Ser

Question 1

“Ser” is used to indicate:

1. _______
2. _______
3. _______
4. _______
5. _______
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______

Answer 1

1. existence.
2. inherent, innate, essential characteristics (with adjectives)
3. origin, nature or identity (including occumpation, the material something is made of, where you are from)
4. possession or ownership, either literal or figurative
5. passive voice, with past participles (Much less common in Spanish than in English.)
6. tell time
7. where an event occurs (takes place at, is held at)
8. impersonal statements about concepts (Es importante…)

Question 2

ser:

conjugate present indicative

Answer 2

yo soy

tú eres

él, ella, ud. es

nosotros estamos

ellos, uds. son

Question 3

ser:

conjugate past indicative

Answer 3

fui

fuiste

fue

fuimos

fueron

Question 4

ser:

conjugate imperfect past indicative

Answer 4

era

era

era

éramos

eran

Question 5

ser:

conjugate future indicative

Answer 5

seré
serás
será
seremos
seréis
serán

Question 6

ser:

gerund

participle

Answer 6

gerund: siendo
participle: sido