Ser presente, pasado y futuro review
- 1. SER - TO BE Yo – SOY I am Nosotros – SOMOS We are Tú – ERES You are Vosotros – SOIS Y’all are Él He is Ellos They(m) are Ella – ES She is Ellas – SON They(f) are Ud. You are Uds. You all are Ser is an IRREGULAR verb in the present Present tense!
- 2. LOS USOS 1. La hora y fecha 3. Ocupación •Es la una. Soy maestra • •Son las cuatro y media. •Es el dos de mayo. 4. Nacionalidad Soy americana • 2. Origen •Soy de México. 5. Identificación La chica es Rosa. •
- 3. LOS USOS 6. Material 8. Descripción física •La mesa es de madera •Marcos es alto. 7. Posesión 9. Personalidad •El libro es de Marco •La maestra es amable.
- 4. SER – FUTURE TENSE We Yo – SERÉ I will be Nosotros – SEREMOS will be You Y’all Tú – SERÁS Vosotros – SERÉIS will be will be He/She They Él Ellos will be will be Ella – SERÁ Ellas – SERÁN You You all Ud. Uds. will be will be The endings are added to the infinitive SER!
- 5. Ejemplos del Futuro: Mañana será mi cumpleaños. Tomorrow will be my birthday. Yo seré presidente en veinte años. I will be president in twenty years. Nosotros seremos fuertes al fin del año. We will be strong at the end of the year.
- 6. SER – PRETERITE TENSE I We Yo – FUI Nosotros – FUIMOS was were You Vosotros – Y’all Tú – FUISTE were FUISTEIS were He/She They Él Ellos was were Ella – FUE Ellas – FUERON You You all Ud. Uds. were were Past Tense Used for specific events in the past.
- 7. Ejemplos del Pretérito: Ayer fue malo. Yesterday was bad. Fue amor a primera vista. It was love at first sight. Por un año, fui presidente. For one year, I was president. Note: these have a defined period of time.
- 8. SER – IMPERFECT TENSE We Yo – ERA I was Nosotros – ÉRAMOS were Y’all Tú – ERAS You were Vosotros – ERAIS were They Él He/She Ellos were Ella – ERA was Ellas – ERAN You all Ud. You were Uds. were Used for ongoing events in the past. Past tense (Dates, times, descriptions of how things USED to be)
- 9. Ejemplos del Imperfecto: Eran las ocho y media. It was 8:30. Paco era muy cómico de niño. Paco was very funny as a child. Ellos eran mejores amigos. They used to be best friends. Note: these describe how things used to be or give a date or time in the past.
- 10. Words that indicate past or future *these aren’t definites, just suggestions-depends on the meaning of the sentence! Futuro Pretérito Imperfecto Mañana (tomorrow) Ayer (yesterday) Cada díá (each day) Pasado mañana (day Anteayer (day before Todos los días (every day) after tomorrow) yesterday) Próximo (next) Anoche (last night) A veces (sometimes) El año pasado (last year) A menudo (often) Una vez (one time) Frecuentemente (frequently) *These words express a *These words indicate a *These words indicate time in the future. specific time in the past. ongoing times in the past.