Ser vs. Estar Aaron Losness
Both are irregular verbs Both mean to be Ser is used in enduring situations: 1. Identify someone: I am Pedro. Soy Pedro 2. Professions. He is a dentist. Él es dentista. 3. Personality Traits: My sister is nice. Mi hermana es amable. 4. Bodily characteristics: My brother is tall. Mi hermano es alto. 5. Nationality: Mary is French. Mary es Francesa. 6. Possession: The car is Jon s. El coche es de Juan. 7. Time: It is ten o clock. Son las diez. 8. Impersonal expressions: It is very important. Es my importante. Estar is used in short-term term situations: 1. Location: My friends are at the beach. Mis amigos están en la playa. 2. Mood, emotions, and physical condition: I am tired. Estoy cansado. 3. With the present progressive: We are eating. Estamos comiendo.
SER Verb Conjugation Present Preterite Imperfect Future Conditional I = yo soy fui era seré sería You = tú (familiar) He = el She = ella You (formal) = usted eres es fuiste fue eras era serás será serías sería We = nosotros somos fuimos éramos seremos seríamos They = ellos/ellas You (formal) = ustedes son fueron eran serán serían
ESTAR Verb Conjugation Present Preterite Imperfect Future Conditional I = yo estoy estuve estaba estaré estaría You = tú (familiar) He = el She = ella You (formal) = usted estás está estuviste estuvo estabas estaba estarás estará estarías estaría We = nosotros estamos estuvimos estabámos estaremos estaríamos They = ellos/ellas You (formal)= ustedes están estuvieron estaban estarán estarían
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ESTAR Verb Conjugation Fill in the Blanks Present Preterite Imperfect Future Conditional I = yo You = tú (familiar) He = el She = ella You (formal) = usted We = nosotros They = ellos/ellas You (formal)= ustedes
SER Verb Conjugation Fill in the Blanks Present Preterite Imperfect Future Conditional I = yo You = tú (familiar) He = el She = ella You (formal) = usted We = nosotros They = ellos/ellas You (formal) = ustedes
SER versus ESTAR Phrases These buildings are tall! Esos edificios altos! They are sick. Ellos enfermos. I will be in Peru next week en Perú la próxima semana. She was sad. Ella triste. We are drinking wine. bebiendo vino. You are very beautiful! Tú muy hermosa! We're from Puerto Rico. de Puerto Rico. The lesson will be easy. La lección fácil. This shirt was made of cotton. Esta camisa hecha de algodón. Elena is in the restaurant. Elena en el restaurante. My brother is very smart. Mi hermano muy inteligente. I was taller last year. Yo más alto el año pasado.
SER versus ESTAR Phrases Her father is very rich. Su padre muy rico. They are nervous. Ellos nerviosos. They will be at the beach. Ellos en la playa. I used to be a lawyer un abogado. We're not ready. No listos. It will be midnight soon. la medianoche pronto. That was her car su carro. She is in the bathroom. Ella en el baño. We went to the store a la tienda. The family was not in the house. La familia no en la casa. My sister and I are actors. Mi hermana y yo actores. We were tired. cansados.
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SER versus ESTAR Phrases We're from Puerto Rico. Somos de Puerto Rico. The lesson will be easy. La lección será fácil. This shirt was made of cotton. Esta camisa fue hecha de algodón. Elena is in the restaurant. Elena está en el restaurante. My brother is very smart. Mi hermano es muy inteligente. I was taller last year. Yo era más alto el año pasado. These buildings are tall! Esos edificios son altos! They are sick. Ellos están enfermos. I will be in Peru next week Seré en Perú la próxima semana. She was sad. Ella estaba triste. We are drinking wine. Estamos bebiendo vino. You are very beautiful! Tú eres muy hermosa!
SER versus ESTAR Phrases Her father is very rich. Su padre es muy rico. They are nervous. Ellos están nerviosos. They will be at the beach. Ellos estarán en la playa. I used to be a lawyer Era un abogado. We're not ready. No estamos listos. It will be midnight soon. Será la medianoche pronto. That was her car. Era su carro. She is in the bathroom. Ella está en el baño. We went to the store Fuimos a la tienda. The family was not in the house. La familia no estaba en la casa. My sister and I are actors. Mi hermana y yo somos actores. We were tired. Estuvimos cansados.
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