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¿Ser o Estar?

¿Ser o Estar?. aka To Be? or To Be?. A Basic Guide for using the verbs that express to be in Spanish. Expressing “to be” in Spanish.

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¿Ser o Estar?

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  1. ¿Ser o Estar? aka To Be? or To Be? A Basic Guide for using the verbs that express to be in Spanish. Steven Johnson, American Language Academy, A.C. September 19,2005

  2. Expressing “to be” in Spanish Spanish has two verbs that mean the same in English as the English verb to be: ser and estar. They are used in different instances. The pages that follow illustrate the conjugation of each verb as well as the most common uses of both verbs.

  3. ser (yo) soy (nosotros) (as) somos (tú) eres él ellos ella es ellas son usted ustedes (yo) estoy (nosotros) (as) estamos (tú) estás él ellos ella está ellas están usted ustedes estar

  4. Ser La casa de Carla es de madera. (material composition) Carla es de México. (origen) Es el libro de Carla. (possession) profession Soy maestro. time,date,day Mi hermano es gracioso. Adjectives (NOT result of change) Es católica. Son las 2:30. Es el 23 de mayo. Tu coche es verde.

  5. Estar many expressions… location,position Paris está en Francia. Estoy de vacaciones! El perro está al lado del gato. Está conforme. Está inconforme. Adjectives (result of change) La ventana está cerrada. Marc está aburrido. Miguel está enfermo.

  6. Ser or Estar… That is the question!

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