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When to use estar:
1. to express location. |
Estoy en la piscina.
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When to use estar:
2. with adjectives, to express states or temporary conditions |
Esteban está guapo esta noche porque tiene una chaqueta nueva.
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When to use estar:
3. In a variety of fixed expressions |
Está bien, está claro
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When to use estar:
4. with present participles to form the progressive tenses |
Estoy explicando la gramática.
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When to use estar:
5. to express health, well-being |
Estoy un poco cansada hoy.
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When to use ser:
1. to express location of an event |
el partido de béisbol es en el Estadio Municipal.
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When to use ser:
2. with adjectives to express the norm or permanent characteristics |
Esteban es alto, rubio, y generoso.
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When to use ser:
3. in a variety of fixed expressions that express generalizations |
Es necesario estudiar.
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When to use ser:
4. to identify |
El chico es mi primo.
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When to use ser:
5. with professions |
Soy profesora.
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When to use ser:
6. to tell time |
¿Qué hora es?
Son las dos. |
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When to use ser:
7. with 'de' to express origin |
Soy de Puerto Rico
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When to use ser:
8. to express nationality |
Los clientes son mexicanos.
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When to use ser:
9. with days of the week |
Hoy es martes.
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When to use ser:
10. with 'de' to tell of what material something is made |
El escritorio es de madera.
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When to use ser:
11. with 'para' to express for whom something is intended |
El libro es para Miguel.
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Ser
soy eres es somos sois son |
Estar
estoy estás está estamos estáis están |
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Also use ser:
-when a noun follows a verb -to tell where something is from -to tell where an event is taking place |
Use estar:
to tell where something is located right now. When an adjective follows the verb, decide between "essence" and "condition" |
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Ser is used to express the hour, day, and date.
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¿Qué hora es?
What time is it? Son las dos. It's two o'clock. ¿Qué día es hoy? What day is today? Hoy es lunes. Today's Monday. ¿Qué fecha es hoy? What's the date today? Es el cinco de mayo. It's May fifth. |
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Ser is used to express place of origin.
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¿De dónde eres tú?
Where are you from? Soy de Colombia. I'm from Colombia. |
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Ser is used to express occupation.
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¿Cuál es tu trabajo?
What do you do? Soy carpintero I'm a carpenter. |
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Ser is used to express nationality.
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¿Es ella puertorriqueña?
Is she Puerto Rican? No, es guatemalteca. No, she's Guatemalan. |
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Ser is used to express religious or political affiliation.
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¿Son los García bautistas?
Are the Garcias Baptists? No, son católicos. No, they're Catholics. ¿Es el gobierno socialista? Is the government socialist? No, es comunista. No, it's communist. |
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Ser is used to express the material something is made of.
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¿De qué material es la mesa?
What's the table made of? Es de madera. It's made of wood. |
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Ser is used to express possession.
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¿De quién es la pluma?
Whose pen is it? Es de Emilio. It's Emilio's. |
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Ser is used to express the relationship of one person to another.
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¿Quién es Rogelio?
Who is Roger? Es el esposo de Marta. He's Martha's husband. |
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Ser is used with certain impersonal expressions.
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Es importante practicar cada día.
It's important to practice every day. Es necesario hablar mucho. It's necessary to speak a lot. |
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Ser is used to tell where an event is taking place.
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La película es en el cine.
The movie is at the theatre. La fiesta es en el club Fantástico. The party is in the Fantastic Club. |
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Ser is used with adjectives to express inherent, or essential qualities.
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Miguel es un hombre sincero.
Mike is a sincere man. También es guapo. He's also handsome. |
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Estar is used to express geographic or physical locations.
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¿Dónde estás?
Where are you? Estoy en el laboratorio. I'm in the laboratory. ¿Dónde está Chile? Where's Chile? Chile está en América del Sur. Chile is in South America. |
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Estar is used with adjectives to express a state or condition ("how" something is).
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¿Cómo está la sopa?
How's the soup? La sopa está fría. The soup is cold. ¿Cómo estás tú? How are you? Estoy muy bien, gracias. I am very well, thanks. |
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Estar is used with many idiomatic expressions. These are just a few.
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estar de acuerdo
to be in agreement estar de pie to be standing estar en camino to be on the way estar en las nubes to daydream |
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Estar is used with the progressive tenses. You will learn more about this usage later. We present it now simply because it is an important use of the verb estar.
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¿Qué estás comiendo?
What are you eating? Estoy comiendo arroz y frijoles. I am eating rice and beans. |
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Ser and estar (contrasting uses)
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When a noun follows the verb, use ser
When an adjective follows the verb, decide between "essence" and "condition" To tell where something is from, use ser To tell where something is located right now, use estar To tell where an event is taking place, use ser |
