What’s the present tense of ser in Spanish?
The present tense in Spanish of the verb “ser” [“to be”] varies based on the subject of the sentence:
- Yo soy [“I am”]
- Tú eres [“You are,” singular, informal]
- Usted es [“You are,” singular, formal]
- El/ella es [“He/she/it is”]
- Nosotros/nosotras somos [“We are”]
- Vosotros/vosotras sois [“You are,” plural, informal]
- Ustedes son [“You are,” plural, formal or informal]
- Ellos/ellas son [“They are”]
You can drop subject pronouns in Spanish. For example, to say, “I’m American,” you can say “soy estadounidense,” without “yo.”
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