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Uses of 'Ser'

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Describing people

  • Theo es alto.
    • Theo is tall.
  • Soy español.
    • I am Spanish.
  • Xavi es futbolista profesional.
    • Xavi is a professional footballer.
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Describing objects

  • La mesa es grande.
    • The table is big.
  • La mesa es de madera.
    • The table is made of wood.
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Describing relationships

  • Charlotte es mi novia.
    • Charlotte is my girlfriend.
  • Guillermo es mi hermano.
    • William is my brother.
  • Somos amigos.
    • We are friends.
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Ownership

  • Estos calcetines son míos.
    • These socks are mine.
  • El cuadro es de Velázquez.
    • This painting is by Velázquez.
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Time of day

  • ¿Qué hora es?
    • What time is it?
  • Es la una.
    • It is one o'clock.
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Day, month, date

  • Hoy es viernes.
    • Today, it is Friday.
  • Es el 16 de junio.
    • It is the 16th of June.

Uses of 'Ser'

The verb 'ser' has many different uses.

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How much something costs

  • 'Ser' is used when talking about cost.
  • From asking how much something costs.
    • ¿Cuánto es?
      • How much is it?
  • To saying how much it is.
    • Son cien libras.
      • They are 100 pounds.
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'Ser' with 'para'

  • When used with 'para', 'ser' is used to show the destination of an object.
  • You use the verb to highlight who the recipient is.
    • Este regalo es para tí.
      • This present is for you.
  • With 'para', 'ser' is also used to show the use of an object.
    • El cuchillo es para cortar el pollo.
      • The knife is to cut the chicken with.
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When something is taking place

  • 'Ser' is used to say when an event is taking place.
    • El almuerzo es a las dos.
      • Lunch is at 2 o'clock.
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Followed by an adjective

  • When 'ser' is followed by an adjective, it is used to show a subjective opinion.
    • Es extraño que...
      • it is strange that...
    • Es evidente que...
      • it is obvious that...

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1Phonics/Alphabet/Spellings

1.1Phonics / Alphabet / Spellings

1.1.1Phonics

1.1.2Pronunciation

1.1.3Recognising Words

2My Family & I

2.1My Family & I

2.1.1Name & Age

2.1.2Colours

2.1.3Hair & Eyes

2.1.4Adjective Endings Match the Gender of the Noun

2.1.5Physical Appearance

2.1.6Personality

2.1.7Family Members

2.1.8Eldest, Youngest

2.1.9Other Family Members

2.1.10Family Life - Listening

2.1.11Describing Others

2.1.12Nationalities

2.1.13Being Polite

2.1.14Introductions

2.1.15Pets

2.1.16At The Post Office

2.1.17Letters

2.1.18Opinion Phrases

2.1.19End of Topic Test - My Family & I

2.2My Family & I - Vocabulary

2.2.1Name & Age - English to Spanish

2.2.2Name & Age - Spanish to English

2.2.3Family - English to Spanish

2.2.4Family - Spanish to English

2.2.5Describing Yourself - English to Spanish

2.2.6Describing Yourself - Spanish to English

3Time

3.1Time

3.1.1Numbers: 1-10

3.1.2Numbers: 11-20

3.1.3Numbers: 21-29

3.1.4Numbers: 30-100

3.1.5What Time Is It?

3.1.6Days of the Week

3.1.7Months of the Year

3.1.8Frequency & Timings

4Home

4.1Home

4.1.1Where Do You Live?

