How do you correctly use ser?

SER is used primarily in situations to imply permanence, equivalence, characteristics, origin, nature, identity and possession (“My apple IS bigger than his”, “Quito IS in Ecuador”, “Ice IS cold”, “He IS French”, “This car IS mine”. SER is an irregular verb.
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Pronoun Present Tense Verb Form
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes son

What are 5 sentences using ser?

Read and listen to these sentences with ser:
  • Yo soy rubia. I am blonde.
  • Tú eres médico. You are a doctor.
  • Él es alto. He is tall.
  • Nosotros somos hermanos. We are brothers.
  • Mis hermanos son irlandeses.My brothers are Irish.
  • Laura y Sarah son francesas. Laura and Sarah are French.
  • Ustedes son enfermeros. You are nurses.

Is Ser regular or irregular?

Ser (sehr) (to be) is an irregular -er verb; it doesn’t follow most normal ending patterns, so your best chance is to just memorize its conjugations. Other popular irregular Spanish verbs include estar, leer, tener, querer.

What do ser mean?

to be
Ser means ‘to be‘ and is used to identify people and things, origin, possession, and time. We’ll also discuss verb types and verb conjugations.

How do you use ser in present tense?

Presente – Present Tense
  1. yo soy – I am.
  2. tú eres – you are.
  3. vos sos – you (South American) are.
  4. él/ella/usted es – he/she/you (formal) are.
  5. nosotros/as somos – we are.
  6. vosotros/as sois – you (plural) are.
  7. ustedes son – you (plural) are.
  8. ellos/as son – they are.

What is the conjugate of Ser?

Present Simple of Ser
Subject Pronouns Ser Conjugation: Present Simple Translation
yo soy I am
tú eres you are
él/ella/usted es he/she is – you formal are
nosotros/nosotras somos we are
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What are the congregations of Ser?

  • yo. seré
  • tú serás.
  • él/ella/Ud. será
  • nosotros. seremos.
  • vosotros. seréis.
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. serán.

What form of Ser do you use when talking to a friend?

In Spain the Spanish use the familiar form tu when addressing /talking to a friend, a member of their family, a child or a young person.

How do you remember the SER conjugation?

How do you use ser in the preterite?

Spanish speakers use ser in the preterite to talk about events that began at a specific time in the past and ended at a specific time. For example, the fact I ate a pizza last night would work with the preterite. In other words, the preterite form includes a reference to a specific period of time.

Which form of SER agrees with the subject Padres?

Note that the ending of the past participle agrees with the subject of the verb ser in exactly the same way as an adjective would.
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2 Forming the passive.
Son fabricados en España. They’re made in Spain.
El cuadro fue pintado por mi padre. The picture was painted by my father.

Is Ser imperfect or preterite?

Uses for the Two Past Tenses of Ser Overlap

The two forms represent different past tenses, era for the imperfect and fue for the preterite.

What is the difference between IR and Ser?

“Ser ‘ means to “to be” when one is speaking about personality attributes , date and time , characteristics , physical appearances , possession , professions and nationality . Otherwise you use “estar” for “to be” . “Ir” means “to go” .

What does Ser mean in the present tense and the preterite?

Ser is a Spanish verb meaning to be. Ser is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Ser appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the #1 most used irregular verb. For the present tense conjugation, go to Ser Conjugation – Present Tense.

Is fue ser or IR?

In this lesson, you learned how to conjugate the verbs ser and estar in the preterite tense. Ser was easy because, even though it is irregular in the preterite, it is exactly the same as the verb ir (to go): fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Is Ser permanent?

Ser is used in a simple way, to talk about WHAT something is (permanent state). To describe characteristics that are an essential part of the thing we’re talking about. Estar is used to talk about HOW something is, so we use it for conditions, locations, emotions, and actions (temporary states).

What form is fue?

The Preterit Tense of Ir
Conjugation Translation
yo fui I went
tú fuiste You (informal) went
él/ella/ello/uno fue He/she/one went
usted fue You (formal) went
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