SERSERTo BeTo Be

InfinitivesInfinitives

An An infinitiveinfinitive is a verb that has is a verb that has NOT been NOT been conjugatedconjugated..

Conjugating a verb means to Conjugating a verb means to break it down into speaking break it down into speaking terms using subject or subject terms using subject or subject pronouns.pronouns.

Let’s Conjugate!Let’s Conjugate!

II dancedance

YouYou dancedance

HeHe

SheShe

ItIt

dancesdances

WeWe dancedance

YouYou dancedance

TheyThey dancedance

To Dance

Let’s Conjugate Again!Let’s Conjugate Again!

To BeII AmAm

YouYou AreAre

HeHe

SheShe

ItIt

IsIs

WeWe AreAre

YouYou AreAre

TheyThey areare

Now en espanol!!!Now en espanol!!!

Ser = to beYoYo

tutu

ElEl

EllaElla

ustedusted

NosotrosNosotros

NosotrasNosotras

VosotrosVosotros

vosotrasvosotras

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

ustedesustedes

soy

eres

es

somos

sois

son

So…what does it all mean?So…what does it all mean? Yo soyYo soy

I amI am

Tu eresTu eres You areYou are

El esEl es He isHe is It isIt is

Ella esElla es She isShe is It isIt is

Usted esUsted es You areYou are

Nosotros somosNosotros somos We areWe are

Vosotros soisVosotros sois You areYou are

Ellos sonEllos son They areThey are

Ellas sonEllas son They areThey are

Ustedes sonUstedes son You areYou are

Fill in the blank with the Fill in the blank with the correct form of SER. Then correct form of SER. Then translate.translate.

Ellas ________________ de Puerto Rico.Ellas ________________ de Puerto Rico. Yo ____________ un profesor.Yo ____________ un profesor. El _____________ mi amigo.El _____________ mi amigo. Quien ___________ ella?Quien ___________ ella? Los muchachos __________ de Cuba.Los muchachos __________ de Cuba. De donde ____________ tu?De donde ____________ tu? Julio y yo ______________ de aqui.Julio y yo ______________ de aqui. Tu y Raul ______________ amigos, no?Tu y Raul ______________ amigos, no? Nosotras _____________ de Florida.Nosotras _____________ de Florida.