4.1.2My Village

4.1.3Daily Routine

4.1.4Chores

4.1.5Home - Listening

4.1.6End of Topic Test - Home

4.2Home - Vocabulary

4.2.1Home - English to Spanish

4.2.2Home - Spanish to English

5Body & Illness

5.1Body & Illness

5.1.1The Head

5.1.2Body

5.1.3Body - Listening

5.1.4Illness

5.1.5Recovery

5.1.6Illness - Listening

5.1.7End of Topic Test - Body & Illness

5.2Body & Illness - Vocabulary

5.2.1Body & Illness - English to Spanish

5.2.2Body & Illness - Spanish to English

6Relationships

6.1Relationships

6.1.1Important Verbs

6.1.2Relationships

6.1.3Estar

6.1.4Relationships Vocab - Spanish to English

6.1.5Relationships Vocab - English to Spanish

6.1.6Relationships - Translations

6.1.7Relationships - Listening

6.2Relationships - Vocabulary

6.2.1Relationships - English to Spanish

6.2.2Relationships - Spanish to English

7Customs & Festivals

7.1Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries

7.1.1Customs & Festivals

7.1.2Regular AR Verbs in the Preterite Tense

7.1.3Festivals Vocab - Spanish to English

7.1.4Festivals Vocab - English to Spanish

7.1.5Festivals - Translations

7.1.6Customs & Festivals - Listening

7.2Customs & Festivals - Vocabulary

7.2.1Festivals - English to Spanish

7.2.2Festivals - Spanish to English

8School

8.1School

8.1.1School Subjects

8.1.2Future Study

8.1.3School Routine

8.1.4In School

8.1.5In The Classroom

8.1.6School - Listening

8.1.7End of Topic Test - School

8.2School - Vocabulary

8.2.1School - English to Spanish

8.2.2School - Spanish to English

8.2.3School Subjects - English to Spanish

8.2.4School Subjects - Spanish to English

8.2.5School Routine - English to Spanish

8.2.6School Routine - Spanish to English

9Jobs

9.1Jobs

9.1.1Jobs

9.1.2Motivation

9.1.3Jobs - Listening

9.1.4End of Topic Test - Jobs

9.2Jobs - Vocabulary

9.2.1Jobs & Careers - English to Spanish

9.2.2Jobs & Careers - Spanish to English

10Town & Shopping

10.1Town

10.1.1Geography

10.1.2Shops

10.1.3Places in Town

10.1.4Directions

10.1.5Near, There

10.1.6Town - Listening

10.1.7Cities in Spain

10.1.8Dialects in Spain

10.1.9End of Topic Test - Town

10.2Shopping

10.2.1Clothes

10.2.2How Much?

10.2.3Shopping - Listening

10.3Town - Vocabulary

10.3.1Places in Town - English to Spanish

10.3.2Places in Town - Spanish to English

10.3.3Shops - English to Spanish

10.3.4Shops - Spanish to English

10.3.5Directions - English to Spanish

10.3.6Directions - Spanish to English

11Food & Health Life

11.1Food

11.1.1Vegetables

11.1.2Fruit

11.1.3Meat

11.1.4Fish

11.1.5Drinks

11.1.6Snacks

11.1.7Dairy

11.1.8Other Food

11.1.9Eating Out

11.1.10Food - Listening

11.1.11End of Topic Test - Food

11.2A Healthy Life

11.2.1A Healthy Life

11.2.2Unhealthy Lifestyle

11.2.3Healthy Life Vocab - Spanish to English

11.2.4Healthy Life Vocab - English to Spanish

11.2.5Healthy Life Vocab - Translations

11.2.6Healthy Life - Listening

11.3Food - Vocabulary

11.3.1Meat & Fish - English to Spanish

11.3.2Meat & Fish - Spanish to English

11.3.3Fruit & Veg - English to Spanish

11.3.4Fruit & Veg - Spanish to English

11.3.5Eating Out - English to Spanish

11.3.6Eating Out - Spanish to English

12Free Time

12.1Free Time

12.1.1Sport

12.1.2Instruments

12.1.3Music

12.1.4Cinema

12.1.5TV

12.1.6Books

12.1.7Making Plans

12.1.8Free Time - Listening

12.1.9End of Topic Test - Free Time

12.2Free Time - Vocabulary

12.2.1Sport - English to Spanish

12.2.2Sport - Spanish to English

12.2.3Music - English to Spanish

12.2.4Music - Spanish to English

12.2.5Cinema & TV - English to Spanish

12.2.6Cinema & TV - Spanish to English

13Social Media

13.1Social Media

13.1.1Social Media

13.1.2Social Media 2

13.1.3Social Media Vocab - Spanish to English

13.1.4Social Media Vocab - English to Spanish

13.1.5Social Media Vocab - Translations

13.1.6Positives of Social Media

13.1.7Negatives of Social Media

13.1.8'No'

