SER w/origin¿De dónde eres tú?
• Ser = to be
• Ser is used to ask and state where someone is from (their origin).
• Ser also has 5 forms that are changed with each person to discuss where each person is from.
yo nosotros
tú
él ellos
ella ellas
Ud. Uds.
The verb ser
soysoy
ereseres
eses
somossomos
sonson
• Yo soy = I am nosotros somos =
• Tú eres = you are (informal) we are
• él he is ellos they are (m)
• ella es = she is ellas son =
they are (f)
• Ud. you (formal) are Uds. you all are
I. Translate into English the correct forms of SER with the pronoun:
1. El es2. Nosotros somos3. Yo soy4. Ud. es5. Uds. son6. Ellas son7. Ella es8. Mi familia y yo somos9. Juan y Miguel son10. Tu eres11. Ana es
• Notes on expressing origin:
• In order to ask where someone is from we use the question word ¿De dónde? = From where
ex: ¿De dónde eres tú?
• To state where you or someone is from we use this format:ex: form of ser + de + (country of) origin Yo soy de Nueva York.
Asking/stating where people are from:
• ¿De dónde eres tú? Yo soy de Nueva York.
• ¿De dónde es Juan? Juan es de los Estados Unidos. (los EEUU).
• ¿De dónde es Ud? Yo soy de Mahopac.
• ¿De dónde son Ana y Marta? Ellas son de Cuba.• ¿De dónde son Uds? Nosotros somos de Peru.
Mi papá ____ de Puerto Rico.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
eses
Yo ____ de los Estados Unidos.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
soysoy
Ella ____ de Guatemala.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
eses
Tú ____ de Columbia.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
ereseres
El ____ de México.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
eses
Ellas ____ de Argentina.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
sonson
Mi amigo ____ de España.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
eses
Nosotros ______ de Costa Rica.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
somossomos
Mi abuela ______ de Honduras.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
eses
Ustedes ____ de Nueva York.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
sonson
Los estudiantes____ dePanamá.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
sonson
Tú no ____ de Venezuela.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
ereseres
Mis amigos no ____ de Nueva York.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
sonson
Carlos y yo ______ de Republica Dominicana.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
somossomos
Lupe ____ de Ecuador.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
eses
Francisco ____ de Chile.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
eses
Miguel y Enrique____ de Tejas.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser.
sonson
I. Create sentences in Spanish stating where each person is from:
1. Amanda / ser / Panamá2. Los chicos / ser / Puerto Rico3. Yo / ser / Los EEUU4. Ana y yo / ser / Uruguay5. Sr. y Sra Veracruz / ser / Cuba6. Tu / ser / El Salvador
I. Translate into Spanish the correct forms of SER with the pronoun:
1. The boys are from2. I am from3. You formal are from4. You all are from5. Anita is from6. My dad is from7. You informal are from8. Miguel and I are from9. Cristina and Teresa are from10. Enrique and Marta are from
I. Form a question and an answer to ask and state where each person is from:
1. (tu) / (Peru)2. (Gregorio) / (Espana)3. (Ud.) / Guatemala4. (las chicas) / (Venezuela)5. (Uds.) / (Los Estados Unidos)6. (Isabela y David) / (Republica Dominicana)