Learn Spanish-Present Tense Verb To Be
-Ser Part II
I recommend that you watch Present
Tense Verb To Be- Ser Part I
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What do we know so far?
Ser is used to identify people
and things.
Ser is used to express
nationality.
Ser is used to express
personality.
Other uses of ser:
Ser + de (from) is used to
express national origin.
Cecilia es de venezuela.
(Cecilia is from Venezuela.)
Edgar es de Yucatán. (
Edgar is from Yucatán.)
Ser+de (made of) is used to
tell of what material something is made.
La mesa es de madera. (
The table is made of wood.)
El coche/carro es de
metal. ( the car is made of metal.)
Ser + para (is for) is used
to tell for whom something is intended.
El regalo es para
Roberto. (The present is for Robert.)
La comida es para
María. (The food is for María.)
Ser is used to tell time.
Remember to watch the
video Telling Time Part 1
Es la una. (It's one
o'clock.)
Son las tres. (It's three
o'clock.)
Notice: Es la una. (It's
one o'clock.)
"Es la una"
refers to one hour = una hora.
Son las tres. (It's
three o'clock.)
"Son las tres"
refers to three hours= tres horas.
When there are more than
one hour use son.
Ser is used to express
generalizations.
Es importante
estudiar. (It's important to study.)
No es necesario
trabajar todos los días.
(It's not necessary to
work everyday.)
Notice: The use of the
infinitive after the impersonal expressions
like estudiar and trabajar after
importante
and necesario.
Now that we know what are the uses of
Ser, we will study in more depth in a new video: To Be - Ser + gender
agreement
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