SER: Practicamos A. Use the word bank to fill in with the appropriate

Me llamo __________________________________________________________________________ Hora _______
SER: Practicamos
A. Use the word bank to fill in with the appropriate word.
after
eres
permanent
subject
am
es
six
three
answers
is
sois
to be
The verb SER means to be
are
no
somos
usted
conjugate
nosotros
son
vosotros
do/does not
not
soy
yo
and it is often used with permanent attributes. In order
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to use a verb in most situations, you must first conjugate it, or change it to match the subject.
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In English we conjugate the verb TO BE as I am
, you are, he/she is
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they are
. When conjugated, there are six
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soy
different forms of ser. In order, they are:
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, eres
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, we are, y’all are,
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, es
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, somos
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, sois
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somos and sois, only one subject
and son
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. For soy, eres,
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goes with each. Therefore it is not
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necessary
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to include the subject pronoun. Because es and son have three
possible subjects, it may
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be necessary to include the subject pronoun.
Asking and answering questions can be pretty tricky!! If a question is asked in the tú or
usted
form, you should answer it in the yo
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vosotros
form. If the question is asked in the
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or ustedes form, you should answer it in the nosotros
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form. In a question, the
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subject pronoun usually comes after
the conjugated verb. If you want to answer a
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YES/NO question negatively, you must use the word no
twice. The first no answers
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the question, while the second no translates to not
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.
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B. Match the following pronouns with both their English equivalents and the form of ser that
goes with it. Each number should have one letter from each column.
Pronoun
1. _H__, _EE_ vosotros
English Equivalent
a. we (boys, mixed)
b. I
c. they (boys)
d. you guys, you (plural)
e. they (girls)
f. you (informal)
g. you (formal)
h. y’all, you (plural / informal)
i. he
j. we (girls)
2. _J__, _DD_ nosotros
3. _B__, _AA_ yo
4. _I_, _CC_ él
5. _G_, _CC_ usted
6. _F__, _BB_ tú
7. _D__, _FF_ ustedes
Form of Ser
aa. soy
bb. eres
cc. es
dd. somos
ee. sois
ff. son
8. _A__, _DD_ nosotras
9. _E__, _FF_ ellas
10. _C_, FF__ ellos
C. Fill in the following sentences with the correct form of ser or the correct subject pronoun.
11. ____Yo_______ soy de Guatemala.
12. Él ____es____ mexicano.
13. Nosotras __somos________ de Perú.
14. Usted ______es_____ científico.
15. Yo _soy_______ de Francia.
16. __Vosotros______ sois de Honduras.
17. Tú ______eres__ de Argentina.
18. Ustedes ___son______ venezolanos.
19. ¿Eres __tú______ guatemalteca?
20. Ellas __son______ talentosos.
D. Use the information provided in parenthesis to answer the questions in a complete
sentence. (+) means answer affirmatively. (-) means answer negatively.
21. ¿Eres tu cómico? (+)
Sí, (yo) soy cómico.
22. ¿Son ustedes de Puerto Rico? (-) No, (nosotros) no somos de Puerto Rico.
23. ¿Sois estudiantes inteligentes? (+) Sí, (nosotros) somos estudiantes inteligentes.
24. ¿Eres costarricense? (-) No, (yo) no soy costarricense.
25. ¿Es él loco? (-)
No, (él) no es loco.