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Realidades 1

SER vs. ESTAR

Daily Learning Target

By the end of the period, I will be

able to differentiate between the

contextual uses of the verbs SER

and ESTAR and apply the correct

conjugational usage in Spanish.

I will demonstrate this by completing

a group/partner activity.

SER VS. ESTAR

You already know

the verb ESTAR. It

means “to be”

SER VS. ESTAR

There 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:

ESTAR

Eduardo está ocupado.

Eduardo is busy.

Ana y Luisa estánenfermas.

Ana and Luisa are sick.

TO BE (In English)

I am

You are

He

She is

It

We are

They are

ESTAR

Yo estoy

Tú estás

Ud.

Él está

Ella

Nosotros estamos

Uds.

Ellos están

Ellas

Ok, now let’s see what

the verb SER looks like.

Remember, all it’s forms

are totally irregular and

they follow NO pattern.

You must memorize

them!

SER

Yo soy

Tú eres

Ud.

Él es

Ella

Nosotros somos

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 puertorriqueño.

SER

Used to tell WHERE SOMEONE

OR SOMETHING IS FROM.

Tú eres de Nicaragua.

Ellas son de Costa Rica.

SER

Used to connect a noun

or pronoun to another

noun or pronoun.

Eduardo es un hombre.

Coquí y Sultán son gatos.

SER

Used to describe

CHARACTERISTICS.

Rebeca es alta.

Enrique y yo somos guapos.

SER

You CANNOT use “un or una” with SER when describing someone’s profession.

Yo soy profesora.

Tú eres estudiante.

LET’S REVIEW AGAIN!

SER

Yo soy

Tú eres

Ud.

Él es

Ella

Nosotros somos

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 puertorriqueño.

SER

Used to tell WHERE SOMEONE

OR SOMETHING IS FROM.

Tú eres de Nicaragua.

Ellas son de Costa Rica.

SER

Used to connect a noun

or pronoun to another

noun or pronoun.

Eduardo es un hombre.

Coquí y Sultán son gatos.

SER

Used to describe

CHARACTERISTICS.

Rebeca es alta.

Enrique y yo somos guapos.

SER

You CANNOT use “un or una” with SER when describing someone’s profession.

Yo soy profesora.

Tú eres estudiante.