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1. Mosaicos: Spanish as a World Language, Sixth Edition
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Mosaicos: Spanish as a World Language, Sixth Edition
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¿Quiénes son tus
amigos?
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2. Mosaicos: Spanish as a World Language, Sixth Edition
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Present tense of ser (to be)
Identifying and describing; expressing
origin, possession, location of events,
and time.
¿Quién es
usted?
¿Yo? Yo soy
Manuel Ortiz.
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somos
sois
son
soy
eres
es
yo
tú
él, ella
nosotros/as
vosotros/as
ellos/as
Ud. Uds.
Present tense of ser (to be)

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Ser is also used to express:
intrinsic qualitities of a person, place,
or thing
nationality
the origin of someone or something
possession
You have been using some forms of ser to
identify people and things and to tell time.
what something is made of
where an event takes place

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El monstruo es
muy feo.
Los perros son
obedientes.
Intrinsic qualities
Somos una familia
feliz.

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Nationality
Miguel Cabrera
es venezolano.
Julia Álvarez es
dominicana.

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Origin
¿De dónde eres tú?
Marc Anthony es
de Nueva York.
Yo soy de . . .
Be aware that de must be
used in the response as well
as in the question.
Notice that de means
“from” and must be placed
before the question word
dónde when asking where
someone is from: literally,
“From where are you?”

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Possession
Los libros son de Paco.
Notice that de + el
contracts to del.
Los libros son de él.
Los libros son del chico.
Notice that de + él / de + la /
de + los/las do not contract.

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The material of which
something is made
El lápiz es de
madera.
El ceviche es de
camarones.

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Where an event takes place
El concierto es en el
estado.

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¡A practicar!

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¿Cómo son?
Ana
Patricia
Teresa

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¿Cómo son?
Carlos Carmen
Luis

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