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What does the verb "ser" mean?
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the verb "ser" means "to be"
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To be or not to be, that is the question
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CONJUGATE the verb to be in English
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I am you are he/she/it is
we are you are they are |
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Does English have different forms of you? Does Spanish?
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English does NOT have different forms of you. But in Spanish you have to be careful: you can change its form depending on whether it is singular, plural, informal or formal.masculine or feminine.
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Tu, vosotros, vosotras, Usted, Ustedes
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yo
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soy
YO soy means I am. |
Yo soy "cool"!
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tu
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eres
Tu eres means you are. |
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el
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es
El es means he is. |
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ella
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Ella es means she is. |
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You use ____ to talk about yourself. You use ____ to address a friend. You use ---to talk about a boy and ---to talk about a girl.
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You use yo to talk about yourself. You use tu to address a friend. You use el to talk about a boy and ella to talk about a girl. (Don;t forget the accent with el and with tu!)
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an ACCENT is the little line over the u in tu or the e in el--my computer can't make them for these flashcards
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Translate:
Soy Juan. Eres colombiano. Es un alumno serio. Es Maria. |
I am Juan. You are Columbian. He is a good friend. She is Maria.
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I am learning more Spanish than I thought possible!!
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To make a sentence negative in
Spanish, put ---- in before the -----. |
To make a sentence nagative in Spanish, put NO in front of the VERB.
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Make negative: Yo soy americano. Ella es simpatico.
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No soy amercano. No es simpatica.
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yo
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soy
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tu
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el
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eres
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nosotros
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somos
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nosotras
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somas
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ellos
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son
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ellas
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son
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Uds (ustedes)
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son
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When do we use nosotros and nosotras?
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We use nosotros and nosotras when we talk about ourselves and other people. It means WE.
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When do we use ellas?
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We use ellas when we refer to 2 or more girls or women. It means THEY.
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When do we use ellos?
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We use ellos to refer to 2 or more boys or men or to a group of men and women or boys and girls. It means THEY.
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When do we use ustedes?
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We use ustedes (Uds.) when we refer to more than one person. It means YOU (plural or formal),
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tu
ustedes |
tu eres
ustedes son |
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ella
ellas |
ella es
ellas son |
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yo
nosotros nosotras |
yo soy
nosotros somos nosaotras somos |
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el
ellos |
el es
ellos son |
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name all of the singular forms of the verb ser
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yo soy, tu eres, el es, ella es
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name all of the plural forms of the verb ser
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nosotros somos, nosotras somos, ellos son, ellas son, Uds. don
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