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To be (ser) ? or To be ( estar )? That is the question.

To be (ser) ? or To be ( estar )? That is the question. A review of subject pronouns S ubject/verb agreement The present tense of the two verbs in Spanish that are not interchangeably used to express “being”. Subject (Personal) Pronouns.

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To be (ser) ? or To be ( estar )? That is the question.

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  1. To be (ser) ?or To be (estar)? That is the question. A review of subject pronouns Subject/verb agreement The present tense of the two verbs in Spanish that are not interchangeably used to express “being”

  2. Subject (Personal) Pronouns • The infinitive verb forms (unconjugated) of the verb “to be” are “ser” and “estar.” • In order to use these verbs in a sentence, they must agree with a subject (must be conjugated). • Verb conjugation requires understanding subject (personal) pronouns.

  3. Singular and Plural Subject Prounouns Singular (one person) • Yo = I • Tú = You (friendly, informal) • Ud. (usted) = You (polite, formal) • Él = He • Ella = She Plural (2 or more people) • Nosotros/Nosotras = We (Anyone + I) • Vosotros/Vosotras = You all (friendly, informal) • Uds. (Ustedes)= You all (friendly and polite) • Ellos = They (all males or males and females) • Ellas = They (all females)

  4. More about You plural (You all) Vosotros Ustedes (Uds.) The vosotros plural form is used only in parts of Spain. Latin Americans do not use this. • Tú + Tú = Vosotros • * Vosotras is only used to speak to all females. • In Latin America (and in my class) ustedes(Uds.) is used as the plural form of you in all circumstances. (polite and friendly) • Tú+ Tú= Uds. • Tú + Ud.= Uds. • Ud. + Ud.= Uds.

  5. It • In Spanish, there is no subject pronoun stated for “It.” • The subject “It” is implied by using the verb form used for Ud./él/ella without a subject pronoun. Ud. esinteresante. You are interesting. Élesinteresante. He is interesting. Ella esinterestante. She is interesting. Es interesante. It is interesting.

  6. Estar • Yoestoy= I am Nosotrosestamos = We • Túestás = You are Vosotrosestáis= You are • Ud. está = You are Uds. están = You are • Élestá= He is Ellosestán = They are • Ella está = She is Ellasestán = They are

  7. Ser • Yo soy = I am Nosotrossomos = We are • Túeres = You are Vosotrossois = You are • Ud. es = You are Uds. son = You are • Éles = He is Ellosson = They are • Ella es = She is Ellasson = They are

  8. When to use “estar” and “ser” Estar Ser • Emotional feelings • Physical feelings (health) • The location of people, places, and things • To form the present progressive tense • With adjectives, to express the temporary state of someone or something • To identify something or someone • To state the time of day • To state the day or date • The state location of an event • To state origin with “de” • To state possession with “de” • To link a subject to a predicate nominative (renaming the subject) • nationality • profession • religion • With adjectives, to state permanent characteristics

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