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Title: Ser and Estar


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Ser and Estar
To be or not to be?
Spanish 3 (H) ch.3
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Conjugation of Ser
  • Present Indicative

soy somos
eres --------
es son
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Usages of Ser
  • Characteristics (long term)
  • Nationality
  • Origin (de)
  • Time
  • Equivalence (nounnoun)
  • Events

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Examples of Usages
  • Characteristics- Yo soy alto.
  • Nationality- Tú eres mexicano.
  • Origin- El bolígrafo es de mi padre.
  • Time- Son las tres y media.
  • Equivalence- Paco es estudiante.
  • Events El concierto es al estadio.

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Conjugations of Estar
  • Present Indicative

estoy estamos
estás --------
está están
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Usages of Estar
  • Characteristics (Short Term)
  • Location
  • Health
  • Progressive Tenses
  • A Change From The Norm

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Examples of Usages
  • Characteristics (Short term) Lance está
    cansado.
  • Location Yo estoy en el supermercado.
  • Health
  • Tú estás enfermo.
  • Progressive Tenses
  • Yo estoy hablando ahora.
  • A Change From The Norm
  • Yo estoy calvo ahora.

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Steps to follow
  1. See if the form of to be is followed by an ing
    word.
  2. Figure out what the sentence is saying.
  3. Apply it to one of the ten usages.
  4. Determine which verb to use.
  5. Identify the subject of the sentence.
  6. Conjugate the verb to agree.

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Examples of Ser and Estar
  • Fill in the blank with the proper conjugated form
    of ser/estar.
  • 1) Yo ____ de Yorba Linda.
  • 2) Derrick ___ muy guapo.
  • 3) Carson y Norbert _____ en México.
  • 4) El Sr. Gonzalez ____ en el carro.
  • 5) Tú _____ cansado hoy.

soy Origin
es LT Char.
están Loc.
está Loc.
estás ST Char.
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