Spanish grammar
Somos, vamos, tenemos: ser, ir, tener in the plural
Use "we", "you all" and "they" with ser, ir and tener.
From the scene Somos treinta (There are thirty of us)
In short
Learn the plural of ser, ir and tener by heart: somos, vamos, tenemos. ¿Cuántos sois? asks how many.
Your turn
Which one goes with we are / you all are / they are?
Options: somos / sois / son · vamos / vais / van · tenemos / tenéis / tienen
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we are / you all are / they are → somos / sois / son
How it works
Ser, ir and tener are key irregular verbs. Ser: somos, sois, son. Ir: vamos, vais, van. Tener: tenemos, tenéis, tienen.
Good to know
¿Cuántos sois? = "How many of you are there?"; somos treinta = "there are thirty of us".
we go / you all go / they go vamos / vais / van
Nuria
Vamos a mi piso. Hoy tenemos fiesta.
We're going to my flat. We're having a party today.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) a mi piso. Hoy tenemos fiesta.
Options: Somos · Cuántos sois · Vamos
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Nuria
Vamos a mi piso. Hoy tenemos fiesta.
We're going to my flat. We're having a party today.
we are / you all are / they are somos / sois / son
Javi
Tranquilo, Don Ramón. Somos muy simpáticos.
Relax, Don Ramón. We're very nice.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Tranquilo, Don Ramón. (blank) muy simpáticos.
Options: Vamos · Tenemos · Somos
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Javi
Tranquilo, Don Ramón. Somos muy simpáticos.
Relax, Don Ramón. We're very nice.
we have / you all have / they have tenemos / tenéis / tienen
Ramón
¿Y tenéis música?
And have you got music?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Y (blank) música?
Options: tenéis · vamos · somos
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Ramón
¿Y tenéis música?
And have you got music?
how many of you are there? ¿cuántos sois?
Ramón
¿Todos? ¿Y cuántos sois?
All? And how many of you are there?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Todos? ¿Y (blank)?
Options: cuántos sois · vamos · somos
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Ramón
¿Todos? ¿Y cuántos sois?
All? And how many of you are there?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| we go / you all go / they go | vamos / vais / van |
|---|---|
| we are / you all are / they are | somos / sois / son |
| we have / you all have / they have | tenemos / tenéis / tienen |
| how many of you are there? | ¿cuántos sois? |
More lines from the story
- NuriaSomos treinta.There are thirty of us.
- JaviSí: ¡una noche en un hotel!Yes: a night in a hotel!