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Realidades 1
SER vs. ESTAR
SER VS. ESTAR You already know the verb
ESTAR. It means “to be”
SER VS. ESTARThere is another verb in
Spanish that means “to be.” It is the verb SER.
SER VS. ESTAR SER is an irregular verb, just
like ESTAR, so you must memorize all its forms.
SER VS. ESTAR There are certain occasions
in which you will use either SER or ESTAR.
Let’s review ESTAR first!
ESTAR Used for telling
LOCATION.
For example:
ESTAR
El libro está en la mesa.
The book is on the table.
Yo estoy en Guatemala.
I am in Guatemala.
ESTAR Used to tell CONDITION.
For example:
ESTAREduardo está ocupado.
Eduardo is busy.
Ana y Luisa están enfermas.
Ana and Luisa are sick.
TO BE (In English)I am
You are
He
She is
It
We are
They are
ESTARYo estoy
Tú estás
Ud.
Él está
Ella
Nosotros estamos
Vosotros estáis
Uds.
Ellos están
Ellas
Ok, now let’s see whatthe verb SER looks like.Remember, all it’s formsare totally irregular andthey follow NO pattern.You must memorize them!
SERYo soy
Tú eres
Ud.
Él es
Ella
Nosotros somos
Vosotros sois
Uds.
Ellos son
Ellas
SER Used to tell TIME and DATE.
Son las dos y media.
It is two thirty.
Es el veinte de noviembre.
It is the twentieth of November.
SER Used to tell NATIONALITY.
For example:
Yo soy americana.
Él es colombiano.
SER Used to tell WHERE
SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS FROM.
Tú eres de Costa Rica.
Ellas son de España.
SER To tell what someone or something is
or what someone or something is like.
Pepper es una perrita buena.
Eduardo y José son hombres.
Eduardo y José son altos.
SER Used to describe
CHARACTERISTICS.
Rebeca es alta.
Enrique y yo somos guapos.
To summarize… Ser is used to talk about characteristics that
generally do NOT change (traits). Estar is used to talk about conditions that
tend to change (states).