This question is asking you to fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb *ser*.

Back on page 24 you’ll see your vocabulary chart with all the conjugations of the verb *ser*. The subject *nosotros* is given before the blank. Since the subject is present and the verb is the “we” form of *ser* (*somos*), we’d expect the rest of the sentence to be a description of “we”. Sure enough, the rest of the sentence describes the subject by saying “students and professors of the International Spanish Club”.

somos

This question is asking you to fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb ser.

The subject of our sentence is *yo* (I), since this is Miguel writing a description from his own personal view point. You’ll remember from earlier in Chapter 1 a common phrase when introducing yourself is saying where you are from. With the blank filled in with the first person singular (*yo*) form of *ser*, the sentence reads as Miguel saying that he is from Puerto Rico.

*soy*

This question is asking you to fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb *ser*.

The subject of this sentence appears to be Juan Emilio, who would use the subject pronoun “he” (*él*). Immediately following the subject will be the conjugation of our verb *ser*. Following the *he* conjugation of *ser* (*es*) is a description of Juan Emilio (“…from the Dominican Republic.”).

es

This question is asking you to fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb *ser*.

The subject of this sentence appears to be Lisa and Rebeca. Following the blank where our conjugation of *ser* will go is a description of Lisa and Rebeca (“…from the United States.”). We just need to know what form to conjugate *ser* into for it to correctly follow the subject “Lisa and Rebeca” (they).

According to our vocab sheet on page 24 (which you should now have committed to memory), the “they” form of *ser* is *son* and is the same regardless of gender. This also a grammatically correct completion of the sentence, resulting in “Lisa and Rebeca are from the United States”.

son

This question is asking you to fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb ser.

The translation of this sentence is “The telephone number of the club ____ 5-24-11-21.” We’re looking for the correct conjugation of the verb *ser* in order to connect the subject (the telephone number of the club) with the description (5-24-11-21).

Don’t get confused because even though a telephone number consists of multiple numbers, the concept of “one telephone number” is a singular thing. It would be different if the subject was multiple peoples or groups telephone numbers, but since it’s one telephone number we’re referring to, the conjugation of *ser* will be the singular *es*.

es

This question is asking you to fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb ser.

This question is very similar to the last one, in the sense that phrases associated with email addresses and telephone numbers often consist of the same words (as we learned on pages 19 and 23). Once again, the subject is one specific email address, so the form of *ser* is going to be singular (“is” instead of “are”, in English).

es

This question is asking you to fill in the final blank with the correct conjugation of the verb ser.

As we’ve learned, the verb *ser* often acts to connect the subject of the sentence with a description of the subject. In this case, our sentence begins with *nosotros*, “we”, which is our subject. Following the blank, we have our description: “The International Club”. Since the subject is *nosotros*, the conjugated form of *ser* will be *somos*.

somos