LANG 9050-Spanish IA-Chapter 1-Present tense of "ser" or "to be" & pronouns

Question 1

Singular for “I”

Answer 1

yo

Question 2

Singular for “you” (informal)

Answer 2

tú

Question 3

Singular for “you” (formal)

Answer 3

usted (Ud.)

Question 4

Singular for “he”

Answer 4

él

Question 5

Singular for “she”

Answer 5

ella

Question 6

Plural for “we” (masculine)

Answer 6

nosotros

Question 7

Plural for “we” (feminine)

Answer 7

nosotras

Question 8

Plural for “you” (masculine)

Answer 8

vosotros

Question 9

Plural for “you” (feminine)

Answer 9

vosotras

Question 10

Plural for “you” (formal)

Answer 10

Ustedes (Uds.)

Question 11

Plural for “they” (masculine)

Answer 11

ellos

Question 12

Plural for “they” (feminine)

Answer 12

ellas

Question 13

Singular for “to be” with “I”

Answer 13

Yo “soy”

Question 14

Singular for “are” with “you”

Answer 14

Tú “eres”

Question 15

Singular for “are” with “you” (formal)

Answer 15

Usted “es”

Question 16

Singular for “is” with “he”

Answer 16

él “es”

Question 17

Plural for “are” with “we”

Answer 17

nosotros/as “somos”

Question 18

Plural for “are” with “you” (familiar)

Answer 18

vosotros/as “sois”

Question 19

Plural for “are” with “you” (formal)

Answer 19

Ustedes “son”

Question 20

Plural for “are” with “they” (masculine) (not familiar)

Answer 20

ellos “son”

Question 21

Plural for “are” with “they” (feminine) (not familiar)

Answer 21

ellas “son”

Question 22

RULE:

“Ser” also expresses possession. What is the Spanish equivalent of - noun(‘s) which doesn’t exist in Spanish.

Answer 22

ANSWER:

de

[noun] + de + [owner].

e. g. ¿De quién es? (Whose is it?)
e. g. ¿De quién son? (Whose are they?)

Question 23

RULE:

When “de” is followed by the article “el”, what happens to “de”?

Answer 23

ANSWER:

The two combine to form the contraction “del”.

e. g. Es la computadora del conductor. (It’s the conductor’s computer.)
e. g. Son las maletas del chicos. (They are the boy’s suitcases.)

Question 24

Singular for “is” with “she”

Answer 24

ella “es”

Question 25

Singular for “is” with “it”

Answer 25

It’s simply “es”