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Page 258Realidades 1
SER vs. ESTAR
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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
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
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
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.