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23 Cards in this Set
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Do you use ser to tell time?
Translate: "What time is it?" "It is 2 o'clock." |
YES!
Ser is used to express the hour, day, and date. ¿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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Do you use ser to tell place of origin?
Translate: "Where are you from?" "I am from Columbia." |
YES!
¿De dónde eres tú? Where are you from? Soy de Colombia. I'm from Colombia. |
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Do you use ser to express occupation/job?
Translate: "What do you do?" "I am a carpenter." |
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¿Cuál es tu trabajo? What do you do? Soy carpintero I'm a carpenter. |
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Do you use ser to express nation of origin?
Translate: "Is she Puerto Rican?" "No, she's Guatemalan." |
YES!
¿Es ella puertorriqueña? Is she Puerto Rican? No, es guatemalteca. No, she's Guatemalan. |
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Do you use ser to express religious or political affiliation?
Translate: "Are the Garcias Baptists?" "No, they're Catholics." |
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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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Do you use ser to express the material that something is made of?
Translate: "What's the table made of?" "It's made of wood." |
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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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Do you use ser to express possession?
Translate: "Whose pen is it?" "It's Emilio's." |
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¿De quién es la pluma? Whose pen is it? Es de Emilio. It's Emilio's. |
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Do you use ser to express relationship of one person to another?
Translate: "Who is Roger?" "He's Martha's husband." |
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¿Quién es Rogelio? Who is Roger? Es el esposo de Marta. He's Martha's husband. |
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Is ser used with certain impersonal expressions that you just have to memorize?
Translate: "It's important to practice every day." "It's necessary to speak a lot." |
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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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Is ser used to tell where an event is taking place?
Translate: "The movie is at the theatre." "The party is in the Fantastic Club." |
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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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Is ser used to express inherent or essential qualities?
Translate: "Mike is a sincere man." "He is also handsome." |
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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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When do you use ser?
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Ser is used to express:
1. the hour, day, and date 2. place of origin 3. occupation 4. nationality 5. religious or political affiliation 6. the material something is made of 7. possession 8. relationship of one person to another 9. certain impersonal expressions 10. where an event is taking place 11. essential qualities |
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Define and conjugate ser in the present tense.
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to be ser
I am soy you are eres he/she is es we are somos you-all are sois they are son |
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To translate the sentence below, will you use Ser or Estar?
The apple is green. (Meaning the apple is not ripe.) This is talking about the condition of the apple. |
Use ser
La manzana está verde. The apple is green. (condition) |
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To translate the sentence below, will you use Ser or Estar?
The apple is green. (Meaning the color of the apple is green.) This is talking about the color, a quality of its essence. |
Use estar
La manzana es verde. The apple is green. (essence) |
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Define and conjugate estar in the present tense.
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estar = to be
estoy estás está estamos estáis están |
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Do you use estar to express geographic location?
Translate: "Where are you?" "I'm in the laboratory." "Where is Chile?" "Chile is in South America." |
YES! Note: The one exception to this rule is that ser is used to tell where an event is taking place. (La fiesta es en mi casa.)
¿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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Which verb is used to describe the essence of something: Ser and Estar?
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Ser is used to describe the essence of something ("what" something is). "The flower is red."
Estar is used to describe the condition ("how" something is). "The flower is blooming." |
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Is estar used in idiomatic expressions that you just have to memorize?
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YES!
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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Is estar used with progressive tenses?
Translate: "What are you eating?" "I am eating rice and beans." |
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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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When do you use estar?
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Estar is used to express:
1. geographic or physical location 2. state or condition 3. many idiomatic expressions 4. progressive tenses |
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What verb would you use to say "It is 2 o'clock?"
Translate that phrase. |
SER, because the phrase is about time.
"Son las dos." |
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What verb would you use to say "It is 2 o'clock?"
Translate that phrase. |
SER, because the phrase is about time.
"Son las dos." |
