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¿SER o ESTAR?
“To be” or not “to be”…
Two ways “to be”
En español there are dos ways
to say “to be”.
Ser and estar
have different
jobs. Let’s take a
look at what they
are each used for.
SER is used to express…
• Origin (tell where someone or
something is from)
• Ownership (possession)
• Occupations (jobs)
• Nationalities
• Descriptions
• Time and Dates
• Locations of events
Estar is used to express…
• Temporary conditions and states of
being (healthy, sick, hot, cold, tired,
energetic, open, closed, etc.)
• Feelings/emotions
• The location/position of someone or
something
• The present progressive (estar + a verb
ending with -ando/-iendo)
• Note: My Spanish teacher taught us
LCP, or Location Condition Position.
Ser and estar are both
infinitives. What is an infinitive?
• The infinitive of a verb is the
verb’s base form.
• In English it is usually seen as “to +
verb” (to be, to run, to eat, to
walk).
• It does not have a subject.
• It does not show time (past,
present or future).
To use ser and estar when speaking
and writing, we need to conjugate
them. When we conjugate verbs, we
change them to match the subject.
Examples:
• In English we start with the infinitive “to
be”.
• When the subject is “I”, we say “I am” and
not “I be”.
• When the subject is “you”, we say “you are”
and not “you be”.
• When the subject is “she”, we say “she is”
and not “she be”.
Conjugating SER and ESTAR
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SER
I am = Yo soy
You are = Tú eres
He/she is = él/ella es
You (formal) are = Usted es
We are = Nosotros/nosotras
somos
• You all (in Spain) are =
Vosotros/vosotras sois
• They are = ellos/ellas son
• You all are = Ustedes son
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ESTAR
I am = Yo estoy
You are = Tú estás
He/she is = él/ella está
You (formal) are = Usted
está
We are = Nosotros/nosotras
estamos
You all (in Spain) are =
Vosotros/vosotras estáis
They are = ellos/ellas están
You all are = Ustedes están
Let’s practice a little with SER and ESTAR. We will be using
third person singular and plural (he/she and they). Use this chart
to help fill in the blanks in the following sentences:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
Las chicas __________ pelirrojas.
son
Use this chart to help fill in the blank in the following sentence:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
Raquel y Miguel __________ tristes.
están
Use this chart to help fill in the blank in the following sentence:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
El maestro __________ en casa hoy.
está
Use this chart to help fill in the blank in the following sentence:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
Pepe __________ policía.
es
Use this chart to help fill in the blank in the following sentence:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
El chihuahua __________ pequeño.
es
Use this chart to help fill in the blank in the following sentence:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
Los estudiantes __________ locos.
están o son
Use this chart to help fill in the blank in the following sentence:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
El señor __________ de Perú.
es
Use this chart to help fill in the blank in the following sentence:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
__________ las tres y media.
son
Use this chart to help fill in the blank in the following sentence:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
Pablo el pinguino __________ azul.
es
Use this chart to help fill in the blank in the following sentence:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
Los chicos __________ estudiantes.
son
Use this chart to help fill in the blank in the following sentence:
SER
(permanente)
ESTAR
(temporal)
3rd Person Singular
(he/she)
es
está
3rd Person Plural
(they)
son
están
El libro __________ encima de la
mesa.
está