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ellas_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ellas son \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ustedes_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ustedes son<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n* Remember that the \"vosotros\" form is only used in Spain. The Latin American equivalent is <em lang=\"es\">ustedes son.<\/em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_843\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-843 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4064\/2019\/03\/02041321\/5002555683_9aebba1d39_z-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Graffiti which reads: tu eres lo que ves\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> lo que = what\/ that which; ver (t\u00fa ves)=to watch, see[\/caption]\r\n<h3>Using <em lang=\"es\">ser<\/em><\/h3>\r\nUp to this point, you have seen <em lang=\"es\">ser<\/em> used in the following ways:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>to identify someone\/something\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/yo_soy_manuel.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Yo <strong>soy<\/strong> Manuel.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/es_mi_cuaderno.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><strong>Es<\/strong> mi cuaderno.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>to ask or say where someone is from (origin)\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A: <span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/de_donde_son_ustedes.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bfDe\u00a0d\u00f3nde\u00a0<strong>son<\/strong>\u00a0ustedes?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>B:\u00a0<span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/nosotros_somos_de_los_estados_unidos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Nosotros\u00a0<strong>somos<\/strong>\u00a0de los\u00a0Estados\u00a0Unidos.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To ask and say your profession\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A: <span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/eres_profesor.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bf<strong>Eres<\/strong>\u00a0profesor?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>B: <span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/no_yo_soy_estudiante.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>No,\u00a0yo\u00a0<strong>soy<\/strong>\u00a0estudiante.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>To describe something or someone.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/el_cuaderno_es_rojo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>El cuaderno <strong>es<\/strong> rojo.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/la_profesora_es_inteligente.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>La profesora <strong style=\"font-size: 1rem; text-align: initial;\">es<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; text-align: initial;\"> inteligente.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>To ask and answer about dates.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo es tu cumplea\u00f1os?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Es el primero de marzo.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Possession with\u00a0<em>ser<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<em>Ser<\/em> is also used to ascribe ownership, in combination with the preposition <strong>de<\/strong> (<em>of<\/em>). Be careful! English uses an apostrophe to say who something belongs to, but in Spanish we have to use a phrase with \"de\".\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>El cuaderno azul <strong>es de Ra\u00fal<\/strong>. (<em>The blue notebook i<strong>s Ra\u00fal's<\/strong>.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>El cuaderno de Ra\u00fal<\/strong> es azul. (<em><strong>Ra\u00fal's notebook<\/strong> is blue.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the correct conjugations of the verb ser (<em>to be<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Recognize possession indicated by ser + de<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>El verbo\u00a0<em>ser<\/em><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_839\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-839\" class=\"wp-image-839 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4064\/2019\/03\/02040419\/soy_professora1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sign reading: soy professora mis alumn@s no son n\u00fameros\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">aumento = increase; las aulas: classrooms<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The verb <em><strong lang=\"es\">ser<\/strong><\/em> means &#8220;to be&#8221;<em>. <\/em>Just as &#8220;to be&#8221; has an irregular conjugation\u00a0in\u00a0English <em>(I am, you are, he\/she is&#8230;),<\/em> the verb <strong><em>ser<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>is very irregular in Spanish. Therefore, it is important that you memorize it! When you change the verb depending on the subject, like the example below, you are\u00a0<em>conjugating<\/em> the verb. In Spanish to conjugate verbs, you will give them a different form for each of the six subject pronouns.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of conjugating with singular subjects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/yo_soy.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Yo<strong> soy<\/strong> (<\/span><em>I am<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/tu_eres.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>T\u00fa<strong> eres\u00a0<\/strong>(<\/span><em>You are<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/el_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00e9l <strong>es<\/strong> \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ella_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ella <strong>es<\/strong> \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/usted_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>usted<strong> es <\/strong>(<\/span><em>He is \/ she is \/ you<\/em> (formal) <em>are<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examples of conjugating with plural subjects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/nosotros_somos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nosotros<strong> somos<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(<em>We are<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/vosotros_sois.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vosotros<strong> sois*<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(<em>You are<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ellos_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ellos <strong>son<\/strong> \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ellas_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ellas <strong>son<\/strong> \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ustedes_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ustedes<strong> son<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(<em>They are \/ They<\/em> (feminine) <em>are \/ You<\/em> (plural) <em>are<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>ser (<em>to be<\/em>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>singular<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>plural<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/yo_soy.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>yo soy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/nosotros_somos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nosotros somos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/tu_eres.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>t\u00fa eres<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/vosotros_sois.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vosotros sois*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/el_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00e9l es \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ella_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ella es \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/usted_es.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>usted es<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ellos_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ellos son \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ellas_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ellas son \/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/ustedes_son.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>ustedes son<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>* Remember that the &#8220;vosotros&#8221; form is only used in Spain. The Latin American equivalent is <em lang=\"es\">ustedes son.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_843\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-843\" class=\"wp-image-843 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4064\/2019\/03\/02041321\/5002555683_9aebba1d39_z-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Graffiti which reads: tu eres lo que ves\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lo que = what\/ that which; ver (t\u00fa ves)=to watch, see<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Using <em lang=\"es\">ser<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Up to this point, you have seen <em lang=\"es\">ser<\/em> used in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to identify someone\/something\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/yo_soy_manuel.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Yo <strong>soy<\/strong> Manuel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/es_mi_cuaderno.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><strong>Es<\/strong> mi cuaderno.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>to ask or say where someone is from (origin)\n<ul>\n<li>A: <span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/de_donde_son_ustedes.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bfDe\u00a0d\u00f3nde\u00a0<strong>son<\/strong>\u00a0ustedes?<\/span><\/li>\n<li>B:\u00a0<span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/nosotros_somos_de_los_estados_unidos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Nosotros\u00a0<strong>somos<\/strong>\u00a0de los\u00a0Estados\u00a0Unidos.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To ask and say your profession\n<ul>\n<li>A: <span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/eres_profesor.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bf<strong>Eres<\/strong>\u00a0profesor?<\/span><\/li>\n<li>B: <span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/no_yo_soy_estudiante.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>No,\u00a0yo\u00a0<strong>soy<\/strong>\u00a0estudiante.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>To describe something or someone.\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/el_cuaderno_es_rojo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>El cuaderno <strong>es<\/strong> rojo.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U1\/la_profesora_es_inteligente.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>La profesora <strong style=\"font-size: 1rem; text-align: initial;\">es<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; text-align: initial;\"> inteligente.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>To ask and answer about dates.\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo es tu cumplea\u00f1os?<\/li>\n<li>Es el primero de marzo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Possession with\u00a0<em>ser<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>Ser<\/em> is also used to 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