Diferencia Entre Ser y Estar

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Diferencia Entre Ser y Estar

• Lesson is all about the usage of the 2 most used
  verbs in Spanish Ser and Estar

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Information you we will be going over

• What is ser and estar?
• Rules of Ser and Estar
• Uses of Ser
• Uses of Estar
• Summation of information
• Rule of thumb
• Questions and more questions
• How to conjugate ser and estar

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What are ser and estar???

• There are 2 verbs in Spanish that are equivalent
  to the english verb to be, and they are ser and
  estar. As a general rule ser is used to express
  who or what the subject is, and estar is used to
  indicate state and emotion. Ser and estar are not
  interchangeable.

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Rules of Ser and Estar

• SER AND ESTAR ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE.
• When using ser and estar you cannot interchange
  these verbs or it will not sound right. This can
  one of the most confusing subjects in Spanish so
  make sure you understand all of the information
  about both of them.

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The use of the verb Ser

• Ser

Nationality, origin, and profession
Characteristics of people, Animals and things
Generalizations
Material things are Made of
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Couple more uses of ser

• Ser

Time, date, or season
Where and when an Event takes place
Possessions
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The uses of the verb Estar

• Estar

Indicate place or location
Indicates a persons condition (health, physical
state, emotional State)
Certain weather expressions
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More uses of Estar
Ongoing actions (progressive form)

• Estar

Personal reactions (describes What is perceived
through The senses)
Results of actions (past participles)
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General rule of thumb

• As a general rule ser is used with more permanent
  conditions, and estar is used with more
  temporary or changeable conditions.

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Looking at both of them together

• Ser
• Nationality, origin and profession
• Characteristics of people animals and things
• Generalizations
• Material things are made of
• Time, date, and season
• Where and when an event takes place
• possessions

• Estar
• Indicates palce or location, and personal
  condition
• Certain weather expressions
• On going actions and results of actions
• Personal reactions

• REMEMBER SER AND ESTAR ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE
  VERBS IN SPANISH

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Conjugation of Ser

• Yo Soy
• Tu eres
• El/ella/ud es
• Nosotros somos
• Ellos/ellas/uds son

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Conjugation of Estar

• Yo estoy
• Tu estás
• El/ella/ud está
• Nosotros estámos
• Ellos/ellas/uds están

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A look at both Ser and estar

• SER
• Yo Soy
• Tu eres
• El/ella/ud es
• Nosotros somos
• Ellos/ellas/uds son

• ESTAR
• Yo estoy
• Tu estás
• El/ella/ud está
• Nosotros estámos
• Ellos/ellas/uds están

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Checking for understanding

• Yo ________ joven
• Mi mama________ profesora.
• Mis amigos______muy cansados.
• La guitarra _______ del tio Guillermo.

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More questions

• Ella _______ leyendo y yo _______ estudiando
• Hoy ______ jueves.
• La isla de Cancun _____ cerca de la costa de
  Yucatan

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WOW more questions!!

• El libro ______ en la mesa.
• La llave ______ de metal.
• Yo ______ muy cansado porque no dormi anoche.

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Summary

• Ser and estar are not interchangeable
• Can be the most confusing thing but if you put
  forth a little bit of effort you will succeed.