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to express a characteristic (born with), a description (not born with), or and identification, you use the verb...
SER

Examples:

El pastel es bueno (the cake is good)
la maestra es estricta (the teacher is strict)
El alumno is inteligente (the student is intelligent)
La senora Romero es rica (Mrs. Romero is rich)
?Quien es? Es Pablo (who is it? it's Pablo)
to express ocupation or nationality, you use the verb...
SER

examples:
Elvira es abogada (Elvira is a lawyer)
Mis Hermanos son vendores (my brothers are salesmen)
Julio es espanol (Julio is Spanish)
to express time and dates you use the verb...
SER

Examples:
son las ocho (it is 8 o'clock)
es mediodia (it's noon)
es el veinte de octubre (it's October 20th)
to express origin, possesstion, or material with "de", you use the verb...
SER

Examples:
Sus padres son de Venezuela (his parents are from Venezuela)
el aceite de oliva es de Espana (the olive is from Spain)
Es el reloj de Lucy (I's Lucy's watch)
la camisa es de algodon (the shirt is made of cotton)
to express location or position, you use the verb...
ESTAR

Examples:

Buenos Aires esta en la Argentina (Buenos Aires is in Argentina)
Mi padres esta en la oficina (my father is in the office)
?Donde esta la farmacia? (where is the drugstore?)
to express a conditon or state, you use the verb...
ESTAR

Examples:
El horno esta muy caliente (the oven is very hot)
los hombres estan sentados (the men are seated)
?Como estas? estoy bien (How are you? Im fine
to form the Progressive tenses with the present participle (gerents), you have to use the verb...
ESTAR

Examples:
Los ninos estan jugando al tenis (the children are playing tennis)
Estaba trajando (he is working)