Identificación/Origen

y Descripción de
personas
Identification/Origin
and Description of People
Verbs

In any language, verbs are words

which express action. Spanish
verbs have different forms for each
person (or subject).
The Verb Ser (to be)

Here are the singular forms of the verb Ser:

yo soy (I am)
tú eres (you are-informal)
ud. es (you are-formal)
él es (he is)
ella es (she is)
 Ser is used to.....
• Describe people
¿Cómo es ud.? What are you like?
Luis es alto Luis is tall.
• Tell where someone/thing is from
¿De dónde eres? Where are you from?
Yo soy de Miami. I am from Miami.
• Identify someone/thing
¿Quién es ella? Who is she?
Ella es mi amiga Rosa. She is my friend
Rosa.
To make a sentence
negative in Spansh, place
“no” before the verb.
• Luis no es alto. Luis is not tall.
• Yo no soy de Hackensack, NJ.
I am not from Hackensack, NJ.
• Rosa no es mi amiga. Es una !
@#$%
Rosa is not my friend. She’s a !
@#$%