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By: Instituto de Español Asis


- VERBO SER -

Conjugación:
Yo -------- Soy
Tú -------- Eres
El, Ella, Usted--------Es
Nosotros / as --------Somos
Ellos, ellas, ustedes-------Son

Usos:

1.NACIONALIDAD
-Yo soy costarricense
-Fernando es Mexicano
-Pierre Paolo es italiano

2.ORIGEN Y PROCEDENCIA
a) Personas
-Andrés es de Costa Rica
-Bill es de California
-Nosotros somos de Toronto

b) Cosas
-Las Sandalias son de Guatemala
-Este café es de Colombia
-Esas manzanas son de Washington

3.IDENTIDAD
-Yo soy Juan Días
-Tu eres Ángel Pérez
-Ella es Verónica Castro

4.POSESION, PERTENENCIA
-Este libro es de Cecilia
-Aquella cosa es de Francisco
-Aquel carro azul es de Manuel

5.PROFESIÓN, OCUPACIÓN, OFICIO
-María es pediatra
-Nosotros somos estudiantes
-Usted es mecánico

6.CARACTERÍSTICAS, DESCRIPCIONES
-Lisa es simpática
-Mi padre es gordo
-Lucía es alta

7.MATERIAL DE QUE ESTAN HECHAS LAS COSAS
-Este vaso es de vidrio
-El anillo es de plata
-La camisa es de algodón

8.TIEMPO Y FECHA
-¿Qué hora es? Son las 3:30 p.m.
-¿Qué día es hoy? Hoy es jueves 31 de agosto

9.RELIGIÓN Y POLÍTICA
-Yo soy católico
-El es republicano

10- PARA FORMAR LA VOZ PASIVA
-El partido de fútbol fue dirigido por el árbitro
-La carta fue escrita por la directora
-La novela fue escrita por Delia Fiallo

11-RELACIONES FAMILIARES O AMISTOSAS
-Ellos son mis amigos
-El es mi abuelo
-Andrea es mi hermana

12-EXPRESIONES IMPERSONALES
-Es fácil
-Es agradable
-Es posible
-Es bonito
-Es necesario

Prácticas del verbo ser

a) Conteste las siguientes preguntas en forma completa.

1.¿Cómo es su casa aquí en Costa Rica?
_____________________________________________________________________
2.¿Cómo es usted?
____________________________________________________________________
3. ¿Cómo es su universidad?
_____________________________________________________________________
4.¿Qué es usted?
____________________________________________________________________
5.¿Qué es su papá, mamá hermano, hermana?______________________________________________________________________

6.¿Cómo es el presidente de Estados Unidos?
____________________________________________________________________
7.¿Cómo es su familia aquí en Costa Rica?
_____________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARIO
Grande (big)
Clara(Light)
Pequeña/o (small)
Oscura/o (dark)
mediana/o(medium)
alta /o(tall)
Bonita /o(pretty)
baja/o(short)
Fea/o(ugly)
Delgado/a (slim)
cómoda/o (comfortable)
flaca(skinny)
Incómodo/a (umconfortable)
Gordo/a (fat)
sencilla/o (simple)
Guapa/o (handsome)
moderna/o (modern)
joven(young)
Vieja/o (old)
nueva/o(new)
Antigua/o (old)
Interesante (interesting)

b) Elija siete palabras de la lista anterior y forme oraciones.

1.__________________________________________________________________
2.__________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________
4___________________________________________________________________
5.__________________________________________________________________
6.___________________________________________________________________
7.___________________________________________________________________

Otros usos de ser:

1.SER + adjetivo
Para expresar las características de un sustantivo
Ejemplo: El profesor es alto
The professor is tall.
2.SER DE
Para expresar: propiedad, origen y material.
Ejemplo: Es el libro de Gloria.
It’s Gloria’s book
3.Para expresar: nacionalidad, religión o afiliación política

Ejemplo:María Laura es italiana. Es católica y republicana.
María Laura is Italian. She is catholic an republican.
4.Para expresar la fecha y la hora
Ejemplo:¿Qué hora es? ¿Es tarde?
What time is it? Is it late?
Hoy es Martes dos de abril
Today is Tuesday, April 2.

PRACTICA DE OTROS USOS DEL VERBO SER

a) Complete las siguientes frases utilizando el verbo SER. Use la congujación correcta.

1.María Jorge_______________venezolanos.
2.¿Qué hora____________? __________las diez menos quince.
3.Rodrigo trabaja en el hospital. El_______________doctor.
Esa película__________ideal para niños.



About the Author
Asis Spanish Institute is located in San Carlos, Costa Rica. It offer inmersion and volunteer programs since 1990. To find more Spanish excercise, visit our web site www.institutoasis.com



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