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PERSONAS, PRONOMBRES, EL VERBO SER

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 To introduce a boy or man to someone:

 Este es… – this is…
 Se llama… – his name is…
 Él es…-he is
 To introduce a girl or woman to someone:
 Esta es… – this is…
 Se llama… – her name is…
 Ella es… - she is
 To introduce yourself:
 Me llamo…- my name is…
 Yo soy…-I am
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 Learning Objectives:
 Students will learn vocabulary words related to people and family
relationships in the singular and plural forms with definite articles.
 Students will be able to identify subject pronouns in Spanish.
 Students will be able to replace nouns with subject pronouns is Spanish.
 Students will be introduced to the uses and present tense form of the verb
ser (to be).
 Students will be able to conjugate the verb ser (to be) in the present tense.
 Students will be able to identify phrases using the verb ser (to be) in the
target language.
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LAS PERSONAS
 El hombre – man
 La mujer – woman
 El niño, el chico – boy
 La niña, la chica – girl
 El amigo, la amiga – friend
 El novio – boyfriend
 La novia – girlfriend
 Los novios – couple
 El fan, la fan - fan
LA FAMILIA
 El padre (el papá) – father
 La madre (la mamá) – mother
 Los padres – parents
 El hijo – son
 La hija – daughter
 Los hijos – children
 El hermano – brother
 La hermana – sister
 Los hermanos - siblings
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 What is a noun?
 A person, place, or thing.
 What is a pronoun?
 A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase.
 What are examples pronouns?
 I
 You
 He
 She
 We
 You all
 They
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SUBJECT PRONOUNS
 I – Yo
 You (informal) – Tú
 You (formal) – Usted
 He – Él
 She – Ella
 We – Nosotros / Nosotras
 You all – Ustedes
 They – Ellos / Ellas
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 Subject pronouns
 A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase.
 Subject pronouns identify the person who is performing an action:
 I, you, he, she, we, you all, they

SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular Plural
Yo I Nosotros We
Nosotras
Tú You (informal)
Usted You (formal) Ustedes You all
Él He Ellos They (masculine)
Ella She Ellas They (feminine)
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 Subject pronouns
 Nosotros and ellos are used to refer to a group of all males or to groups of males and
females. Nosotras and ellas refer to groups of females.
 Tú is used to speak to a child, friend, classmate etc.
 Usted is used to speak to an adult or person in authority-parents, teachers, elders, etc.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular Plural
Yo I Nosotros We
Nosotras
Tú You (informal)
Usted You (formal) Ustedes You all
Él He Ellos They (masculine)
Ella She Ellas They (feminine)
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 Subject pronouns
 Subject pronouns replace nouns (subjects in a sentence).

SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular Plural
Yo I Nosotros We
Nosotras
Tú You (informal)
Usted You (formal) Ustedes You all
Él He Ellos They (masculine)
Ella She Ellas They (feminine)
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 Subject pronouns
 Subject pronouns replace nouns.
 There is a singular side and a plural side of the chart. If the subject is singular, use the
left side of the chart.
 Ex. I -> yo, You -> tú Bobby -> él Maria -> ella

SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular Plural
Yo I Nosotros We
Nosotras
Tú You (informal)
Usted You (formal) Ustedes You all
Él He Ellos They (masculine)
Ella She Ellas They (feminine)
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 Subject pronouns
 Subject pronouns replace nouns (subjects in a sentence).

SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular Plural
Yo I Nosotros We
Nosotras
Tú You (informal)
Usted You (formal) Ustedes You all
Él He Ellos They (masculine)
Ella She Ellas They (feminine)
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 Subject pronouns
 If the subject is plural, use the right side of the chart.
 If the subject is a noun y yo (and I) the pronoun is nosotros/as. (y yo = nosotros/as)
 Ex. Barry y yo Maria y yo Johnny y yo Teresa, Janet, y yo
 If the subject is a noun y tú (and you) the pronoun is ustedes. (y tú = ustedes)
 Ex. Barry y tú Maria y tú Johnny y tú Teresa, Janet, y tú

SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular Plural
Yo I Nosotros We
Nosotras
Tú You (informal)
Usted You (formal) Ustedes You all
Él He Ellos They (masculine)
Ella She Ellas They (feminine)
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 Subject pronouns
 If the subject is plural, but does NOT say y tú or y yo use ellos/as.
 Ex. Barry y Johnny Maria y Sandra Johnny, Douglas, y Maria
Teresa, Janet, y Joe

SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular Plural
Yo I Nosotros We
Nosotras
Tú You (informal)
Usted You (formal) Ustedes You all
Él He Ellos They (masculine)
Ella She Ellas They (feminine)
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 Which subject pronoun would you use
 Señor Jackson SUBJECT PRONOUNS
 Bobby y Marisa Singular Plural
 Jack y tú Yo I Nosotros We
 Joann, Tommy, y yo Nosotras
 Joann y Tommy Tú You (informal)
 Johnny Usted You (formal) Ustedes You all
 Jill Él He Ellos They (masculine)
Ella She Ellas They (feminine)
 Janice y yo
 Bobby, Morgan, Sasha, y John
 Bob
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 Learning Objectives:
 Students will be introduced to the uses and present tense form of the verb ser
(to be).
 Students will be able to conjugate the verb ser (to be) in the present tense.
 Students will be able to identify phrases using the verb ser (to be) in the target
language.
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 The verb ser (to be)
 Verb – A word that expresses an action, or links the subject to a noun or adjective
(subject complement).
 I am a student.
 Infinitive Form – The basic form of a verb. In English it has “to” in front. Ex. “to be”, “to
run”, “to walk”. In Spanish it end in –er, -ar, or –ir. Ex. “ser”, “estar”, “abrir”.
 Conjugation - Changing the verb so that it agrees with the subject.
 I be. I am.
 You be. You are.
 He be. He is.
 We be. We are.
 They be. They are.
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 The verb ser
 The verb ser (to be) is used to identify people, places, and things.
 These are the forms of the verb ser in the present tense.

VERBO SER (TO BE). PRESENT TENSE

Singular Plural
Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
Nosotras
Tú eres You are
Usted You are Ustedes You all are
Él es He is Ellos son They are
Ella She is Ellas They are
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 The verb ser

 Conjugate the verb ser.
 Yo

 Él

 Nosotros
VERBO SER (TO BE). PRESENT TENSE
 Ustedes
Singular Plural
 Tú Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
Nosotras
Tú eres You are
Usted You are Ustedes You all are
Él es He is Ellos son They are
Ella She is Ellas They are
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 The verb ser

 Conjugate the verb ser.
 Johnny VERBO SER (TO BE). PRESENT TENSE
 Maria
Singular Plural
 Pablo y Maria
Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
 Janet y tú
Nosotras
 Marisa y yo
Tú eres You are
 Tú
 Sam Usted You are Ustedes You all are
Él es He is Ellos son They are
 Yo
Ella She is Ellas They are
 Carlos, Tim, y tú
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 The verb ser

 Conjugate the verb ser.
 Pablo y Pedro VERBO SER (TO BE). PRESENT TENSE
 Samantha
Singular Plural
 Yo
Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
 Nosotras
Nosotras
 Carla, Jessica, y yo
Tú eres You are
 Tú
 Ustedes Usted You are Ustedes You all are
Él es He is Ellos son They are
 Carlota y Jessica
Ella She is Ellas They are
 Usted
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 The verb ser
 Subject pronouns can be omitted in Spanish.
 Yo soy una niña. Soy una niña.
 To make a sentence negative, add no in front of the verb.
 Yo soy una niña. Yo no soy una niña.
 How would you make this statement negative. Yo soy un chico.

VERBO SER (TO BE). PRESENT TENSE

Singular Plural
Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
Nosotras
Tú eres You are
Usted You are Ustedes You all are
Él es He is Ellos son They are
Ella She is Ellas They are
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 The verb ser

 Make these sentences negative.
 Yo soy un chico.
 Patricia es una mujer.
 Nosotros somos los hijos de Carmen.
 Ustedes son los hermanos.
 Bobby y yo somos amigos.
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 The verb ser
 Use ser de to tell where you are from.
 To ask where someone is from, use this formula:
 ¿De dónde + conjugated form of the verb ser(depending on the subject)
 ¿De dónde eres? Where are you from?
 ¿De dónde son ellos? Where are they from?

VERBO SER (TO BE). PRESENT TENSE

Singular Plural
Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
Nosotras
Tú eres You are
Usted You are Ustedes You all are
Él es He is Ellos son They are
Ella She is Ellas They are
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 The verb ser
 Use ser de to tell where you are from.
 To say where someone is from, use this formula:
 Subject + conjugated form of the verb ser + de + place
 Yo soy de Panamá I am from Panama.
 Carlos es de Colombia. Carlos is from Colombia.

VERBO SER (TO BE). PRESENT TENSE

Singular Plural
Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
Nosotras
Tú eres You are
Usted You are Ustedes You all are
Él es He is Ellos son They are
Ella She is Ellas They are
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 The verb ser

 Express where these people are from.
 Subject + conjugated form of the verb ser + de + place
 Jack – Florida
 Samantha y Joann – Mexico
 Mack – Colombia VERBO SER (TO BE). PRESENT TENSE

 Yo – Argentina Singular Plural

Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
 Tú - Chile Nosotras
Tú eres You are
Usted You are Ustedes You all are
Él es He is Ellos son They are
Ella She is Ellas They are
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 The verb ser

 Say these sentences is Spanish.
 I am from Tallahassee.
 He is a man.
 They are girls.
 She is a sister.
 They are siblings.
VERBO SER (TO BE). PRESENT TENSE
 I am from Georgia.
 She is a mother.
Singular Plural
 They are kids. Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
 Where are you from. Nosotras
 We are children. Tú eres You are
Usted You are Ustedes You all are
Él es He is Ellos son They are
Ella She is Ellas They are
  Select who would be using these subject pronouns.

A B
C

D
E F Nobody