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Ser v. Estar

Ser v. Estar. A Summary of Basic Contrasts. “ to be ” … or … “ to be ” ¡ Es la pregunta !. ser estar. ser + noun = clasificación Pedro is a carpenter. Pedro es carpintero. Estar cannot link a noun to the subject. “ to be ” … or … “ to be ” ¡ Es la pregunta !.

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Ser v. Estar

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  1. Ser v. Estar A Summary of Basic Contrasts

  2. “tobe” … or … “tobe”¡Es la pregunta! serestar

  3. ser + noun = clasificación Pedro is a carpenter. Pedro escarpintero. Estar cannot link a noun to the subject. “tobe” … or … “tobe”¡Es la pregunta! serestar

  4. serestar ser+ adjective = essence Anita is intelligent. Anita esinteligente. The river is long. El ríoes largo. Lorenzo isgood/bad. (personality) Lorenzo es bueno/malo. (adjective) estar+ adjective = condition Carmen is angry. Carmen estáenojada. The water is dirty. El aguaestá sucia. Lorenzo iswell/ill. (condition) Lorenzo está bien/mal. (adverb)

  5. ser estar ser+ location of events The party is at the club. La fiesta es en el club. The accident was on the corner. El acidentefue en la esquina. Thepresentationis in thetheater. La presentación es en el teatro. estar+ location of objects / people Mary is at the party. Mary está en la fiesta. The car was on the corner. El cocheestaba en la esquina. Thebankison Roswell Road. El banco está en la calle Roswell.

  6. ser estar ser+ de = origin Origin: Gabriel is from Chile. Gabriel es de Chile. Material: The chair is metal. La sillaes de metal. Possession: ThewatchisJoe´s. El reloj es de José. estar + de = role or activity Lucy is serving as secretary today. Lucy está de secretaria hoy. Yesterday we were shopping. Ayer estuvimos de compras.. Tomorrow we will be on a trip to the museum. Mañana estaremos de viaje.

  7. ser estar ser+ expressions of clock time It is one thirty. Es la una y media. It was two fifteen. Eranlas dos y cuarto. estaris never used with clock time.

  8. ser estar ser + past participle = action (passive voice) The door was opened by Ana. La puerta fue abierta por Anna. The house was sold by George. La casa fue vendida por Jorge. The aquaduct was built by the Romans. El acueducto fue construído por los romanos. estar + past participle = state of being The door was open. La puerta estaba abierta. The house was sold. (unavailable) La casa estaba vendida. The movie theater is closed. El cine está cerrado.

  9. ser estar seris never used with the present participle!! estar + present participle = progressive We are working hard.. Estamos trabajando duro. We were sleeping. Estábamos durmiendo. Tomorrow we will be sleeping a lot! ¡Mañana estaremos durmiendo hasta tarde!

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