13.1.9Mobile Technology

13.1.10Your Devices

13.1.11Mobile Tech Vocab- Spanish to English

13.1.12Mobile Tech Vocab- English to Spanish

13.1.13Mobile Tech Vocab- Translations

13.1.14Social Media - Listening

13.2Social Media - Vocabulary

13.2.1Social Media - English to Spanish

13.2.2Social Media - Spanish to English

14Holiday

14.1Holiday

14.1.1Countries

14.1.2Going on Holiday

14.1.3Your Journey

14.1.4Activities on Holiday

14.1.5Bookings

14.1.6Accommodation

14.1.7Good Weather

14.1.8Bad Weather

14.1.9Holiday - Listening

14.1.10End of Topic Test - Holidays

14.2Holiday - Vocabulary

14.2.1Holidays - English to Spanish

14.2.2Holidays - Spanish to English

14.2.3Booking - English to Spanish

14.2.4Booking - Spanish to English

14.2.5Weather - English to Spanish

14.2.6Weather - Spanish to English

15The World Around Us

15.1The World Around Us

15.1.1Volunteering

15.1.2Human Rights

15.1.3The Environment

15.2The World Around Us

15.2.1Volunteering - English to Spanish

15.2.2Volunteering - Spanish to English

15.2.3Environment - English to Spanish

15.2.4Environment - Spanish to English

16Present Tense

16.1Present Tense

16.1.1Regular AR Verbs

16.1.2Irregular AR Verbs

16.1.3Irregular AR Verbs - O-> UE

16.1.4Irregular AR Verbs - Exceptions

16.1.5Regular ER Verbs

16.1.6Common ER Verbs

16.1.7Irregular ER Verbs -E -> IE

16.1.8Irregular ER Verbs O - UE

16.1.9First Person Stem Changing ER Verbs

16.1.10Regular IR Verbs

16.1.115 Common Regular IR Verbs

16.1.12Irregular IR Verbs

16.1.13Irregular IR Verbs 2

16.1.14Irregular IR Verbs 3

16.1.15Irregular IR Verbs 4

16.1.16Verbs That End in UIR

16.1.17Adding an Accent

16.1.18To Go

16.1.19To Like

16.1.20To Have

16.1.21To Be

16.1.22Uses of To Be

16.1.23Uses of To Be 2

17Past Tense

17.1Preterite Tense

17.1.1Regular AR Verbs

17.1.2Irregular AR Verbs

17.1.3Irregular AR Verbs 2

17.1.4Regular ER Verbs

17.1.5Irregular ER Verbs - Ser

17.1.6Irregular ER Verbs - Ver & Tener

17.1.7Irregular ER Verbs - Vowel Changes

17.1.8Irregular ER Verbs - Adding to the Stem

17.1.9Regular IR Verbs

17.1.10Irregular IR Verbs - Preterite

17.1.11Irregular IR Verbs 2

17.1.12Decir & Venir - Preterite

17.1.13Ir - Preterite

17.2Imperfect Tense

17.2.1Regular IR Verbs - Imperfect

17.2.2Regular ER Verbs - Imperfect

17.2.3Regular AR Verbs - Imperfect

17.2.4Ver - Imperfect

17.2.5Ir - Imperfect

17.2.6Ser - Imperfect

17.3Imperfect v Perfect

17.3.1Uses of the Preterite Tense

17.3.2Uses of the Imperfect Tense

17.3.3Choosing Between the Preterite & the Imperfect

17.4Infinitive Phrases

17.4.1Infinitive Phrases

18Future Tense

18.1Immediate Future

18.1.1Immediate Future

18.2Future

18.2.1Regular AR Verbs

18.2.2Regular ER Verbs

18.2.3Regular IR Verbs

18.2.4Irregular Verbs

18.2.5Future - 'Hacer'

18.2.6Future - 'Decir'

19Conditional

19.1Conditional Tense

19.1.1Regular AR Verbs

19.1.2Regular ER Verbs

19.1.3Regular IR Verbs

19.1.4Conditional - 'Hacer'

19.1.5Conditional - 'Decir'

19.1.6Irregulars in the Conditional

20Grammar

20.1Articles

20.1.1Definite Article

20.1.2Uses of the Definite Article

20.1.3Indefinite Article

20.1.4Uses of the Indefinite Article

20.1.5Infinitives

20.2Adjectives

20.2.1Gender & Position

20.2.2The Position of Adjectives

20.2.3Adjectives that Change Endings

20.2.4Adjectives that Remain the Same

20.2.5Adjectives 2

20.2.6'Ser'

20.2.7'Estar'

20.2.8Grande & Bueno

20.2.9Plurals Ending in a Consonant

20.2.10Plurals Ending in a Vowel

20.2.11Possession

20.2.12Indefinite

20.2.13Complex Comparisons

20.3Nouns

20.3.1Common Noun Endings

20.3.2Other Noun Endings

20.3.3People & Animals

20.3.4Nouns that Stay the Same

20.3.5Nouns Used for Masculine or Feminine

20.3.6Masculine & Feminine Nouns

20.3.7Masculine Exceptions

20.3.8Feminine Exceptions

20.3.9Noun Endings that Are Usually Feminine

20.3.10Noun Endings that Are Usually Masculine

20.3.11Masculine Nouns

20.3.12Masculine & Feminine Nouns

20.3.13Plural Nouns that End in a Vowel

20.3.14Plural Nouns that End in a Consonant

20.4Imperative

20.4.1The Positive Imperative

20.4.2The Negative Imperative

20.4.3Irregular Imperatives

20.5Prepositions

20.5.1Common Prepositions

20.5.2'A' and 'De'

20.5.3'Para'

20.5.4'Por'

20.6Pronouns

20.6.1This, These

20.6.2Reflexive

20.7Negatives

20.7.1Negatives

20.7.2'Nada'

20.8Questions

20.8.1Asking Questions Without Question Words

20.8.2Question Words

20.8.3Question Words 2

20.9Conjunctions

20.9.1What Are Conjunctions??

20.9.2Some Common Conjunctions

20.9.3Connectors

20.10Adverbs

20.10.1Forming

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To Be

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