1.12 "To Be" Part 1: The Verb SER

Question 1

Conjugate: Ser - yo - (I) tú - you (familiar) Ud., él, ella- you, he, she, it Nosotros/as- we Uds, ellos, ellas- you, they

Answer 1

soy - I am eres - you are (familiar) es - you are, he/she/it is somos- we are son- you/they are

Question 2

soy

Answer 2

I am

Question 3

eres

Answer 3

you are (familiar)

Question 4

es

Answer 4

you are, he/she/it is

Question 5

son

Answer 5

you/they are

Question 6

Yo soy de España.

Answer 6

I am from Spain.

Question 7

Tú eres joven.

Answer 7

You are young.

Question 8

Ella es profesora.

Answer 8

She is a teacher.

Question 9

Nosotros somos de Nueva Zelanda.

Answer 9

We are from New Zealand.

Question 10

Ustedes son muy inteligentes.

Answer 10

You are all very intelligent.

Question 11

Soy de España.

Answer 11

I am from Spain

Question 12

Eres joven.

Answer 12

You are young

Question 13

Somos de Nueva Zelanda.

Answer 13

We are from New Zealand.

Question 14

Describe de with ser:

Answer 14

The word de is widely used with the verb ser. It means “of” when used to indicate possession and “from” when used to indicate origin.

Question 15

¿De quién es el zapato?

Answer 15

Whose shoe is this? Literally: “Of whom is this shoe?”

Question 16

El zapato es de Mateo.

Answer 16

It is Matthew’s shoe. Literally: “The shoe is of Matthew.”

Question 17

¿De dónde es Eduardo?

Answer 17

Where does Edward come from? Literally: “From where is Edward?”

Question 18

Eduardo es de España.

Answer 18

Edward is from Spain.

Question 19

Describe Ser and occupations.

Answer 19

The verb ser is used to describe occupation. Note that in Spanish you will say, “She is professor” (Ella es profesora), NOT “She is a professor” (Ella es una profesora). When talking about occupation, you should not include either un or una.

Question 20

José es piloto de aviones.

Answer 20

José is an airplane pilot.

Question 21

Yo soy actor.

Answer 21

I am an actor.

Question 22

Ellos son estudiantes.

Answer 22

They are students.

Question 23

I am

Answer 23

soy

Question 24

you are (familiar)

Answer 24

eres

Question 25

you are, he/she/it is

Answer 25

es

Question 26

you/they are

Answer 26

son

Question 27

I am from Spain.

Answer 27

Yo soy de España.

Question 28

You are young.

Answer 28

Tú eres joven.

Question 29

She is a teacher.

Answer 29

Ella es profesora.

Question 30

We are from New Zealand.

Answer 30

Nosotros somos de Nueva Zelanda.

Question 31

You are all very intelligent.

Answer 31

Ustedes son muy inteligentes.

Question 32

I am from Spain

Answer 32

Soy de España.

Question 33

You are young

Answer 33

Eres joven.

Question 34

We are from New Zealand.

Answer 34

Somos de Nueva Zelanda.

Question 35

Whose shoe is this? Literally: "Of whom is this shoe?"

Answer 35

¿De quién es el zapato?

Question 36

It is Matthew’s shoe. Literally: "The shoe is of Matthew."

Answer 36

El zapato es de Mateo.

Question 37

Where does Edward come from? Literally: "From where is Edward?"

Answer 37

¿De dónde es Eduardo?

Question 38

Edward is from Spain.

Answer 38

Eduardo es de España.

Question 39

José is an airplane pilot.

Answer 39

José es piloto de aviones.

Question 40

I am an actor.

Answer 40

Yo soy actor.

Question 41

They are students.

Answer 41

Ellos son estudiantes.