The Verb Ser

Let's take a look at our first verb, Ser . As you can see, it is very irregular (it doesn't follow the pattern of regular verb conjugation)

Yo	Tú	Él, ella, usted	Nosotros	Ellos, ellas, ustedes
Soy	eres	es	somos	son

Ser refers to things that are an integral part of you, of your identity. For example:

1) Personality
2) Nationality
3) Physical characteristics
4) Race
5) Gender
6) Origen
7) Identity
8) profession
9) Events
10) Time

Examples:

Soy simpática.	I am a nice person.
Soy norteamericana.	I am North American.
Soy alta y rubia.	I am tall and blonde.
Soy galesa.	I am Welsh.
Soy mujer.	I am a woman.
Soy de California.	I am from California.
Soy Debi Lemon.	I'm Debi Lemon.
Soy instructora.	I'm an instructor.
La clase de español es a las diez y media de la mañana.	Spanish class is at 10:30 am.
El concierto de Maná es el viernes.	The Maná concert is on Friday.
Son las tres.	It's three o'clock.

Just as in English, the Spanish verbs used most often, verbs which describe life's basic activities, are irregular. Like the Spanish Ser, the English verb "to Be" is very irregular: I am, you are, it is, etc. The best way to learn Spanish irregular verbs is through simple repetition and memorization - just how you learned the English equivalents!

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