Introduction to Ser

Presentation

•

World Languages

•

9th - 12th Grade

•

Practice Problem

•

Medium

Lena May

Used 23+ times

FREE Resource

13 Slides • 27 Questions

Ser o no ser

The good news...

you get to learn a new verb which allows you to say more things.

The bad news...

ser also means "to be".

To Be

You have been working with estar for the last couple of weeks. Every time you have used estar it has to do with describing how you feel.

You have also been working with ser whether you realized it or not. You have used this verb describe a person's personality, dates, and where you are from.

Examples of ser...

¿De dónde eres?

Yo soy de Kentucky.

Hoy es el 3 de febrero.

Enrique es muy popular.

Carmen es inteligente.

You conjugate ser much like estar.

You have the same subject pronouns and everything is in the same order. Ser even has the same translation as estar.

The only difference is when you use ser and when you use estar.

Multiple Choice

What do ser and estar mean?

to go

to be

I don´t know.

Multiple Choice

Sí o No

According to the notes, ser is set up the same way as estar in regard to the subject pronouns and the order that everything is in.

Sí

Multiple Choice

Ser and estar have the same translation?

Sí o No

Sí

Multiple Choice

When do you use estar?

personality descriptions

where you are from

feelings

Multiple Select

According to the slide presentation, when do you use ser? Mark all that apply.

personality description

dates

describing where you are from

feelings

Conjugation of ser...

In the image you is how you conjugate the verb ser.

Examples of ser

Yo soy de Bowling Green. I am from Bowling Green.
Nosotros somos de Bowling Green. We are from Bowling Green.
Hoy es el primero de febrero. Today is Feb. 1.
Carmen es inteligente. Carmen is intelligent.
Las niñas son inteligentes. The girls are smart.

Get a piece of paper and a pencil/pen and copy the chart. You will need to have it next to you in order to answer the next slides.

In the next slides determine which form of ser you would use.

Multiple Choice

Yo _____ simpático (nice).

soy

eres

somos

Multiple Choice

¿Cómo ______ tú?

soy

eres

sois

Multiple Choice

Miguel _____ cómico.

soy

eres

son

Multiple Choice

Emilia y Sara _____ interesantes.

somos

sois

son

Multiple Choice

Nosotros _____ perezosos.

soy

somos

sois

son

Multiple Choice

Ronaldo y yo ______ muy sociables.

soy

somos

sois

son

Multiple Choice

Mi amiga, Rosa, no _____ seria.

soy

son

eres

Multiple Choice

¿ ______ vosotros organizados?

eres

somos

sois

Multiple Choice

¿Cómo _____ Alberto?

soy

son

eres

Multiple Choice

Los estudiantes _______ estudiosos.

somos

sois

son

eres

Multiple Choice

Mi mamá no ______ reservada.

son

soy

eres

Decide if the verb would be ser or estar.

Remember, ser is used with descriptions

estar is used with feelings.

Multiple Choice

Yo _______ inteligente.

soy

estoy

Multiple Choice

Elena _____ artística.

está

Multiple Choice

Nosotros _____ enfermos.

somos

estamos

Multiple Choice

Tomás _____ desorganizado.

está

Multiple Choice

Yo ____ cansado.

soy

estoy

Multiple Choice

Los chicos ______ emocionados.

son

están

Multiple Choice

Carlos _____ aburrido en la clase de álgebra.

está

Multiple Choice

¿ _____ ustedes pacientes o impacientes?

son

están

One more question...

Multiple Choice

Yo ______ trabajador (hard-working) pero hoy yo ______ cansada.

soy, soy

soy, estoy

estoy, estoy

estoy, soy

Congratulations! You have finished this slide presentation and have started a new path toward being able to communicate more in Spanish.

Multiple Choice

¿ _____ ustedes pacientes o impacientes?

son

están

Multiple Choice

Carlos _____ aburrido en la clase de álgebra.

está

Ser o no ser

Show answer

Auto Play

Slide 1 / 40

SLIDE

Similar Resources on Wayground

37 questions

ESTAR and the present progressive

Presentation

•

8th - 12th Grade

34 questions

Autentico 1 Capitulo 4B

Presentation

•

8th - 12th Grade

32 questions

Span I Midterm practice

Presentation

•

9th - 12th Grade

36 questions

Verbos en pretérito

Presentation

•

9th - 12th Grade

31 questions

Preterite of -ir Stem-Changing Verbs

Presentation

•

9th - 12th Grade

36 questions

2nd 6wks

Presentation

•

9th - 12th Grade

37 questions

ServSafe - Food Handler 4b - TCS Foods

Presentation

•

9th - 12th Grade

34 questions

Spanish 1 Iindefinitive articles

Presentation

•

9th - 12th Grade

Popular Resources on Wayground

10 questions

Safety Day 2026 – Student Review

Quiz

•

9th Grade

21 questions

Continents and Oceans

Quiz

•

6th Grade

20 questions

Parts of Speech

Quiz

•

5th Grade

16 questions

Subject & Predicate

Quiz

•

5th Grade

25 questions

Multiplication Facts

Quiz

•

5th Grade

12 questions

Map Skills

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

22 questions

Continents and Oceans

Quiz

•

5th Grade

15 questions

Rounding Decimals

Quiz

•

5th Grade

Discover more resources for World Languages

20 questions

REGULAR Present tense verbs

Quiz

•

8th - 9th Grade

21 questions

Los paises hispanohablantes y sus capitales

Quiz

•

12th Grade

20 questions

Ser vs Estar

Quiz

•

9th Grade

21 questions

Spanish speaking countries and capitals

Quiz

•

9th Grade

20 questions

Preterite vs. Imperfect

Quiz

•

10th Grade

20 questions

Present tense stem-changing verbs

Quiz

•

9th Grade

20 questions

Ser vs. Estar

Quiz

•

10th Grade

45 questions

Ser vs Estar

Quiz

•

9th Grade