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12/10/25, 11:20 am
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yo soy nosotros/nosotras somos
tú eres
él/ella/usted es ellos/ellas/ustedes son
note that all five conjugations are different from one another. soy, eres, es, somos, son.
so the five conjugations of ser are:
soy i am somos we are
eres you are

es he/she/it is, you (formal) are son they are/you guys are
since all five conjugations are different, we dont have to include the pronoun unless we want to or need to for clarification or emphasis. think of it this way: spanish conjugated verbs are two words in one. for this reason, hispanics rarely use subject pronouns with their verbs. yo soy means i am. soy means i am. soy alone is shorter, so soy is what people say.
5 reasons to use ser
moving on! how do we use ser? we use ser in much the same way that we use to be in english. we use it for:

• identification and description
• origin
• possession
• time

1. identification/description:

yo soy lola. soy inteligente y cómica. (i am lola. i am intelligent and funny.)

1. origin:

nosotros somos david y carlos. somos de mexico. somos mexicanos. (we are david and carlos. we are from mexico. we are mexicans.)

1. possession:

el reloj es mío. el abrigo no es mío. (the watch is mine. the coat is not mine.)

1. time:

¿qué hora es? es la una de la tarde. (what time is it? it is one in the afternoon.)
at this point, i should point out that there are two verbs to be in the spanish language. estar also means to be, and you have probably already used it in phrases like: ¿como estas? estoy bien, gracias. estar and ser are used for different reasons. not to worry! well cover all that in another lesson!
lesson summary
time to review! there are three types of verbs in spanish: -ar, -er, and -ir. the -ar, -er, and -ir serve as the to of the verb. ser is an -er verb. it means to be and is mainly used for:

• identification and description
• origin

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Arts - Languages (Spanish language grammar and usage)