SER Description, Occupation, Characteristic

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9th - 12th Grade

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Match

Match the following forms of SER to their meanings.

soy

eres

somos

son

I am

you are

we are

are

SER and ESTAR both mean to be.

However, they are used in different contexts.

DESCRIPTION

¿Eres alto o bajo?

¿Eres viejo o joven?

¿Cuál es tu raza?

Poll

SER is used for DESCRIPTION.

Like saying someone is white, a person of color, Asian, Latine, or mixed race.

Which one describes you?

Soy blanco.

Soy moreno.

Soy asiática.

Soy latina.

Soy mestizo.

Poll

SER is used for DESCRIPTION.

Like saying someone is tall or short.

Which one describes you?

Soy alto.

Soy bajo.

No soy alto ni bajo.

Poll

SER is used for DESCRIPTION.

Like saying someone is a child, young, or old.

Which one describes you?

Soy niño.

Soy joven.

Soy adulto.

Soy vieja.

Poll

SER is used for DESCRIPTION.

Like saying someone is blonde, brunette, red headed... or unique!

Which one describes you?

Soy rubia.

Soy castaña.

Soy pelirrojo.

Soy único.

OCCUPATION

Match

Match the following occupations to their images.

Pay attention to plural and singular subjects!

Él es doctor.

Ella es profesora.

Tú eres estudiante.

Nosotros somos estudiantes.

Ellas son profesoras.

CHARACTERISTIC

¿Eres introvertido o extrovertido?

¿Eres perezoso o trabajador?

Poll

SER is used for CHARACTERISTIC.

Like saying someone is lazy or hard working.

Which one describes you?

Soy perezoso.

Soy trabajadora.

No soy perezoso ni trabajador.

Poll

SER is used for CHARACTERISTIC.

Like saying someone is introverted or extroverted.

Which one describes you?

Soy introvertida.

Soy extrovertido.

No soy introvertida ni extrovertida.

Poll

SER is used for CHARACTERISTIC.

Like saying someone is kind or mean.

Which one describes you?

Soy amable.

Soy antipático.

No soy amable ni antipático.

RECAP

To recap, the verb SER is used when you want to talk about:

DESCRIPTION - what someone looks like
OCCUPATION - what someone does
CHARACTERISTIC - what someone is like personally

Categorize

Options (9)

Soy alto.

Ella es rubia.

Ella es vieja.

Soy profesora.

Ellos son doctores.

Ella es policía.

Soy tímida.

Ellas son atléticas.

Ellos son sociables.

So far, we have talked about using SER for DESCRIPTION, OCCUPATION, and CHARACTERISTIC.

Sort the following sentences into the correct category.

DESCRIPTION

OCCUPATION

CHARACTERISTIC

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