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Ser/estar

Ser/estar. julia cardona mack. Ser" is the Spanish equal sign. . "Ser" is used to link a noun with its description. She's my friend. Ella es mi amiga. We're very close (a close knit family). Somos muy unidos . . "Estar" implies change. .

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Ser/estar

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  1. Ser/estar julia cardona mack

  2. Ser" is the Spanish equal sign. • "Ser" is used to link a noun with its description. • She's my friend. Ella es mi amiga. • We're very close (a close knit family). Somos muy unidos.

  3. "Estar" implies change. • She was in my Spanish class. Ella estuvo en mi clase de español. • That's wrong (that answer is incorrect). Eso está mal.

  4. "Ser" is used to form the passive voice. • The article was written by a student. El artículo fue escrito por una estudiante. • The recipe was invented by a famous cook. La receta fue inventada por un cocinero famoso.

  5. Estar" is used to express a condition that is not the norm… • On Tuesdays the city is quiet. Los martes la ciudad está tranquila. • Today the bar is empty. Hoy el bar está vacío.

  6. …or may change • The library is open. La biblioteca está abierta. • The speaker (or writer) determines the norm. • My professor is wonderful. Mi profesor es maravilloso. • The exam was (turned out) real bad. El examen estuvo muy malo.

  7. "Estar" is used with a present participle (participio presente) to express an action that is in progress. • She's trying to help you. Ella está tratando de ayudarte. • We weren't paying attention. No estabamos prestando atención. • They weren’t speaking seriously. (They weren’t serious.) No estaban hablando en serio.

  8. Be careful not to translate every case of "to be" in English with either "ser" or "estar". • "Haber" also replaces "to be" (there is/ there are). • There's no room here. Aquí no hay espacio. • There's time. Hay tiempo.

  9. "Hacer" also replaces "to be" in descriptions of the weather. • It was a dark and stormy night. Era una noche oscura y tenebrosa. • It was cold and it was raining. Hacía frío y estaba lloviendo.

  10. Para practicar:Escribe el equivalente en español. • I'm Joe. • I'm from Seattle. • She's my friend. • We are students. • We’ve been travelling.

  11. Where’s the main office? • Is it open? • Are you free? (to a taxi driver) • How much is it? (what do I owe?) • Is it hot in here? • I'm about to faint.

  12. We're not in Kansas. • There's a microphone here. • What's the problem? • Here's your change. • That was exciting. • My life had been so boring.

  13. Traveling is good. • I'm cold now. • Are you ready? • I'm sorry. • You're not very smart.

  14. FIN

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