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TEMA 3B PRESENT TENSE of SER and ESTAR

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Page 158Realidades 1

The Verb SER

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SER VS. ESTAR You already know the verb

ESTAR. It means “to be”

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SER VS. ESTARThere is another verb in

Spanish that means “to be.” It is the verb SER.

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SER VS. ESTAR SER is an irregular verb, just

like ESTAR, so you must memorize all its forms.

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SER VS. ESTAR There are certain occasions

in which you will use either SER or ESTAR.

Let’s review ESTAR first!

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ESTAR Used for telling

LOCATION.

For example:

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ESTAR

El libro está en la mesa.

The book is on the table.

Yo estoy en Guatemala.

I am in Guatemala.

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ESTAR Used to tell CONDITION.

For example:

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ESTAR

Eduardo está ocupado.

Eduardo is busy.

Ana y Luisa están enfermas.

Ana and Luisa are sick.

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TO BE (In English)I am

You are

He

She is

It

We are

They are

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ESTARYo estoy

Tú estás

Ud.

Él está

Ella

Nosotros estamos

Vosotros estáis

Uds.

Ellos están

Ellas

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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!

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SERYo soy

Tú eres

Ud.

Él es

Ella

Nosotros somos

Vosotros sois

Uds.

Ellos son

Ellas

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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.

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SER Used to tell NATIONALITY.

For example:

Yo soy americana.

Él es puertorriqueño.

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SER Used to tell WHERE

SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS FROM.

Tú eres de Nicaragua.

Ellas son de Costa Rica.

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SER Used to connect a noun or

pronoun to another noun or pronoun.

Eduardo es un hombre.

Coquí y Sultán son gatos.

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SER Used to describe

CHARACTERISTICS.

Rebeca es alta.

Enrique y yo somos guapos.

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SER You CANNOT use “un or una” with

SER when describing someone’s profession.

Yo soy profesora.

Tú eres estudiante.

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LET’S REVIEW AGAIN!

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SERYo soy

Tú eres

Ud.

Él es

Ella

Nosotros somos

Vosotros sois

Uds.

Ellos son

Ellas

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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.

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SER Used to tell NATIONALITY.

For example:

Yo soy americana.

Él es puertorriqueño.

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SER Used to tell WHERE

SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS FROM.

Tú eres de Nicaragua.

Ellas son de Costa Rica.

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SER Used to connect a noun or

pronoun to another noun or pronoun.

Eduardo es un hombre.

Coquí y Sultán son gatos.

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SER Used to describe

CHARACTERISTICS.

Rebeca es alta.

Enrique y yo somos guapos.

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SER You CANNOT use “un or una” with

SER when describing someone’s profession.

Yo soy profesora.

Tú eres estudiante.