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36 Cards in this Set
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nationality or place of origin
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ser
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results of actions (past participles)
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estar
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profession or occupation
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ser
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characteristics of people, animals, things
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ser
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generalizations
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ser
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possession
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ser
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material of composition
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ser
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time, date, or season
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ser
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where and when an event takes place
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location or spatial relationships
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estar
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health
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estar
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physical states or conditions
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estar
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emotional states
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estar
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weather
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Identification/Definition
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Impersonal Expressions
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ser
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traits
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ongoing actions (progressive tense)
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estar
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(Ser/estar) is used before most phrases beginning with de, such as expressing origin, possession, and composition.
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Ser
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(Ser/estar) is used before adjectives to indicate a inherent and permanent condition.
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Ser
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(Ser/estar) is used to link two nouns, or a noun and pronoun, such as to indicate a profession.
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Ser
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(Ser/estar) is used to express, time, dates, days or the week, and where an event takes place.
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Ser
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(Ser/estar) is used to express location or position, whether permanent or temporary.
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Estar
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(Ser/estar) is used before adjectives to indicate a temporary condition or appearance.
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Estar
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(Ser/estar) is used with a gerund (-ing verb) to form the progressive tense: They are waiting, etc.
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Estar
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(Ser/estar) is used with the past participle to form the passive tense of a verb: The work was done by her.
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Ser
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(Ser/estar) is used with the past participle to express the result of an action: The work is done.
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Estar
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(Ser/estar) indicates opinion about something in general: Meat is delicious.
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Ser
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(Ser/estar) indicates opinion about something specific: The meat is delicious.
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Estar
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Ser is used to tell the _____ of _____ and the ______.
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Time, Day, Date
It is two o' clock Son las dos. It is the third of August El es tres de agosto. |
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Ser is used to tell where ________ or _________ comes from.
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Someone, Something
The man is from the United States. El hombre es de los Estado Unidos. |
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Ser is used to tell who ____________ is.
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Someone
Carmen is a woman. Carmen es una mujer. |
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Ser is used to tell what someone's _____________ or ___________ is.
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Nationality, Profession
John is Puerto Rican. Juan es puertorrqueño. Archie is a missionary. Archie es un misionero. |
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Ser is used to describe __________________ usually associated with a certain _________ or _______.
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Characteristic, Person or Thing
Trucks are big. Los camiones son grandes. |
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Ser is used to describe ___________ or _____________.
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Someone, Something
The car is yellow. El auto es amarillo. |
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Ser is used to connect a _______ or pronoun to another noun or __________.
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Noun, Pronoun
The girl is my friend La muchacha es mi amiga. |
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