1. Identificación/Origen y Descripción de personas Identification/Origin and Description of People Identification/Origin and Description of People

2. Verbs In any language, verbs are words which express action. Spanish verbs have different forms for each person (or subject).

3. The Verb Ser (to be) Here are the singular forms of the verb Ser: yo soy (I am) tú eres (you are-informal) ud. es (you are-formal) él es (he is) ella es (she is)

4. Ser is used to..... Describe people ¿Cómo es ud.?What are you like? Luis es altoLuis is tall. Tell where someone/thing is from ¿De dónde eres? Where are you from? Yo soy de Miami.I am from Miami. Identify someone/thing ¿Quién es ella?Who is she? Ella es mi amiga Rosa.She is my friend Rosa. Describe people ¿Cómo es ud.?What are you like? Luis es altoLuis is tall. Tell where someone/thing is from ¿De dónde eres? Where are you from? Yo soy de Miami.I am from Miami. Identify someone/thing ¿Quién es ella?Who is she? Ella es mi amiga Rosa.She is my friend Rosa.

5. To make a sentence negative in Spansh, place “no” before the verb. Luis no es alto.Luis is not tall. Yo no soy de Hackensack, NJ. I am not from Hackensack, NJ. Rosa no es mi amiga. Es una !@#$% Rosa is not my friend. She’s a !@#$% Luis no es alto.Luis is not tall. Yo no soy de Hackensack, NJ. I am not from Hackensack, NJ. Rosa no es mi amiga. Es una !@#$% Rosa is not my friend. She’s a !@#$%